SHARK

Prime example of a project that goes all in on the pizzazz of art and not going for much of a mainstream sound. Using tons of electronic elements and experimenting with transitions and unique vocal inflections, REAPER has been cooking in the cave since "heady". With albums like this, I love it as a whole but have a hard time relistening to tracks individually, which sucks cuz I don't always have time for a whole project (even an EP sometimes, like this, even though it still clocks in at 25 mins). The last album I felt this way about was "Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You" by Ethel Cain. There is such a distinct connection to me when an album hits in nearly every way it needs to, but I know it's almost like a soundtrack for itself if that makes sense. Like you can listen to some of the songs standalone, and some may be completely fine, and you could never need to relate them to the whole project, but they would come together so much more. "SHARK" hits that nail on the head. "HYDRA", the opening track, is the most standalone song on the project, but still tidies the whole idea of the EP up in a bow. You get the general gist, but in order to really appreciate the EP, you have to listen to the whole thing. The sound design on this is so crisp. Welcome back REAPER, always glad to have you.