Gentle Organisms drop glorious and heartfelt debut EP, Just because it’s all in my head doesn’t mean it’s not real.
“Just because it’s all in my head doesn’t mean it’s not real is exquisite in its craftsmanship, drawing carefully-curated attentions to the innermost moments that render us alive. ”
Gentle Organisms drop glorious and heartfelt debut EP, Just because it’s all in my head doesn’t mean it’s not real.
For a band that was only formed in recent months, there’s a remarkable sense of confidence in Gentle Organism’s repertoire. The offerings of Michael Kelley (primary songwriter and performer) and Graham Bechler (drums and production), Gentle Organisms release what can only be described as a corker of an EP. Comprising six tracks, the EP is at once authentic and affectionate. We open with 30MPH, one of two tracks recorded spontaneously as a voice note that brings attention to the creative labours of the songwriting process. Denoting the moment Graham fell in love with music, the EP is as much a scrapbook of individual intimacies as it is a universal framework for a shared humanity. It is contrasted well by the angry undertones of MID-TWENTIES ‘N’ MAD (oh my god), a cathartic projection of the pent-up frustrations many a twenty-something holds. Where the EP finds common ground, it does so through a whole range of emotions, sound-tracking the ebbs and flows – both the hardships and the celebrations – of daily life. We end on So What, a melancholy guitar-heavy ballad that portrays the pangs of an aching heart. “I’ve heard that the most personal thing is the most universal”, says Michael of the inspiration process, “like, that thing you feel that you think no one else feels is actually ubiquitous”. And where vulnerability feels like a solo venture, strength can be found through the bonds of shared hardship.
Just because it’s all in my head doesn’t mean it’s not real is exquisite in its craftsmanship, drawing carefully-curated attentions to the innermost moments that render us alive.
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Review Written By Jennifer Pudney
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