New Music Review - ‘Hallways’ the Mini EP by Becca Caffyn
Becca Caffyn’s second mini-EP, Hallways, was released on the 5th April 2024 and is an absolute delight for your ears. Album artwork: Via Becca’s Instagram.
Hamilton-raised, Dunedin-based sweetheart, Becca Caffyn, is back on the scene with her incredibly well-toned new mini-EP which was released on the 5th April 2024, Hallways.
Telling humbling feelings from her own personal experiences in life, Becca doesn’t hold back on the pages that she shares, which feel as though they have come from her own diary. Impeccably placed, with immaculate wording to accompany soft styles of luxury, Hallways is a sweet treat that will leave you wishing you were able to hear more from this talented young lady (spoiler: you can! Becca’s debut EP, The Replacement Blonde, has been out since 2022 on all good streaming platforms).
Becca’s heart of the EP centres around missing home when things are changing, like moving to a different city, opting to allow us in with her soul-wrenching lyricism such as “I miss when my Mum lived down the hallway” in Hallways, and that line, if you are far from home or even if you’re not in your family home anymore, may have a heavy weight to it (as I type this review, it pinged me so hard, having moved across the world from my Mum eight months ago. Ouch).
Hallways is this goddess-like EP that will have you on the floor from the moment you hear it. While Hallways is comprised of only three songs, it encapsulates more emotion than your standard EP of five or six songs, making this one remarkable mixture of music that has recently become available to listen to.
The entire EP is humbling and comes with an acoustic, starry night ambience tied into it, which adds this phenomenal touch. Becca is an expert at putting out releases that are meaningful and poised, much like herself.
Becca has evidently come a long way since she released The Replacement Blonde in 2022 as the difference between that EP and Hallways is very easy to hear (this is in no way a criticism; I still highly enjoy The Replacement Blonde and change is inevitable). The power and maturity in her vocalism have been modified to the 2024 version of herself and I think it is astounding how big of a difference a couple of years can make.
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