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After releasing two singles in the past six months 'The Nu' is gracing us with an EP that does more than strengthen his place in the Birmingham music scene. I wrote about the last single release over three months ago and all my predictions have come true - Darius is absolutely killing it, playing shows in venues such as The Sunflower Lounge and gaining an impressive following across social media as well as being played on BBC Introducing!
The two singles that have previously been released are joined by three new tracks on the 'Keep It A Secret' EP. The EP starts off with new track 'The Hardest Part', this one is probably my favourite and is going to be a party playlist must have for me. During the climax of the song the busy synths almost project the idea of being in that confusing headspace that Zaltash talks about in the lyrics, it's all very clever and well thought out. To me this song would fit perfectly on nearly any movie soundtrack where the couple have broken up and then realised they do in fact love each other so are running through the city trying to find the other, the lyrics and running pace of the song just send me to that place, but I do spend a lot of time watching romantic comedy's so that might be a linking factor.
The second of the new tracks is called 'The Homestretch', it again has a more stripped back dance music vibe compared to the super club-like singles that have already been released. Even though the song is quite acoustic to start off with there is the underlying synth that distinguishes 'The Nu', it also helps that Zaltash's vocals are so distinctive you could never mistake one of his songs for another artist's. The choice of synths and guitar tones are perfect in this track, they're soft enough to create a somber mood but they're still so powerful and make you want to dance. Can you tell how incredibly jealous I am of how talented Zaltash is? If you can't, I am very, very jealous. He is so cool.
The final song on the EP 'Temporary' is a vocal experience, the vocals stand out against the building of instruments behind them and come across full of emotion especially during the build up towards the end of the song. The mix of emotion and dance music within this EP has been done so very well. The lyrics come across as being honest and truthful, almost as if you can hear the stories behind Zaltash's lyrics. I'm not sure if you can describe dance music as being emotional but these lyrics could have easily been put over piano chords and sound very adele-esque but instead they're joined by very well written and produced dance music which is different, and something I haven't come across very often (in a good way don't worry!).
The execution of this EP is so professional, I've said before that I often feel like dance music sounds way to busy and overproduced but the production on this new EP is so well done and creates a unique sound that separates 'The Nu' from other artists. It's insane how talented Darius Zaltash is, not only does he create amazing music, sing incredibly well and work very hard to do so, but he is also one of the nicest and most humble people I have ever met.
To keep up with everything 'The Nu' is doing and listen to their EP, follow them on their socials down below!
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wearetheNU/
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thenuofficial/
Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/2D3b9Yy0hxpzRDdAYJOOQL?si=8kfhMwc0TGa5Q3OJjCqaSw
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