Written by Lauren Rosier
Today, February 15, 2022, the Santa Cruz-based singer/songwriter, Stel Furet, shares his brand new, conceptual debut EP, human nature machine, available now.
“Human Nature Machine is a telling of my journey and I think most people can relate to it. It’s full of imagery meant to be inspiring and thought-provoking,” says Furet. “I haven’t quite put it into words yet, but I believe the EP is about the relationship we have with ourselves and how that relationship carries us through the world. How human nature drives us unrelentlessly forward as a collective machine.”
The EP opens with the track, “33 1/2,” a rootsy track that illustrates the simple and beautiful melodies that Furet has written in this song. It has a great tempo and it reminds me of artists like Blind Melon, Neil Young, The Wallflowers, and many similar singer/songwriters and artists from the 90s.
The second song on the EP is called “Just For Me.” On this track, it’s obvious he has some female inspiration and sings about all the things that he loves about this woman.
The song “Chelsea” opens with excellent electric guitar work and breaks into Furet singing about the neighborhood of Chelsea in New York. The guitar instrumentation in the track is just fantastic.
Following “Chelsea” is the track “Next Tuesday.” Furet sings “if you’re around next Tuesday/let’s take the train/out of the city/and we’ll look out on the world/as we roll on down the tracks/and dream about forever/about things getting better/we’ll make it home again…”
The final song on the EP is “The Mirror,” a beautiful piano-based track where Furet sings about things being unclear for him and that he’s unable to face himself in “the mirror.”
The EP features Stel Furet on vocals, guitars, and keys; John O’Reilly Jr. on the drums; Ed Kornhouser on the keys; Jenn Grinels with background vocals; and Jason Littlefield on the bass.
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