Personal Trainer Release New EP “Reflex” via Acrophase Records
Personal Trainer, the project of Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Kayla Mickelsen and producer, George Seay have released their new EP, Reflex which is out via Acrophase Records (PWNT, nickname jos, Ginger Root).
Blending vintage pop aesthetics with diary-like songwriting, Personal Trainer creates a lo-fi sound that speaks to the heart of a young generation. Made up of singer/songwriter Kayla Mickelsen and producer George Seay, the Nashville-based duo has quickly won over legions of fans with intimate, lovelorn songs. Now, with the release of their new EP Reflex, they are on the brink of reaching a national audience.
Personal Trainer first emerged in 2019 with the single “Obsessed,” which currently boasts over one million streams. In the ensuing years, they continued their meteoric rise, building a catalog of increasingly impressive content. To date, they’ve been featured on genre-defining playlists including Indie Pop, Fresh Finds, Bedroom Pop, in addition to earning support from David Dean Burkhart, BIRP!, Vanyaland, Atwood Magazine, Ones to Watch and more.
Kayla and George have that unique synergy that only comes from years of making music together. They’ve spent six years working together on a variety of projects, becoming keenly aware of how to accentuate each other’s strengths.
The 5 track record will captivate you to your core, 5 tracks that bring this dream-pop influence to your world. Consuming the audience from the first track through to the last, as the outfit showcases their expressive range.
The record commences with previously released “Added Sugar”, “Added Sugar” welcomes you into the midst of this intoxicating ensemble. Delicate vocal harmonies ooze such appeal and distinct emotional pull from the ethereal range on offer throughout. The textures of the immersive sweeping synth notes and complex beats sculpt out the expressive atmosphere. This dreamy composition hooks the audience as they embrace the alluring ambiance and the magnitude of the energy cascading throughout the journey. That tantalizing energy flows onto the next track “Cowboy Boots”. This dreamy pop creation starts with this intoxicating bass building the mighty complex low-end, whilst the delirious guitar noodles across the atmospherical arrangement. The delicate vocal notes bring this cutting attribute to the elusive ambiance. The instrumentation powers through lo-fi passages to the brighter explosions, whilst the percussion sweeps the audience into the impressive current. The rhythms intensify and become the ultimate hook.
As the record continues, Personal Trainer allows this fearless attitude to enthrall. The EP channels such exploratory territory with “POPSTARB!TCH“, the outfit allows this pop masterpiece to capture such attitude. A hit track with this precise aggression, cutting, and addictive. “Hungover” is the penultimate track on their record, slowing down the momentum, a slower build, and more delicate, reflective of the lyrics and overall mood. Finally “Main Character” brings that hype back to the final composition, the journey nothing short of immense, Personal Trainer capture all the above and lets this angular creation shine for the fitting final crescendo of this impressive record.
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