BEC STEVENS

WhyDon’tYouJust

HOBBLEDEHOY

The second EP from Melbourne indie-rock trailblazer Bec Stevens is decidedly raw – twangy, spacious strumming, papery drums and warbling strings build sparse and smoky soundscapes for Stevens to howl over, which she does with wild might. She makes 26 minutes feel like five, and captures the essence of her goosebump-inducing live show with such dazzling veracity that if we crank our headphones loud enough and squint reeeeeally hard, we can almost see ourselves there. Comparisons to acts like Camp Cope and Beach Bunny are fair, but there’s a tonal eccentricity to WhyDon’tYouJust that is entirely Stevens’ own. It’s a strikingly sensitive, peak-and-valley charisma that we simply can’t get enough of.