Thomas & The Empty Orchestra – “Let Go” EP Review

His latest EP “Let Go”, comes after a string of increasingly impressive singles, including a personal favourite of ours “My Old Heart” which featured a rap (yes, a rap!) from rising hip hop artist Otis Mensah. So without further ado, here is “Let Go”. “Let Go” opens with “In The Eaves” which treats us to an extremely relaxing guitar progression, and an almost Joshua Radin style vocal line. As the track progresses, we are introduced to melodies that bounce between guitar and piano, and a simple beat that pushes the track forward to the finale, which utilises some awesome sounding reversed guitar.

Next comes “Time Runs Out For Narcissus”. This is instantly a more upbeat song that talks contrarily about narcissism and selfishness. This is the shortest song on the EP at bang on 3 minutes, and uses shakers, a faster vocal line and a harmonica to create a jovial little tune, with references to Greek Mythology thrown in. Why not? The third song is “Blood Moon (No Friend)”, which is a cosy sounding track which slows down the EP and showcases some almost western sounding guitar riffs that showcase the narrator’s supposed loneliness.