Single Review: Hurry – Casual Feelings EP

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Casual Feelings - Lame-O Records

Hurry originally consisted of just Matthew Scottoline along with an ever revolving group of friends for live performances, but with Scottoline remaining the sole songwriter, this remained the situation until the release of their debut record, Everything/Nothing, that was released on Hot Green Records back in 2014. From this point a permanent line up was secured with the addition of Ron and Joe Delacrois who played on that debut EP, and then became permanent recruits as the band commenced a relentless touring schedule.

Hurry switched to Lame-O Records and recorded a track for a six way split EP, they then subsequently released their sophomore album, Guided Meditation, on the label, clearly Lame-O Records is a good fit for the band as they have now released the third release in total for the label, the Casual Feelings EP. In listening to the EP it becomes apparent that Hurry very much wear their influences on the sleeves as Teenage Fanclub, Guided By Voices, The Bats, The Beach Boys and Red Kross can all be heard across the three tracks on the Casual Feelings EP, from the melodic power pop of the title track and All Night to the echo drenched slow burner, Guided Meditation, that closes the Casual Feelings EP.
 
If I had to fault this release it would be that for a single there isn’t an obvious lead track, that’s not an insult, all three tracks are pretty damn fine slices of power pop, but for an EP to lack an obvious single seems an odd move, but it’s one that I suspect lies in Matthew Scottoline‘s confidence in the strength of his material as a whole, rather being dependent on a single stand out track. Let’s be honest we all probably wish that more releases were consistent rather than being an obvious single with weaker tracks or remixes making up the numbers, as a result I’m left wanting to hear more of Hurry as three tracks really isn’t enough.
 
Casual Feelings was released in late October and is available as a limited edition single here