After releasing 3 EPs that accumulated over million streams starting 2020, Seattle artist Audri hits again on the 23rd of June, 2022 with her new EP “Mechanic High”. With a more upbeat sound and one of her significantly interesting artworks, Audri addresses the importance of remembering joy and holding on to good memories with three songs EP all written and produced by her and recorded with the help of Elliot Austin (Bass), Giovanni Recchi (Drums), and Sawyer Thompson (Guitar) at the “Crackle & Pop!” studios in Seattle and engineered by Chris Rahm (Audio engineer), Austen Jux-Chandler (Mixing engineer), and Rachel Field (Mastering engineer).
Making sure the mood is set right from the beginning, Audri opens “Mechanic High” with the colorful “Euphoria”. With lyrics all about going to an amusement park and losing yourself there, the music and vocals make a lot of sense. “Euphoria” offers a fun mood with Audri’s playful fluid vocals, the soft dreamy guitar melodies, and its returning intro melody that sounds like a carousel’s tune. All were produced in an open sound with a room to breathe that it felt like being outdoors. Beautiful thoughts and melodies keep on flowing with “Runaway Rabbit” as Audri takes us back to where we were young having summer adventures around the block. Starting with a mellow piano melody and then adding more layers and melodies, “Runaway Rabbit” gets more interesting as it progresses. The vocal melody is pretty catchy and reminds me of the late Dolores O’Riordan’s work, the drums are energetic and get really intense at some parts, and guitar melodies are uplifting with a rocking super cool solo that I dig A LOT. Audri ends “Mechanical High” with the emotional ballad “Pasture Lullaby”, using piano and her fluid vocals Audri created a soothing stream of feelings that’ll easily flow into your soul. With lyrics about hanging on to those simple memories addressed in the previous songs and our constant fear of missing those memories, “Pasture Lullaby” hangs between some sad and some hopeful moments all led by Audri’s vocals as she skillfully steers the mood with her expressive vocals.
“Mechanical High” is an emotional trip that takes us to some of the best times of our lives. With her smooth songwriting and powerful yet smooth vocals, she succeeded in creating the perfecting mood and music for her lyrical themes to the extent that I wanted this EP to last way longer than that!
“Mechanical High” is a soft flow of melodies with chilling vibes that everyone must give a try, as for me, I’m looking forward to Audri’s next adventure, cheers!