This is grentperez’s debut studio album, Backflips in a Restaurant.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3IKIobUDlcwhEs0tGJaLc7?si=PRa_wR9MT9a602V0-vkiHA
Comments are live reactions.
Nice to Meet You
A peppy indie rock song to get into the groove of things. Very cute song that I can hear myself revisiting.
Girl at the Station
Now why would you have the first song build up to something only for the second song to be a ballad…
This is a cute song that details loving someone at first sight but knowing you could never seee them again; so you hope to see them again very often soon.
Falling for a Friend
Another cute song that detail innocent love; using bossa nova is a good choice.
I love those cute pipes in the production and the horns in the outro. Very theatrical ending.
Fuzzy Feeling (with Benny Sings)*
I feel like I’ve heard this song somewhere before; but it is a single so I probably heard it from one of my oomfs. The melody of the chorus feels very elementary and innocent.
I like how the bass guitar doesn’t sustain for the second chorus; it adds a nice effect. Oh I see why they did it; great tension building to the refrain and key change.
Based on the album’s soundscape so far, I can see why this is a single.
Headspace
A nice light pop rock production going on right now. I liked the verses, but I don’t like the chorus where he switches from chest to head voice through a scalar melody; impressive yes, but I don’t know, it doesn’t rub me right way?
I really like the production, but the melody might take some growing on me. Definitely one of my favorites from the album so far.
12065
I think the order of the album is a little interesting. Going from a pretty peppy production to a now very subdued, downbeat, and intimate production is definitely a choice.
The outro with the telephone filter and background chatter is a nice touch.
Everest
Very whimiscal. That’s the perfect way to describe this album. You have to have a certain ear palette and expectation before coming into this album. If you’re feeling whimsical, youthful, and hopeful, this album is for you.
Need You Around*
Oh I like how this song is starting out.
Before I even realized, the song ended so let me restart lol.
The production is giving a nuanced take of The Strokes. With a strong bass line to ground the production and a vibrant guitar line to add brightness and a carefree feeling to it.
Very peppy and bright. The melody of the hook is really nice and sing-along-able.
Added.
Reason Why
Keeping up the whimsical vibe with the arpeggiated guitar.
Is this a promoted single? There’s no music video but there are lyrics available for it on Spotify (which is only reserved for the singles off of this project).
Dandelion (with Ruel)*
The true hit off of this album… The melody, the production, the tinge of alternative R&B in it… it all equates to this powerfully relaxing feel good song. Ruel’s feature adds so much depth to the song as well; love his raspiness on this track.
2DK*
Very alternative R&B which is quite the contrast compared to how the rest of the album sounds.
The hook really emphasizes the alternative R&B nature of the song with the scratch effects and the accompanying drums.
Movie Scene*
From “Dandelion” to here, I’m quite surprised about the choices for the lead singles. This is an alternative R&B song that does not build the expectations towards the whimiscal folk rock album well… I don’t know grentperez very well, so I don’t know if he’s aiming to go more alternative R&B or folk rock with his career/sound. I can see why he chose both. He’s more charismatic on the alternative R&B songs but more charming on the folk rock songs; is there a way he could combine both?
Added.
Yours to Keep
A cute ballad with that whimsical feel that grentperez has been curating throughout the album. What’s different about this song though is that I think approaching the whimsical feeling as a ballad really sells the lovey-dovey, hopeless romance, and timeless youth of it all.
*Released as Singles before Album Release
^Released as Singles during/after Album Release