Sometimes it\u2019s the littlest discs that pack the biggest punch. This debut EP from Brooklyn trio Wet clocks in at a spare four songs and 13 minutes, but it manages to make as much of an impact as any full-length I\u2019ve heard recently. Wet\u2019s sound is self-assured and sensual, pairing moody, lovelorn lyrics with airy production that simply soars behind Kelly Zutrau\u2019s incandescent voice. They ride a neat balance between cool electronic beats and the human warmth of their harmonies, Joe Valle\u2019s subtle drumming, and Martin Sulkow\u2019s wavering guitar lines.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
First cut \u201cDreams\u201d unfolds in a bloom, pairing stuttering, almost disjointed jangles of electronica with Zutrau\u2019s sultry voice and floating harmonies. \u201cSome days aren\u2019t good for anything at all \/ Feel all those feelings but don\u2019t make that call,\u201d she trills, pulling together all the disparate elements of the arrangements here into something melodic and lovely. <\/p>\n
Continuing along in this catchy, indie pop vein, \u201cYou\u2019re The Best\u201d infuses a country twang into the dreamy, layered vocals and Sulkow\u2019s sparkling guitars. But while the trio is killer at creating these short, sweet slices of charming melody, it\u2019s on the second half of the EP that they begin to dig into the depth of their sound. \u201cDon\u2019t Wanna Be Your Girl\u201d veers into R&B slow-jam territory and it\u2019s altogether devastating, the spare and subtle lyrics cutting deep: \u201cI don\u2019t wanna be your girl no more \/ I just wanna see your face at home,\u201d Zutrau sings as the instrumentation holds its breath around her lilting vocals. The quietly tender yet spacious arrangement, paired with the deft lyrics, capture the conflict between wanting to disentangle from a relationship but still yearning for its comfort and familiarity.<\/p>\n
Closer \u201cNo Lie\u201d is perhaps the standout of the album, providing the cathartic outlet for the slow-burning buildup of the prior three tracks. While the track begins with Zutrau\u2019s quietly vulnerable falsetto as she realizes \u201cMy baby, he said he loved me \/ But that\u2019s a lie,\u201d it morphs into a visceral, powerful refrain as she uses the full power of her voice to proclaim, \u201cThe time I have wasted \/ But I\u2019ve had enough \/ You put me on and on and on and on and on \/ Time to give it up.\u201d As the guitars flare up around her and Valle\u2019s drums shiver, the harmonies fade out to dream and we\u2019re left with resignation and resolution.<\/p>\n
This EP is a powerful and promising debut. Wet has created a unique and stunningly well-realized sound, and if this is a sign of what\u2019s to come, the trio has great things ahead of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":32273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[9578],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-44026","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-wet","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44026"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}