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When we first met Dustin Cavazos, he was one half of the surprisingly interesting screamo-hop outfit Scuba Team Go, combining his creative beats with an even more inventive combination of styles. These days, though, the skate-hopper’s been focusing on his solo material, still creating his own immediately recognizable beats and covering them with his similarly recognizable slow-paced, deep, thoughtful vocals.
And this week in particular has been a big one for Cavazos and his solo efforts, seeing the release of both the above video (the song for which serves as the intro to his upcoming full-length release) and a new EP called The Shelly, which he’s offered up to fans as a free download you can access right here.
The EP’s a promising release from the
talented emcee, if a little too reserved stylistically–although the
countrified fourth track, “I Hope You Do,” certainly hints at a man capable of much more than his Mike Shinoda-esque
deliverery. And though they all adhere to a singular formula, other
tracks, like the organ-heavy “I Must Admit,” the deliberately paced
“Sometimes Clouds Only Want To Help The Sky” and the poppy,
sample-heavy closing track, “My Best,” showcase an artist worth
watching.
I know we at DC9 will be doing so. The Shelly
serves as a fulfilling appetizer for what’s to come, but here’s hoping
the full-length sees more of the party anthems with which Cavazos first
caught our attention…
