Erik Evy ft Shaina Jones – Periscopes (2021)
It is often easy to lose faith and perspective but the last year seems to have made this even easier. Erik Evy with the help of Shaina Jones is here to help bolster your faith and set you back on the right path with ‘Periscopes’. The title track from his debut project, the single is an optimistic foot-tapper that offers a genuine helping hand and all-around good vibes.
Evy recorded the single, and the rest of his debut, in his basement before it was mixed and mastered by Dolapo. Through his songs, he looks to capture every emotion we all feel and work through. While this single is the title track of his project, it is not the only sound he offers as he exposes layers of humanity and music with a genre-defying style.
‘Periscope’ hits you in the chest with the deep beats that have you bopping to them before you realise what your body is doing. Resting over these beats is a jangle of guitars that turns into a warm and sunny melody. There is an easy feeling to the music that lifts your spirit and helps you breathe easily. You can feel the optimism in the melody that makes you feel hope for the future and that everything could be good.
The easy melody merges wonderfully with Jones’ smooth vocals. There is an addictive hook in her performance that powers the emotive lyrics. Her voice enhances the sunny feeling of the melody while lifting your spirits. Evy’s rap slides out of Jones’ vocals wonderfully and brings a new edge to the single. While the delivery of his rap is bright and easy, the lyrics are a different story. There is an edge of pessimism to the lyrics that highlight how we all lose focus on what really matters. As the song progresses, both Jones and Evy continue to lift you soul and let you know that everything can be good if we take the time to see where we should go.
Erik Evy and Shaina Jones fill you with optimism while giving you a new perspective on life through the easy tones of ‘Periscope’. The melody has a warm and sunny feeling that eases you into the heavier lyrics. Jones’ vocals are smooth and powerful while Evy’s rap is hard-hitting and really gets you thinking about things.
Find out more about Erik Evy on his website, Twitter, Instagram and Spotify.
