EP Review: 'Brennin' (Self-Titled)

​Oklahoma native, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brennin, known for his guest role as Sullivan Fitzgerald on ABC’s hit series “Nashville,” recently released his self-titled (and self-produced) EP which contains six tracks that center on the varied aspects of love and relationships.

Opening track “Light It Up” has that perfect modern country radio ready melody with lyrics that describe how a certain woman brightens wherever she may be. With its irresistible rhythm, “Lose My Cool” tells of a guy who becomes flustered every time he sees “her” while the hip “Top Shelf Heartbreak,” about a guy drowning his sorrows at the bar, will be the song that you can’t get out of your head. “That girl’s long gone and it hurts like hell/Just sell it to me don’t tell me the price just pull it down and pour it on ice.” The EP also includes the oh so funky “Strut,” the sensual mid-tempo “Slow Rise” and closing track “Sane” with, which it’s great bass line, tells of a love that drives him crazy, but he’d want it no other way.

​Brennin’s debut blurs contemporary country, pop and R&B into something utterly his own; it’s a fresh listen destined to usher you out of those winter doldrums and carry you well into the warm carefree days of summer.

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