I'm gonna say this straight away: I do not like That Handsome Devil's vocals, or at least I don't understand why it needs to be so eccentric - the last two tracks on this EP showcase that the vocalist can sing, for lack of a better word, normally! But vocals aside, I thought that this EP was pretty strong, and that the music was almost always super jazzy and really nice, as evidenced from the opening track. Dating Tips is surely the blunder of this set of songs, what with pretty annoying lyrics and a silly tone, but it could be a lot worse. The last two songs were my favourites for sure, what with the intensity of James Dean and the nice laid back vibe of Miss America (these also happen to be the songs with the least vocal accentuation, unsurprisingly). So as for how it could be improved, I would obviously say to sing like the last two tracks for every track... if not, at least I can get down to the jazzy music.
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