A breakup odyssey told by a bedroom guitarist with a First Avenue stage in her alleyway: WAR IS OV3R is a five-song story of a breakup.
Minneapolis bedroom, guitar leaning against the wall, a half-filled phone with lyrics, and somewhere—a prelude to a crash course where the conversation just turns into a rhythm. That is where most of the magic in WAR IS OV3R began.
Setting the stage before it. A quick smoky interlude that takes you into the heart of the wreckage. Boom. Denial. It's a manic, possessive song, really, emitting the cold air of someone who would rather be haunting than utterly forgotten. We've all had such a night. Most of us just haven't put it in a hook.
A wind-down along with the aftermath. Heavier guitars herald the demise of fantasy and the realization that this person she felt her heart race for is a version of reality she created herself. Walking away has rarely sounded so loud.
Next comes "Currency", which is where the story becomes even more enthralling. The torment ends up being productive. One's drive turns into one's protection, money and power fill the void and there is no remorse about it in the song. This turn of events reflects the truest truth in the EP, because not all healing processes are comfortable. Sometimes it just means a person becomes excellent at being alone.
What, however, makes the whole thing real is substantial training. A person plays the violin in an orchestra at the age of seven. He has years of practice in a recording studio with Shaun Fleming, a musician who motivated him to play music rather than learn techniques. As a result, one can hear the influences of David Bowie, The Police, or Lenny Kravitz in his songs.
The last song "Live Wire" is a blues-rock track, and its idea is encapsulated in a famous line: “I won’t back down, just watch me come alive.”
A war ended in 5 tracks.