We have been intently following the unveiling of Patryk Kania‘s EP, and recently featured Pearls, Boating and the title track, Gin Mill Club. Once we heard that the EP was fully released, we couldn’t wait to join Patryk on the complete journey, listing from the beginning and making our way through what we anticipate is a cohesive exploration of the rising artist’s creative mind.
The EP opens with the title track, taking us on a hedonistic and subversive trip, introducing us to the concept of the record. As a reminder, Patryk confesses, “The Gin Mill Club was a place where I would lose myself often. The music would get so loud and the vodka would hit so hard that both my mind and my body would become numb. After all, it was a party – one that never seemed to end.”
Next up is Girlfriend, which opens up with a charismatic bassline and intricate, nuanced percussion as Patryk shares his seductive and breathy energy with us. The track certainly showcases the star’s fierce and assertive flow and we love the playful melodic riffs, which intertwine perfectly with the charming nature of the prose.
Boating follows on with a reverberating, dimensional synthscape and further solidifies the evocative nature of the EP as the story “weaves a haunting tale of seeking closeness in all the wrong places – a world of emotional cruising.”
Next up is a new one for us, Mallorca, which has a cerebral intro before we are joined with an introspective perspective from our star. The track feels like a solid representation of Patryk’s sound, whilst we are transported with the expansive energy of the creator once again.
Finally, we experience the psychedelic finale to the record – Pearls. We are reminded by Patryk that the song is “a tribute to my beautiful friends and its title is a reference to the place we all grew up in, which by many has been called ‘the pearl of Lubusz land’.”
Overall, Gin Mill Club is a highly cinematic, cohesive and elegant body of work showcasing an exemplary and refined brand, demonstrating succinctly the type of artist Patryk Kania is.
We appreciate his vulnerability, his emotional depth, his ability to create a tapestry of sound that is immersive and simultaneously intricate. We have added Girlfriend to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream the EP on repeat!