Tthe opening title track looks
at romance through a defensive
lens, realizing that “love is good
when it’s blind,” rather than when
it draws a relational line in sand
swept away by a hurricane of negative
emotions. That track was a
Makin Waves Song of the Week.
Having written for film (“Coyote,”
“Wander”) and TV (PBS, Discovery),
Dennis focuses on relationships
throughout the dreamysounding
alt-folk EP. “Wolves,”
a Jack London-like look at love
that even references mining gold,
equates the pain and pressure
it can cause to that of a pack of
predators howling at midnight.
“Fight or Flight” takes a similarly
needy approach to a relationship
at the end of its rope. A hauntingly
ambient Celtic feel bolsters the
atmospheric track.
A sense of longing and belonging
swirls around “Let Me In,” like
ash from the embers of a dying
fire. As with the rest of the EP, the
tune makes desperation sound
Watch a lyric video for “Battle Lines” by Sonofdov
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