Project Description

Madison Ryan

‘Primary’

(EP Review)

Reviewer: Maggie Sapet

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Rising pop/rock superstar Madison Ryan released her debut EP ‘Primary’ in April this year. The 5-track EP is full of integrity and attitude and was recorded with producers Matt Malpass and Matt Holmes (Train, Relient K and Cute is What We Aim For). It is melodic through the use of drums, guitars and piano and captures the familiar themes of relationship breakdowns and standing up for yourself.

It opens with Ryan’s current single ‘In Too Deep’. It is both dramatic, through the use of staccato drum beats, guitar chords and piano keys and atmospheric. This is followed up by Ryan’s debut single ‘Paranoid’ released in November 2017. It uses intricate EDM elements to hook in the listener that is joined by pulsating drum beats that help to anchor the track. Meanwhile, the phrasing is short and sharp as Ryan tells a tale about standing up for yourself.

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The midway point of the EP in ‘Nobody Else’ is dripping in pop elements from the outset. The infectious chorus also joins the pop party and the strong sing-a-long quality of ‘we don’t need nobody else’ is undeniable. The second to last track in ‘Don’t Look Back’ seemingly flips the script and is the quintessential rock track on the EP with its heavy drums and pulsating guitars. This is only matched by a venomous vocal delivery.

The EP closes with the best track on the EP in ‘Best Of Me’. It showcases Ryan’s vocals with atmospheric tones and short and sharp phrasing between the chorus and verse. It is a dynamic in the way it utilises the instrumentation in combination with the vocals to convey the message of the song.

‘Primary’ is an EP full of spunk and personality. Each track is an anthem and the kind of ally girls the world over need right now. With this EP, Ryan captures a strong point of view, perhaps one that girls are too afraid to put out into the world – they have a voice and they should use it.

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Make no mistake,
Madison Ryan is going places
and ‘Primary’ is just the beginning.

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