Artist: Small Black
Album: Small Black EP
Label: Unsigned
Release Date: October 13

At first glance, everything about Small Black points to the assumption that they are doomed to be just another hot trend band that will burn out before they even have a chance to light. They hail from the hipster infested streets of Brooklyn, make generous usage of electronically fuzzed out lo-fi, and already have the lauded pitchfork stamp of approval. However, in contrast to many other bands who have experienced similar scenarios and failed miserably for it, Small Black’s debut self titled EP points to something definitively bigger than the sum of their parts.

The aforementioned pitchfork approved single “Despicable Dogs” is a glimmering start to the demure assaulting sounds of the EP, showcasing the band’s defiant ability of densely layering simple blankets of soundscape with melodic vocals which become a mainstay in the EP’s makeup. Meanwhile “Weird Machines” makes haste with an electrifying keyboard lead that takes the spotlight as the hazy background covers vocalist Ryan Heyners swoon in an blanket of atmospheric snow.

The EP’s middle piece “Bad Lover” gives you just enough time to bring yourself down from the euphoria inducing stoned cloud of fuzz to catch the EP’s closing one two punch of “Pleasant Experience” and “Lady In The Wires” which both subsequently squash any voice of unreason that states that these guys are not legitimate.

Small Black’s debut EP is everything a good EP should be. At 5 songs, it’s lean, mean, concise and void of anything remotely resembling “filler”. While it may not be the most groundbreaking stuff to come out this year, it’s certainly some of the best of it’s kind, something that the Brooklyn based duo should be very proud of.

DOWNLOAD:: Despicable Dogs [MP3]
DOWNLOAD:: Weird Machines [MP3]
Small Black at Myspace
Purchase Small Black EP

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