{"id":59238,"date":"2018-04-25T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=59238"},"modified":"2023-03-17T15:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:18:07","slug":"review-eva-plays-dead-the-fix-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-eva-plays-dead-the-fix-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Eva Plays Dead &#8211; The Fix EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-92796\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Eva-Plays-Dead-The-Fix-EP-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Eva-Plays-Dead-The-Fix-EP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Eva-Plays-Dead-The-Fix-EP-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Eva-Plays-Dead-The-Fix-EP-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Eva-Plays-Dead-The-Fix-EP-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Eva-Plays-Dead-The-Fix-EP-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Eva-Plays-Dead-The-Fix-EP.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>With a different vibe from their previous EP, Nottingham\u2019s <strong>Eva Plays Dead<\/strong> return with <em>\u2018The Fix\u2019<\/em> &#8211; heavier, louder and angrier. This five-song collection shows a band who have honed their craft and developed their sound, feeling comfortable in their own skin. Self-released via their own label, Playing Dead Records, it\u2019s also cheering to see them holding on to their DIY aesthetic. Despite the increased and rightly deserved attention they\u2019ve been garnering recently.<\/p>\n<p>Things get off to an impressive start with energetic opener,\u00a0<em>\u2018Spin\u2019<\/em>, featuring the kind of infectious chorus that gets stuck in your head immediately. It\u2019s a fast-paced, non-stop barrage with some stand-out snare work and gruelling, thick guitars that lead perfectly into the dirty riffs of \u2018<em>Get Back\u2019.<\/em>\u00a0 Tiggy Dee\u2019s intense, attitude-drenched vocal delivery only gets better as the EP continues.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Eva Plays Dead - Get Back [OFFICIAL VIDEO]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YsuKonDsBro?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Displaying a powerful set of lungs, her vocals soar above the layered guitars and punchy rhythm section of this extremely tight band, with their well-rehearsed dynamics showcased best on\u00a0<em>\u2018Bones\u2019<\/em>. Its a contender for the catchiest track on the album, as the drums and guitars perfectly complement one another in an exciting pre-chorus build. Elsewhere <em>\u2018Monogamy\u2019<\/em>\u00a0is a further great example of slick song structure.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the themes and lyrics of the record explore Dee\u2019s personal struggle with bipolar disorder; from the title of the EP to the cover image of two merged heads with pills cascading into them. <em>\u201cOh God, what have I done, I feel so numb<\/em>\u201d she sings on <em>\u2018Spin\u2019<\/em>, while admitting on <em>\u2018Get Back<\/em>\u2019, \u201cI\u2019m a little fucked up, I\u2019m a little drugged up, and I\u2019m broken\u201d and <em>\u201chere lies a chemical high, looking down so misty-eyed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018The Fix\u2019<\/em> unashamedly deals with the issues of drug abuse and over-medication, held together by the big thick riffs and raucous vocal energy of their epic classic rock sound. It\u2019s an awesome release which firmly cements <strong>Eva Plays Dead<\/strong>\u2019s place in the UK rock scene.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;The Fix&#8217;<\/em> EP by\u00a0<strong>Eva Plays Dead<\/strong> is released on 27th April on\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Playing Dead Records&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:328641,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;19&quot;:1,&quot;21&quot;:0}\"><strong>Playing Dead Records<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eva Plays Dead<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evaplaysdead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EvaPlaysDead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evaplaysdead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/evaplaysdead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Bec Simpson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swallowmyeyes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@swallowmyeyes<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018The Fix\u2019 firmly cements Eva Plays Dead\u2019s place in the UK rock scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2269,3],"tags":[15146,4923,15234,8350,15235],"class_list":["post-59238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ep-review","category-reviews","tag-ep-review","tag-eva-plays-dead","tag-playing-dead-records","tag-reviews","tag-the-fix"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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