Halcyon EP

Canon Blue, the creation of a man named Daniel James, recently released an EP on its Myspace page, making it free for download. http://www.myspace.com/canonblue

Its title is Halcyon EP, and it is four tracks of pure joy. Canon Blue appears to have a strong sense of identity, for their sound is consistent throughout the EP and, from what I’ve heard, throughout their full-length CD (Colonies).

The EP opens with a beautiful song ("Halcyon") reminiscent of Iron and Wine. The second track (Ennui) is my personal favorite track of the EP. The vocals are light and airy at times, with a sound (it has been described as "cascading," "whimsical," and "magical") and lyrics that should put Canon Blue among musical greats such as Andrew Bird and, as I have said before, Iron and Wine. Halcyon EP closes with "Kingfisher Sweet," an instrumental track that is a wonderful finish to this EP. Though "Kingfisher" is instrumental, it is as captivating as the other three tracks.

10/10

(Thanks to musicisart.ws, even though the authors probably don’t know that I used their picture and adjectives.)

Support the artist and purchase Colonies. It is available through the iTunes Store.