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Album Review: Rob Lynch - Rob Lynch EP

Posted on Play Crack The Sky Music on Tuesday October 4th, 2011.

Like many others in his field, Londoner Rob Lynch has ditched his former moniker of Lost On Campus infavour of his own name. Though there might be a change of name, thankfully Lynch still provides harmonious, sincere acoustic pop numbers by the dozen.

This self-titled effort sees Lynch picking up where he left off with previous releases. As always, he has the ability to write simple yet intriging pop songs that quickly win you over. ‘Hawking’ sensibly mixes sincere lyrics with an upbeat tempo, whilst ‘Souls’ is a more calmer affair but Lynch keeps that passionate lyrical approach, whist a subtle organ complimentary plays underneath.

The equally calming ‘Plans’ follows on with its sweet harmonies and ballad-like structure. Lynch’s superior song-writing brilliantly draws you in, and is combined well with his honest and sincere voice. Whilst former MiMi Soya vocalist, Hero Baldwin adds a sweet female voice to the track.

‘Sleeping’ is Lynch at his most poppiest with its upbeat tempo and overall feel-good approach. It is a track that sounds more livlier than others, with its handclaps and occasional string stabs. Nevertheless Lynch still has that lyrical maturity that has remained throughout, as he sings “to every lie I that I wrote and every word I spoke, I ask to you what’s a boy like me to do?”

The EP closes on the highest of high notes with ‘My Friends and I.’ Neatly produced and brilliantly written, you can’t help but feel good about this track. Its radiant approach and simple but anthemic-like structure will easily win you over. The combination of sweet strings, light keys, catchy tempo and Lynch’s passionate voice comes off well and the pay off comes in the form of the line “my friends and I, we live for tonight”. So simple yet it’s impact shows exactly what Rob Lynch is all about; fun acoustic pop that blends superbly well with sincere lyrics that are easily to relate to.

This EP is a huge step towards bigger things, something which Lynch has deserved for a long time.

4.5/5

Rob Lynch EP by Rob Lynch is available now through Walnut Tree Records.

Purchase on iTunes.

Rob Lynch links: Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp

(Source: pctsmusic)