Concert Review: EZI Shows Pure Glam At Elsewhere

EZI is going to be big, I GENUINELY feel that way. From her demeanor to her cool name, EZI, she reveals how much, as a society, we have redefined “stars.” If before glam and lovelorn were MUSTS for young women trying to rise in the music industry, EZI rises with a long list of powerful, young ladies whom have exchanged those once “must-have” qualities for vulnerability and heart. 

From Lorde to Nina Nesbitt, there are so many artists that have, somehow, bridged mass appeal with raw existentialism. It is not that “their guy” is breaking their heart, but their realization that they have no idea how their own heart works. EZI lives in this space; painting lyrics as if they were roman artworks to be displayed. Imagine that! Your Millennial life being turned into mosaics and frescoes that portray your “identity crisis” as gorgeously Biblical. In some ways, we have all wished that our confusions over what we should do with our lives/ ourselves could be transferred into beauty, of which EZI does it with briskness and nuance. 

Vocally, EZI vapes her voice. She hits her notes like wind strikes trees; rustling her lyrics like two natures clashing, virtue and verse. From “Family Tree” to “Do Number 1,”  she was introducing new songs and bringing forth a hidden ingredient to pop stardom that no one acknowledges enough: simplicity. Billie Eilish was just herself, and, in a year, got millions of followers. Meanwhile, Lorde, literally, wrote her chart-topping hit, “Royals,” in her bedroom, with her synthesizer, while she reminiscing about what it is to be broke and hang out with your friends. EZI has that same level of accessibility; warming her audience like a batch of milk and cookies. They ate up her approachability because, to this generation, that is glam. 

In an odd way, vulnerability has become a staple to stardom. Everyone wants to show that they are just like anyone else, and, in doing so, EZI becomes someone unique. “Need You Like That” and “Dancing In The Room” had her performing as if these songs were being written in the moment. They were pop monologues meant to soliloquy all your fears with danceable rhythms and a voice/ personality that says, “I hear ya, girl! I’m going through it, too!” For More Information On EZI Click Here.