D at Sea is a musician with a natural talent. With his clever acoustic covers of various metalcore bands, it’s safe to say that he’s someone that wants to stand out from the crowd with his amazing vocals. When I first came across his cover of a track by Bring Me The Horizon, I immediately fell in love with his voice. With his recent release of his newest EP, Anchors & Diamonds, his take on music strays away from all the acoustic stuff, with a strong focus on having an ambient, experimental take on the pop and RnB genres.
With a cute introduction of a track, “Last Day”, gives a little glimpse of optimism as it gives off that Owl City atmosphere to the start of the EP. The positive lyrics actively reminds the listener to not take their life for granted because their last day could be today. With his calm and collected vocals, Perez makes swearing sound so graceful and eloquent. Another favourable number, “Anchors & Diamonds”, collectively shines through in the EP. The mixing and production is quite excellent as it illuminates a simple yet enthusing atmosphere to the track, slightly showing an official RnB/acoustic subtleness, bring emphasis to Perez’s vocals. I absolutely love the sentimental message behind “Pop Flip Catch”, as it has a monstrous beat and the lyrics are so fierce. In this song I feel like Perez is sharing his story about growing up, breaking it gently to the world that this is his struggle in life and that the act of growing up in itself is hard but one of the most rewarding things you could ever do.
Climbing the ranks of the iTunes music charts and doing a couple of national tours, D At Sea brings greatness to the table once again with his newest EP. As a growing artist, I can definitely see him on the pathway to success with his music career as he is obviously open to other music genres, bringing out the best in him through his experimental flair in trying out new ways to showcase his underrated talent.
Review Score: 8.0 out of 10.
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Anchors & Diamonds is out now.
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