This is where the Here, Hear series went from simple, almost-novelty-like spoken word with sparse instrumentation to a serious endeavor. You can tell right away, as this time around instead of the very minimalistic songwriting being used as background noise for Jordan Dryer's speaking, the speaking is now formed around actual, fully developed songs. The last two tracks here don't even involve spoken word and "Ten" features some of Dryer's harrowing screams in the background, truly driving home the message of the song through the emotion. The lyrics are all excellent, and this time around many of them aren't taken from poems or books, which also lends credence to the maturation of the series. It's everything that the previous two entries in the series could've been, and as such, it's a quite beautiful, heartfelt, and wonderfully crafted EP.
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