As RIIZE approach their first anniversary as a group, the expectations of a clearly established identity grow. Though they have dabbled in various shades of Y2K, RIIZE's sound is still very vague in my mind. Naturally, a ‘bigger’ release like an EP or LP offers a nice opportunity to tie up the loose ends, and such were my hopes for “RIIZING” as well: to finally get a solid view of who they are as artists.

Overall I would say this EP is a step in the right direction, but ... read more

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𝐌𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐈𝐈𝐙𝐄’𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.

After many singles, RIIZE is finally coming with a mini-album, 𝘙𝘐𝘐𝘡𝘐𝘕𝘎, and it’s a good sum-up of the group’s music so far. By that I mean, inconsistent. Not that the style of their songs is super different, but the quality is somewhat random. Their first two releases, “Get A Guitar” and ... read more

enderkeenan

I've had a complicated relationship with RIIZE so far as they have been insanely inconsistent and I honestly thought they would never release a mini-album but here we are. I don't have a ton to say about this new mini-album but I am happy to see RIIZE becoming more consistent as a group and finally releasing some nice B sides.

To get the weaknesses out of the way, I talked about "Siren" before and after another listen..... I still hate it! "Honestly" is also very ... read more

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sm parece q pegou as primeiras demos guardadas e deram pra eles, é uma pena uma empresa q presa tanto em fazer conceitos únicos lançar um álbum de estreia tão sem personalidade igual a esse, a sm parece q não se firmou em nada com o riize e atira pra tudo quanto é lado. no fim de tudo parece q eles não encontraram uma sonoridade e conceito pra se firmarem

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