Nived – Self Titled EP

By RingMaster Review on May 30, 2020 • ( 0 )

Sharing a quartet of emotionally bred, atmospherically captivating proposals, the self-titled debut EP from US singer/songwriter Nived is described as ‘sensory seductive’ and we have to say we cannot think of a better way to describe the captivating encounter.

Hailing from a city with instinctive assumptions made to music coming from within, Nashville based Nived quickly pushes aside expectations with his blend of emo/alternative rock and dark pop, one further laced with industrial like texturing. Even that does not quite reveal all of the hues making up the character of the songs within his first EP, a release which swiftly lured attention but has only further captivated thereon in.

See is the first track and immediately wraps an enticing melodic strand around ears. Electronic intimation soon joins its suggestion as too Nived’s similarly magnetic tones; it all a seductive and emotionally bred hug on the senses. Shadows float across its darkened pop landscape, those emo hues as keenly emotive in its catchy reflection and calmly lively amble.

The following Shame is just as inventively crafted; darkness and light colluding in a tapestry of emotion and electronic radiance as vocals and words portray the crepuscular hue of its heart. Rock and indie spices only add further depth and colour to its short but potent presence before Cry reveals its heavier rock heart and industrially dusted touch. Our favourite track, it almost taunts with its singular declaration before becoming a flood of seduction within electronic reassurance; a ballad which continues to haunt the imagination.

The release is concluded by Shadow, a song arising within the darkest shadows upon the EP to bare its melancholic elegance and understated but openly tempestuous heart; one welcoming the darkest thoughts and compulsions.

It is a fine end to a release which has only grown from firmly enjoyable to thickly compelling by the listen; its relatable darkness and dreamy light proving keen company in a time of the kind of isolation that can breed its own dark intimacy.

The Nived EP is out now.