Review: Miles Jenson impresses with debut EP, ‘Sunshine Goldmine’

Miles Jenson is a cinematic pop auteur. With his debut EP, Sunshine Goldmine, he tinkers with various sounds and textures to create a fascinating, high-flying journey overlooking music’s vast landscape. Described as his “first true expression,” he found he was “finally honoring myself,” as he says in press materials. The meager, three-song project is a marvel, appropriately introducing him to the world as a surefire one to watch. It’s only going to get better from here. A yearning floods the EP and demonstrates Jenson’s committed work ethic and electrifying creative performance that leaps from the recording.

“I can’t be happy all the time / Baby, I turn on a dime,” he croons on his new single, “Turn On a Dime.” Flecked with a jazz sensibility, which makes sense as he’s the son of a jazz musician, the closing track signals the end of his initial chapter. Getting to that point is refreshing. “Country Club” rumbles with drums and strings, pinned together with piano and Jenson’s on-point caramel voice. Then, the titular cut puffs with a side-winding swagger that indicates he has much more to offer. You just can’t reveal your entire hand right off the bat. Sometimes, things are left best in bite-sized crumbs.

For debuts go, Miles Jenson’s Sunshine Goldmine is a statement piece that puts him on the right orbit to superstardom. It’s only a matter of time. Meanwhile, we’ll be spinning his EP on repeat for the foreseeable future.

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