I’ve gushed over Georgie Neilsen’s singles “Eyes Wide Open” and “Last Time I Felt Better,” so I was pretty thrilled to hear her debut EP Suburban Daze. My expectations were high, but I’ve been listening to little else for the last few days. Yes, it’s that good. There was a big part of me that wondered whether I had enough left to say after heaping so much praise on nearly half the songs. But I couldn’t miss the opportunity to put this music on your radar.
The opening track “A Life In a Day” drew me in instantly. I’m not sure whether it was recorded live, but this song has that organic quality to it. As if Georgie just picked up her acoustic guitar and started to sing from her soul, and someone just happened to hit the record button. With lower production values than the other tracks, you’ve got to really focus to catch all the lyrics, ensuring you stay engaged until the final guitar notes.
The title track comes next, with its drumbeat shocking us out of the acoustic spell. It’s got the rock edge that drew me to Georgie’s music in the first place. Interestingly Georgie recorded this song way back in 2019, but it fits so naturally with more recent creations like “Last Time I Felt Better.” “Eyes Wide Open” has a little more of a pop feel, ensuring we see as many facets of this dazzling artist as we can.
It’s fitting that Georgie leaves us with the jubilant, defiant “I’m Changing.” These songs all touch on heartbreak, emotional turbulence, and the fight for independence, experiences that permanently alter and shape who we are as people, and perhaps as artists. Georgie might be changing, but I’m pretty excited to hear how she evolves.
Suburban Daze is out now.
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