Public Display of Affection
East-London’s ambidextrous Master Peace continues to ride the woozy wave he’s been surfing for some time now; finally bringing home his sought-after anthemic EP, ‘Public Display of Affection’.
The kaleidoscopic singer, songwriter yet again presents that infection display of sonic indecisiveness we’ve all come to adore; curating a seamless poppy-punk charged listening experience; swaying from anthemic pop hooks within the perplexing ‘PDA’, to Glastonbury-bound soundscapes within the whole-hearted ‘Hold You Back’ and of course providing glimpses of that renowned Peace cheek. Garnering a mind-blowing burst of flavours, Peace not only taps into a plethora of genres, but vividly provides an abundant source of infectious energy that absolutely radiates through your speakers; picking up the vibrations across the nation throughout this current bed of drab weather - Peace has truly brought the sun to us, completely out-doing himself within this budding offering.
‘Boyfriend’, utterly encapsulates the pop-punk resurgence Peace is slowly but surely rolling out within the scene; with it’s Sum 41/Blink-182 inspired soundscape that could easily place it within any Y2K teen sitcom soundtrack (courtesy of industry-favourite Jacob Manson, Will Brown and Conor Dickson); Peace continues the project’s narrative of young love; taking us through the tale of his endeavour, turning a long-time friendship into something a bit more, and ultimately getting out of the daunting ‘frie-eind-zone’.
Peace’s intoxicating hook obviously impresses; no surprise there - but it’s the feature the East-Londoner sources that really catches our ears; heading a bit further down the river to grab Kentish Town’s Mae Muller to grace the intimate number. The softening songstress brings that North-London flair with that distinct vocal range; as she breaks off into a heavenly string of harmonies ensuing the captivating verse. But it’s the subtle aspects to Mae’s contribution that really draws the audience in; hitting particular words with a warming finesse, such as the emphasis on ‘depends’ within that ‘you wanna take me out, well that depends’; giving us that real rebellious pop-punk vibe, personified even more so within the visuals.
Master Peace’s rise to stardom starts here, and there’s no argument to be had regarding it; the man is outright warping the current sound of the scene to a peppier, more emotionally evoking one; shunning the notion of the outdated display of masculinity that came before; truly rejuvenating the industry with an unapologetic switch-up that we’ve all been waiting for.
So what you waiting for? Go run up Public Display of Affection!