EP Review: Async Await – Irretrospective: Part 3 (Chameleons Risen)

Async Await’s charismatic, genre mixing EP collection concludes with Irretrospective: Part 3. Releasing on the 19th January 2024 via Chameleons Risen, the third offering from this series sees a shift as thematically the EP explores self-reflection and improvement.

Project mastermind Mike Sorensen comments:

Irretrospective Part 3 is the final installment of the Irretrospective series of EPs and its conceptual culmination. This one focuses on transitioning from depression into a state of reflection and self-improvement, which was in my case the last step in looking back on the past decade and deciding how to move forward with my life, both personally and artistically. Async Await will continue on after this but with new found emotional and creative freedom. This EP, and the whole series, has been a documentation of my journey to this point.

Last, but not least, it’s Irretrospective Part 3. The final entry in this trilogy of EPs from Async Await. A series that we’ve found plenty to enjoy with (read the review of Part 1 here and Part 2 here), and a series that goes out on a high point. Not just because it comes from a more positive place, but because it genre-bends so effectively, and Sorensen expresses himself so distinctly here.

This is a collection of catchy pieces of music, exemplified by the choppy, peppy rhythm and synthy tones of Just Be Yourself. The chorus of this track is extremely memorable. Then there is Above My Epitaph, a track that puts the focus on melody that has a dreamy feel. Before To Be Or Not to Be continues to show that Async Await can be dramatic and catchy in equal measures. Finally, it’s Garbage Party, and easily the most accessible effort of all on this EP, even with the touches of distortion.

This journey has been an enjoyable one to share with mastermind Mike Sorensen, and as a final expression of this musical period, Irretrospective Part 3 delivers.

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Async Await – Irretrospective Part 3 Track Listing:

1. Just Be Yourself
2. Above My Epitaph
3. To Be or Not To Be
4. Garbage Party




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