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WRITTEN BY: AMBERAiden Hatfield is here with his debut EP, fittingly named ‘Chapter One’. Aiden’s punchy EP opens with his already released single ‘This Is Never Ending’. Instantly, we’re thrown into grit and authenticity with his guitar heavy intro. It immediately brings back a feeling of nostalgia, being instantly taken back to the 2004 alternative scene. ‘This Is Never Ending’ is a track we’d all wish we’d written, purely because it is so heart wrenchingly relatable. The opening lyrics ‘Did you ever give a damn about the songs on the radio? The ones we sang together?’ speaks to the masses and immerses us in a post-break up journey. A perfect opener for the EP. ‘Say It Again’ is rhythmically a fun track, with an introduction of 90’s punk basslines and drumbeats during the verses, the nostalgia continues. Aiden’s clean vocals show a clear demonstration of his vocal ability, especially towards the end of the track with the isolated belting of ‘is this the end?’. Hatfield’s authenticity and sincerity in his music is truly amplified through his lyrics. In the fourth track ‘Fallen to pieces’, his lyrics are equivocal. We can read them in any way we want. Aiden openly struggles with his mental health, often discussing his battles with depression on his Twitter. His openness about his struggles gives this EP a sense of catharsis when listening to it and feels like Aiden is really opening his door to us and letting us in to his mind. The five track EP closes with the epic, anthemic, ‘This Horror in Me’. A track that had be relentlessly tapping my foot to the energy of the drums and the aggression (in a good way) of the guitar, rife with solos, it makes an incredible crescendo for the end of the EP. This EP is somewhat nostalgic and progressive at the same time – upon first listen, I was struck with a heavy Taking Back Sunday influence, a genre of music which we haven’t seen up and coming in a while. This is incredibly refreshing to hear, and Aiden seems to have perfectly fused together everything that’s good about our alternative scene to produce an absolute belter of a debut EP. An incredible introduction to Aiden as a person, and an artist. “CHAPTER ONE” WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW, MARCH 15TH, 2019. Check out tHE SINGLE “THIS IS NEVER ENDING” BELOW!
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