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Bryan Eich’s songs are like that favorite book you’ve read a dozen times—and still keep coming back to many times; there’s something familiar and reassuring, and yet you continually discover new ideas and nuances with each reading. With soulful vocals, radio-friendly melodies, and compact choruses, Eich’s songs unfailingly grab you at first listen. Yet, it’s the details of his compositions—subtle chord voicings, real dynamics, and striking arrangements—that make listeners come back to them again and again. Eich’s sound is a fusion of everything that is right with recent BritPop: imagine Travis and Oasis meet Coldplay and Phantom Planet. His new EP, Devil in Disguise—produced by Mike Watts (As Tall as Lions, Self Against City)—crackles with energy. The opener, “I’ve Been Alive,” starts off with a down-n-dirty backbeat—yet soon morphs into a driving pop tune featuring Beatles-esque harmonies. “Heaven’s Just a Feeling (Devil in Disguise),” is a maelstrom of blues-driven slide guitar and soaring vocals that drive the song forward. The energy of Eich’s songs is matched by the raw emotion of his lyrics. “Shaking up the Love,” starts with a simple, singsong melody; yet soon turns on a dime into something darker, driven by the poignant chorus, “You wanted it to be / All it could be / Now you’re taking back the things you said to me / And I’d die to reach you.” Closing out the EP are the delicate “Care for You,” and the minimalist “Building a Room.” The latter has a trippy
