Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Sunset Salore has made a bold and emotional debut with her EP, Love Kills the Monsters. Premiering via Scenestr, the EP tells stories of hardships and health complications in shades of funk and alt-pop sensation. The title track opens the EP with dreamy, vintage music layered over an immersive, hazy backdrop. The vocals are thick, emotive, and sincere, as Salore’s powerful voice rises and ripples with passion. The song captures listeners with its emotional gravity, and halfway through, the beat drops, introducing a soothing, catchy rhythm that deepens the song’s engaging feel. This track introduces the EP’s central theme: battling inner monsters with love, set to a backdrop of fiery, glowing amber imagery symbolizing the monsters.
“Call It” shifts to a catchy, finger-snapping rhythm with a darker allure. Salore’s voice is low and smoky in the verses, rising to a hook-laden, hypnotic, and addictive chorus. The biting lyrics express betrayal and self-empowerment and make you sway to groove, giving you control regardless of the damage.
“Mystery and Magic” brings a softer touch, opening with a ticking beat and engaging guitar rhythm. Salore’s voice is smooth and soulful and exudes warmth and intimacy, embracing the idea of love as both mystical and systematic. The closing track, “Don’t Owe You Pretty,” serves as an anthem of self-love and defiance. It begins with soft beats and a delicate piano melody, while Salore’s vocals are filled with both mock sweetness and underlying bitterness. This track is a call-out to toxic expectations of femininity, with sharp, cutting lyrics. The song builds into a powerful rejection of societal pressures, underscored by Salore’s cool, composed energy.
If you are into Love Kills the Monsters, then don’t miss out on the EP launch show set for February 2025. Stay in the loop with Sunset Salore.
KEEP IN TOUCH:
FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | BANDCAMP | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE
Review by: Naomi Joan