Tiny Kingdoms - Iāll Wait Around EP
Chicago based indie rock band Tiny Kingdoms just released their new EP Iāll Wait Around!
Tracks:
1.Your Bones
2.Goodnight
3.Odds
4.Wait Here
Nico Miura (guitar/vocals), Jake Newling (drums), Ryan Mitchell (guitar), and Nick Collis (bass) have created an acoustic/stripped down EP thatās rather different from TKās typical sound. What I specifically enjoyed about Tiny Kingdomsā Iāll Wait AroundĀ is that itās fresh, sincere, and not masquerading. If you havenāt listened to the band before, I suggest playing Iāll Wait AroundĀ in its entirety first ā making sure to understand this side of them. Then by all means delve into the rest of their music! Everything theyāve released thus far has been crazy good.
The first track, āYour Bonesā (which actually originates on Tiny Kingdomsā WitheredĀ EP) retains a lot of power for being stripped down. It successfully builds anticipation for the rest of the EP, but certainly still holds your attention. āYour Bonesā is a mixture of conflicting feelings that underline being torn apart by someone but still missing them desperately. The writing is complex, with an extremely catchy chorus that Iāve been singing along to repeatedly sinceĀ Iāll Wait AroundĀ dropped. āYour Bonesā accentuates their individual talents while generating an idea of what Tiny Kingdoms is capable of as a unit.
āGoodnightā has a darker tone, and instinctively all focus goes to Miuraās vocals. Ā There is this audio effect (Iām assuming) in the background that is like a hint of rainfall during some moments of āGoodnightā. Do you hear it too? Sensitive and clearly full of emotions, the unembellished nature of this track, and the EP as a whole, manifests an even more introspective, personal, and meaningful experience. It ends with a cover of āYou Are My Sunshineā. Speechless.
Introduced with attractive strumming and a steady beat, āOddsā is reflective of giving your all, and being drowned by the lack of reciprocation. With well-written lyrics, you might find this song to be quite sentimental. One of the best lines for me was, āall my efforts feel like burdens laced in honestyā. The shortest timewise, but also my favorite on Iāll Wait Around.
Thereās not much to say about the final track, āWait Hereā. The reason for that is it doesnāt require words to explain it. Maintaining the ability to make you feel something, this is the kind of song that you just need to listen to and let the emotions come through. What I found to be fascinatingly brilliant is how the instrumentals were rightfully the star of āWait Hereā, and had the spotlight from the beginning ā however, there is a pretty spectacular vocal moment towards the end.
I hope you take some time to stream Tiny Kingdomās EP Iāll Wait Around, and that you also follow them on their socials below so that you can stay updated on what Iām sure will continue to be an exceptional journey for them!
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Alex Kilgore, Untold Music Promotion