Mr Billy Fitzgerald Drops A Stripped Down EP
Mr Billy Fitzgerald returns with an EP that takes some songs that he has previously released and cleans them up in terms of freshening the sound by bringing out more acoustic instrumentation, and having things come through with a hint more of a stripped-down soundscape, letting you really soak in the vocals more than usual.
The Little Gestures (Little Gestures Version) EP is wildly entertaining and has so much amazing depth to it, simply because the songs have this unique texture and tone to them. Some songs feel a little bit warmer than others, but everything has these amazing layers that combine with each other and really give you a perfect atmosphere.
The record kicks off with "Gimmie Love", which definitely introduces you to the EP very well because one of the biggest and most robust aspects about this entire thing is the artist's vocal performances.
And this track alone, you get a great feel for the pop overcoat that these songs are bound to portray, along with vocals that pull you in from across the room.
The way Billy sings is outstanding. He's almost rambunctious about it at times, but in a good way. He hits these amazing notes using his head voice and is able to harmonize that with deeper notes using his chest voice.
Because of the way he performs his vocals, the tones vary a little bit, but when they harmonize, they sound outstanding. It does indeed create a sort of lushness and smooth flow to the way the songs actually come through.
The beat is pretty straightforward, but it drives the song along and is one of the things that you can hear Billy really feeding off of in terms of his rhythmic approach to singing.
Some pianos in there give you notes to bounce off of, acoustic guitars that sort of jam and give the song a little extra soul and Juice, and more that helped the song really reach a pinnacle in terms of creating one whole Sound by combining many.
Still, those vocals are really in your face and it's intense at times.
"Give Me A Chance" comes next and this is a song you can really hear a lot of his personal sentiment coming through in terms of the lyrics.
The song also combines the acoustic guitar and piano super well, so that the acoustics are giving you an amazing, thick, and warm-sounding progression that gives you a great groove, bordering on funk, along with pianos that lay in an addictive melody.
There's a lot to chew on and a lot of hooks happening. There are loads of flavor and color coming at you from every angle with a lot of these tracks.
Those vocals still sort of overshadow those elements because he's so boisterous and bright with his performances.
Still, they're not super loud or over-the-top. Everything is dynamically balanced incredibly well, and the whole record sounds flush and beautiful.
"You Had Your Chance" gives you a cinematic and emotionally pushed sound that you sort of hook into as the song unfolds.
The track certainly tells a story, and one that feels relatable when you listen to it.
I'm not giving everything away; you have to listen to the song, but the title should give you enough sense to understand where he's coming from with it.
It's a beautiful track that really comes through a little bit slower in Pace and has a very particular way of wrapping its arms around you.
This one hit me.
The record closes with "All Fucked Up Now", which is an amazing track, simply because it shows a little bit of his lightheartedness and honesty in one shot.
Billy can be slightly whimsical with his music when he wants to. You can have a song from the artist that has a serious undertone, but he still delivers it in a way that feels kind of light-hearted.
This is one of those tracks. It definitely comes from some real place and certainly gives you a lot of character, which is what this artist is all about.
He delivers loads of character with each and every track, and when you listen to the full EP straight through, you get a great grasp of some chunks of his personality.
These are some of the elements I really found to be most refreshing and most connective about the record.
You can tell this is an artist who really has a love for his craft. Not just singing, but really writing songs that come through super robustly and still have depth to them.
The whole thing is beautifully constructed and still manages to come through with a hint of stripped-down tonality, which again lets you really soak in those vocals.
I would definitely check this record out with headphones so you can take it all in properly, but it's up to you.
Either way, you don't want to miss this one.
