Vance Edwards is an artist from Wichita, Kansas who released A Worried Ease. The EP contains four songs all which are very lo-fi. Edwards has some talent and potential but there are also specific issues that I think Edwards will have rectify if he hopes to compete with notable and popular artists.
The EP starts off with “Fall Down With You” which is an atmospheric, grunge song of sorts. The biggest issue I need to get out of the way is that I can’t understand any of the lyrics at all. Some of this is due to the very lo-fi vocals which are in the background but it also has to do with the fact that he seems to slurring his words together in some kind of way. The other issue it that he is off key when he goes for a higher octave. Other than that the instrumental is solid and I thought the guitar work in particular was notable. Up next is “All We Are” which has even better music. There are a good amount of atmospheric elements here which meld together very well. “Full of Fear” is the arguable highlight. On this song at least the instruments are mixed well together and I would say this was by far the best vocal performance. I still couldn't understand the lyrics but he is on key and the inflection in his voice sounds good. Last but not least is “Geez.” Similar to the previous song the instrumental aspects come together quite nicely. Moving forward I think Edwards needs to figure out what is happening with the vocals. It might behoove him to work with a producer to at least record the vocals separately. I think a better technique for recording and mixing as well as some other methods would allow the listener to hear the lyrics. Edwards has some moments here but falls into a case of wait and see for the moment. I wish him luck in his evolution.
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