Country superstar Blanco Brown is back with the middle of his trilogy of 2024 EPs this coming Friday. We checked out his previous one, Heartache and Lemonade, as part of our EP’s Galore series (find it here). However, with this being this weeks only EP release, and with how much we enjoyed the last one, we wanted to sit down and take it in in full for y’all! I’m excited for this, so let’s dive right in!
Opener ‘Bad Man’ is a lot more R&B inspired and infused than the country-focused first EP. It’s very Shaboozey/Beyonce, which I can’t exactly blame him for as it’s a huge sound at the minute. However, it’s a catchy song, and still has a touch of country in the back with some guitars, in amongst the early 2010’s pop. And the lyrics are pretty great, too!
‘One Day Less’ shifts back to a more country sound, more of a focus on the guitars and even a banjo. It certainly still has elements of pop, the vocal delivery and drum beat giving off similar vibes to the previous song. The chorus is massive and really catchy too, it’s certainly going to be stuck in my head for days to come! It’s a good, simple song, and one that easily makes our playlist!
‘You’re Incredible’ is the closest to a country track on the EP, a beautiful, sentimental almost ballad. The lyrics are very well written and the instrumentation, while simple, compliments them and Blanco’s vocals perfectly. We even get an awesome little guitar solo in the final chorus/outro of this, that really added so much to the song. It’s another simple, pop-country song, but a hugely enjoyable one at that!
The final track of the EP, ‘Snapshot’, feels like more upbeat, despite the still steady tempo. It has a touch more of a blues edge to the country-pop though, which I loved. Whether it’s the strings or easy-listening-style bassline, there is a lot to love about this track, alongside Blanco. Speaking of the man himself, he also wrote another awesome, catchy as hell chorus, and his vocal performance throughout is amazing. It’s a really well constructed song that blends so many awesome genres together, and is easily my favourite track on the EP. The production on the EP as a whole is also great, but really shines through on this song while there’s so much going on! If you check out any song off this release, make it be this one!
Overall: I enjoyed it! I do have to say that I think I preferred the first EP a little more over this one. However, ‘Snapshot’ is probably my favourite track out of the lot of them. And, having listened to them both one after another, I have to say that they fit together surprisingly well! It was a fun, easy listen that I’d have happily taken more of, and I cannot wait for part three later in the summer!
The Score: 7.5/10