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By Chris Bryson<\/b><\/p>\n
Roman Clarke is on to something. With the release of his debut EP, <\/span>Looking For Mine<\/span><\/i>, he\u2019s fashioned a markedly signature sound. As one third of The Middle Coast, Clarke is no newcomer to the local scene. <\/span>Looking For Mine <\/span><\/i>feels fully formed, ready for the world to hear.<\/span><\/p>\n Clarke performed all instruments and vocals on the album, with the exception of electric guitar played by Ariel Posen. Each track is vibrant and distinct, with a pervasive romp that\u2019ll keep a bounce in your step. The EP\u2019s a melding of old-school soul and R&B shot through with a funky backbone and a modern pop sheen.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s remarkable how far these tracks will burrow their way into your brain. EP opener \u201cFaithful Man\u201d, like much of the album, feels airy and effortless. Clarke\u2019s vocals shift between deep and delicate, invariably strong. Keys and percussion move in a bounce-step, sway-step groove, as bass follows behind with eager curiosity. The song\u2019s arrangement, like all songs on the EP, feels simultaneously meticulous and natural.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLet You Fall\u201d finds Clarke\u2019s vocals smooth and sultry with a formidable resonance. Chirping and hopping keys set to a shuffling and bounding beat, the harmonies ascend, hitting almost gospel-like peaks. \u201cWaiting\u201d is a buzzing and bumping tune, slow and heavy, with a late-night grinder groove. Penultimate track \u201cStop\u201d is a funky dance number full of catchy lines and earworm tricks, liable to get any static listener veering for the floor. The final title track brings things down to a sauntering sway with the same emphatic conviction that carries throughout the entire EP. The chorus a simple yet staying aphorism, it\u2019ll ring through your head for days. <\/span><\/p>\n Looking For Mine <\/span><\/i>is full of compact, indelible pop nuggets. Brimming with soaring harmonies, catchy choruses, and shining melodies, each track feels different but perfectly in place. Keep \u2018em comin\u2019, Roman Clarke.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Chris Bryson Roman Clarke is on to something. With the release of his debut EP, Looking For Mine, he\u2019s fashioned a markedly signature sound. As one third of The Middle Coast, Clarke is no newcomer to the local scene. Looking For Mine feels fully formed, ready for the world to hear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[118,360,412,747,797,806,1236,896,1104],"class_list":["post-11073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-blues","tag-folk","tag-guitar","tag-pop","tag-reviews","tag-rock","tag-roman-clarke","tag-soul","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11073"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11076,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11073\/revisions\/11076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}