An emotive, hooky rock invigoration takes hold across 5 SONGS TO GET OVER YOU, an immersive concept EP from Tristan Turdean. The five stages of grief are conveyed across the tracks, each conveying one of Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. An artful journey of heartbreak emanates throughout the EP, whose songs are each complemented by a music video. All five comprise a short film, visually spanning from bedroom-set anger to a sense of on-stage emotional catharsis and acceptance.
Opening track “Remind Me When You Return” builds with palpable anticipation, ruminating on “my selfish actions” as the bridge ascends into a title-touting central hook — hoping for a mending of the strife, and general denial over the relationship’s demise. A moody “tell me I fucked up” series of verses thereafter continue the entrancement, aesthetically reminding fondly of a cross between early Bloc Party and Arctic Monkeys. The ensuing “Egirl” captures anger in infectious form, particularly within its gripping video’s series of physical displays — from slamming a shovel into the ground, to messing up one’s room; the production’s fervent guitar work and intensifying vocals make for a raucously memorable success.
“Tell Me That You Love Me Too” is another standout, particularly in a title-bearing beckoning that proves enjoyably effervescent amidst pulsing guitars and starry-eyed synths. “Let’s kiss and make out,” the hopeful vocals emanate, into a “tell me that you love me too” yearning. The somber realizations return on “Miss You,” where soulful vocals move into a “memories that you left” ardent rock punch; its video visually shows a sense of putting things together again, falling tumult. Then, album finale and lead single “Leave You in the Past” arrives — visually embracing a live setting and twinkling rock/pop synergy to the cathartic conclusion: “I don’t care about you now, because I found a better girl somehow.” 5 SONGS TO GET OVER YOU is a stirring overall success from Tristan Turdean.
