by Camelia Brennan (@cameliabrennan)
Self described as "the hiss of falling genie babies," Great Siz by EIEIEIO does not disappoint. Similar to the album artwork, the album is an undoubtedly weird yet aesthetically pleasing collage of carefully selected fragments that span multiple genres.
The title track evokes "The Ice Of Boston" era Dismemberment Plan at first, but quickly erupts into shrill meandering vocals and angular guitar. The album winds down a bit for "Exactly Sized Dent," which layers demure vocals over semi spoken word, woven between breezy French pop vibes with just a pinch of underlying chaos.
Throughout the album, EIEIEIO seamlessly transitions between avant garde to punk to gentle folk, but instead of being disorienting or distracting the album comes across as cohesive and mesmerizing.