The Caves’ music can make a person feel light-hearted.
Giddy, really.
Andrew Ashby (guitar, voice), David Gaumé (bass), Elizabeth Bohannon (keys, percussion, voice), and Jake Cardwell’s (drums, percussion) talents effortlessly blend together on the band’s refreshing Five Songs with the Caves EP, Volume 1. Five Songs is a bit haunting, completely mind clearing and undoubtedly calming.
The heartbreaking and beautiful “Low Slung” eases listeners’ ears into the crisp sound of the EP while the indie rock inspired, “The Latest Song,” is short and cute and speeds up the EP’s pace slightly.
The cool, melancholy “Bad Astronomy” sweetly slinks along. Each note is sung delicately. Bohannon’s voice gently sits atop each chorus lyric like icing.
“Consuela” contains a gentle romping beat, echoing chorus, and a deliberate, but slightly delayed lyric delivery, while the gentle pop melody and driving chorus in “The Ballad of Jiminy Cricket” brings the EP to a powerful close.
Hear The Caves play at the Replay in Lawrence, Kan., on August 7, at 10 p.m.
Track Listing:
Low Slung
The Latest Song
Bad Astronomy
Consuela
The Ballad of Jiminy Cricket
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