Hot on the heels of his rambunctious single āBetter!ā, London-based songwriter-producer Ryan Meeking presents his epic debut EP, Coalesce: a journeying tome of indie-pop mastery.
Written in the solace of his own studio, āCoalesceā is a collection of sonic adventures and mood. Inspired by the complexity of friendships, infatuation, deceit and despondence; the thoughtfully curated six-track EP evokes hope and acute awareness of the life around us, with every song presented in its most raw and heightened state. Playing with these concepts, Meeking concocts a one-of-a-kind space for each of his songs.
He shares, āEvery song is its own environment, its own conversation, its own emotion, its own world for exploring. Each of them captures one moment in time - one chance to connect.āĀ
Meekingās unique brand of catchy and cutting-edge indie-pop – evoking comparisons to Beck, Jack Garrat and Alt-J – is boldly on show throughout the EP, demonstrating his wide-ranging skills and influences. Co-produced and engineered with fellow Australian Sam Swain (Obscura Hail, Josh Cashman, RAT!hammock) and mastered by Randy Merrill (Beck, Nirvana, Silk Sonic, Mark Ronson), Coalesce hits hard, diligently and purposefully nailing its every target. From the playful flairs of the up-beat āEndless Runā to the conflicted frustration of āJealousā and towering synths of āMind Readerā, the EP is an amalgamation of emotion and realism. āOrdinaryā embodies the twilight of anguish. Modestly clean, yet stirring, with a subtle glimmer of hope, the track captures a seductively dire warmth, urging you to engage in lifeās darker moments and truly see life for all its beauty. Finally, āGolden Boyā, defined by Meeking as, āA contemplation on the end of oneself,ā echoes with the styling of a cinematic score before breaking like a wave into an unstoppable, ocean-parting groove.Ā
After his work with artists such as Gossling and Whitaker touring Australia, the US and UK, Meekingās solo music emerged in 2021, quickly gaining recognition from playlisting tastemakers and major publications like Rolling Stone, PileRats, Variance and Atwood Magazine. Itās no wonder given his experience – his songwriting racking up millions of streams as well as featuring in a slew of global television series. Now, Meekingās Coalesce EP brings his talent to the forefront with a carved initial in the stone: āRM ā22ā.