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Written by Matt Pursatory

Artist: Dead Heart Bloom
EPs: Fall In, Oh Mercy, In Chains
Where: deadheartbloom.com

New York’s Dead Heart Bloom recently released a series of three EPs, with five songs apiece. Each EP is said to reflect different musical styles.
“The original concept was to set ‘moods’ for the EPs, where the first would be optimistic, the second pessimistic (and) aggressive, and the third resigned,” vocalist Boris Skalsky said.
The band accomplishes this effortlessly. Fall In is more pop-oriented, with light vocals and even some string arrangements. Oh Mercy goes a complete 180 degrees, focusing more on the blues, with deep guitar fuzz and ferocious lyricism. In Chains is an acoustic effort, with echoed vocals that give its five songs a dream-like quality.
So no matter how you’re feeling, Dead Heart Bloom has got you covered. And if you really dig their tunes, they also offer their two previous albums at no charge.

Artist: Faux Pas
EP: Waterfalls
Where: iamfauxpas.com

Tim Shiel, aka Faux Pas, hails all the way from Melbourne, Australia, where he crafts an intriguing and intricate brand of electronica. His songs jump from style to style: at times blasting a heavy bass beat and a horns section before skipping right into gentle, acoustic strumming … and then jumping right back again at a moment’s notice. On Shiel’s free four-song EP, he showcases his unique style that, while at first may be hard to grasp, eventually grows and rises, until it reaches unimaginably catchy heights. Shiel decided to release Waterfalls for free because he just couldn’t bring himself to do otherwise: “It might sound naïve, but I've always felt a little strange about making people pay money for my music and have always been compelled to give it away,” Shiel said. “I'm not sure ‘give all your music away’ is necessarily a viable option for independent musicians in the immediate future. It sure is fun in the meantime, though.”
Give Faux Pas a listen. It won’t be a mistake.