San Diego born singer-songwriter Edacity is an anomaly amongst the large crop of new artists that have surfaced through the underground recently. Edacity’s debut EP, Stella, towers in greatness against even the most renowned underground artists’ work. Influenced by artists such as Lil Lotus, Nothing, Nowhere., Blink-182 and Calling All Captains, Edacity wields a voice reminiscent of early Owl City. Through the seven track EP, Edacity manages to thoughtfully convey his own inner heartbreak through creative ideas and stellar melodies.
Residing in Stella, is a collection of precisely crafted songs. From the crisp production to the lyrical content, each idea Edacity has is executed in a mature and attentive method. The thoughtful execution begins on opening track “My Beauty.” Edacity chose this track as the opener, as he felt it was a “good introduction to help build up to the other six songs” and that it contains “tiny elements that can be found in many other songs throughout the project” such as specific vocal stylings and lyrics. The guitar driven beat, produced by Splashgvng, provides an uptempo offering that Edacity and guest vocalist Safehold pour their heart into. Both artists discuss how their respective loves hold a singular and unique true beauty.
When asked where he had picked up singing, Edacity notes that he’s “never done any sort of clean vocals before debuting as Edacity.” “I guess you could say I’ve been singing since the first song I wrote under Edacity, “Big Box”, which I began writing in November 2017. Although my sound is still developing and changing, I think I’ve found various vocal styles that work for me and my next step will be to experiment within other genres.”
On lead single “love me don’t hate me” featuring Kaiyko, Edacity cements himself as one of the most promising young artists on the rise. Right from the outset of this project, listeners will be entranced with how comforting Edacity’s voice is. Edacity shines even when he is side by side a renowned underground mainstay, and excellently harmonizes across the Discent produced acoustic track. The song itself only amplifies in greatness as Kaiyko delivers a most heart wrenching guest verse.
I don’t want to go far away // But I don’t know the words I can say ’cause // I’m breaking down again quickly // Not really sure if you could save me
“I wrote it to my girlfriend at the time, and since it was a fairly personal song, I originally didn’t want a feature on it,” Edacity explains. “We ended up separating and going off of a ‘love song’ vibe, I knew a female singer would bring (the song) to life. Around the time of recording the demo Kaiyko had released “True as True Can Get” which is one of my favorite love songs. She instantly came to mind when thinking of who to add to this song.”
Succeeding “love me don’t hate me”, “follow back” begins with an extremely downhearted guitar lead. Written in under an hour, Edacity details how a disconnection with a past romance haunts him. With an emotionally evocative feature from the relatively unknown Yuzion, Edacity delivers lines with virtuosity on the thunderous Kamikaze production.
It’s been three years since we lost contact // You know I’d do anything for a follow back // Going through old shit its an artifact // And I’d take you back but I can’t handle that
Early in the project, Edacity opts out of guitar driven instrumentals and instead grooves along a pop beat on “paradise!” Produced by Simon Servida, Edacity indulges in a carefree song full of warm plucks and huge 808s.
Come for a ride, sitting seaside // You ‘gon be my bride, in my heart you reside
While “deserter” took Edacity the longest to write, the time was clearly well spent. Discussing the tribulations of a broken heart, Edacity confesses he is “trembling with fear” on “deserter” because of his loss. The song was one of only two tracks to make it onto Stella from an original group of demo tracks, and was nearly not on the project. “(The song) never sounded the way I wanted it to, so I eventually scrapped it. A year later, I decided to revisit the song because it’s lyrically one of the most personal songs I’ve ever written. I sent my vocal tracks to one of my good friends from high school (producer Vows) and he sent me back a whole new beat which caught me by surprise and he mixed the entire thing. This track would not have been possible if it weren’t for him.”
The song “over you” closes out the project in a celebratory fashion. Lil Lotus provides a chorus unlike much of what he’s done before, belting over a hard hitting snare and crunching guitar riffs. Citing his love for the underground scene and culture, Edacity says that he hand picked specific producers and artists to feature on Stella that he was a fan of before he had even began his musical endeavors.
“The feature I would have to appreciate the most is the one with Lil Lotus,” Edacity asserts. “I came across his Soundcloud when Nothing, Nowhere. had retweeted Lil Lotus’ song “I Can’t Do This.” I was instantly hooked and that shit made me so sad that I had to delete Soundcloud so many times off my phone to keep my sanity.”
Across the board, Stella hits every heart stricken chord one could look for when reminiscing about loss. Edacity exhibits promise within the project from beginning to end, and his powerful song writing abilities coupled together with a unique voice are only some of his most noteworthy attributes. Expect more material from Edacity within the year, as he is gearing up for yet another EP.
“I’ve been working very closely with Brody and my boy Gaffwood from Calling All Captains. This time I’m going to put a little more effort in marketing and have some more structure/themes. I’m also dropping a music video as soon as I can find a Youtube channel to host it so be on the lookout for that!”
Listen to Stella in full below.