E.P Review: Frail Jonny - Afterlives Vol.1
Frail Jonny, AKA Jonathan Wright hails from Ashville, North Carolina and creates rich, expressive alternative pop with multiple themes. We got our new writer Ryan Doyle Elward to take a listen to his new E.P. Afterlives Vol. 1 , NC artist Frail Johnny’s first major release under the moniker, begins with ‘The End of It’, by youthful vocal tones adjoined to reverb-heavy piano, where it seems to parallel for a time some of the same soft sounds and thoughtful stories found in Death Cab for Cutie’s more boyish ballads. Track one matures quickly though, taking on layers of strings mid-way and addressing ideas of impermanence. In fact, the full effect of certain elements in the first song are only felt after listening to the album in its entirety, giving the bloom of voices at the word honey - a haunting presence that comes from ruminating on painful memories. ‘ Our Secrets ’ continues that exploration of his past, highly specific and personal at first, then expanding into a