EP Review: Colin Browen 'Blink'

Courtesy Colin Browen

Originally from South Dakota 18 year old Colin Browen now calls Austin home and has recently released his debut EP, Blink. Browen wrote and plays guitar on the four tracks all of which are infused with a hard rockin’ edge. The EP kicks off with an ode to the end of the work week on “Let’s Party” and includes three other songs that are heavy on crunchy guitars and pulsating percussion. With its metal-esque bridge, “Good Girl” tells of one with a “naughty side” while on “More Than Luck” (which reminds one of Green Day) he finds happiness with the one. The title track is the EP’s highlight, mixing rootsy verses with a southern rock chorus spelling out some serious truth: “The life you live is the life you lead/How fast it goes you just won’t believe.”  

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