{"id":12263,"date":"2022-08-31T20:28:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T01:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/?p=12263"},"modified":"2022-08-31T20:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T01:36:55","slug":"album-review-cassidy-mann-if-its-not-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2022\/08\/31\/album-review-cassidy-mann-if-its-not-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"EP Review :: Cassidy Mann :: If It\u2019s Not Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CassidyMann_IINF_Cover_3000x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CassidyMann_IINF_Cover_3000x3000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CassidyMann_IINF_Cover_3000x3000-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CassidyMann_IINF_Cover_3000x3000-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CassidyMann_IINF_Cover_3000x3000-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>by Matt Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Released in early 2022, <em>If It\u2019s Not Forever<\/em> is a six-track EP written and sung by Cassidy Mann. Her newest release is a combination of light-electronic and acoustic vibes, the type of soft tones you might hear playing gently in a coffee shop or bookstore. As a whole, the EP tells the story of love lost and the journey of carrying on as a stronger self.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The first track, \u201cTropical Sour Candy<em>,\u201d<\/em> tells of how she longs for the love that was but is no more. The early mornings, the shared music, and sunrises tainted by the feeling of the partner who is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While every track has its charm, a few songs stood out from the rest. \u201cStop a Heart<em>\u201d<\/em> includes painfully true lines like \u201cyou can\u2019t stop a heart from breaking and if you can I don\u2019t know how\u201d and \u201cSince I met You<em>\u201d<\/em> are each warm and authentic. Track three, \u201cFine,\u201d comes with a higher tempo, a lighter energy on what is a deep and honest set of songs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFine\u201d sounds like the thoughts of someone moving on but still appreciating ever having been able to share their time with that particular someone. \u201cI can\u2019t go back to how it was before\u201d the song begins. The lyrics of the chorus change each time it comes around, professing \u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d with every elevation of rhythm. A beautiful balance between creative, poetic writing and instrumentation that reminds listeners of summer days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title track and final song on the EP, <em>If It\u2019s Not Forever<\/em>, is about all the memories that will never fade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we\u2019re old and grey, we\u2019ll both have these memories,\u201d Mann sings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One half of what was once a united whole might be on the other side of the world, but those memories will stay no matter how much time has come and gone. As Cassidy Mann sings in her own words, \u201cmemories never age.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The energy of this EP is of cathartic healing sewn onto calming, relaxing waves of peaceful instrumentals. These lyrics were written by an honest heart on the rocky path from heartbreak to growth and reformation of self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cassidy Mann - Tropical Sour Candy (Acoustic Live Performance)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_d5eemYJyyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Matt Harrison Released in early 2022, If It\u2019s Not Forever is a six-track EP written and sung by Cassidy Mann. 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