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"Ledger" is the self-titled solo, debut EP from English drummer and co-vocalist for the American hard rock band Skillet, released 13th April 2018 on the Atlantic label.
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The Ledger EP is a stellar collection that promises a great future for this siren. Triumphant, “I’m Not Dead Yet” sees Ledger showing off her sassy Rock chops, weaving a catchy, almost danceable track that cements her talents as a solo artist. Next, the emphatic beat of “Warrior” sees her joined by her Skillet compadre John Cooper for a truly infectious good time. Meanwhile, electronic atmospherics weave the core of the self-empowerment anthem “BOLD.”
Ledger plays with children’s rhymes on the Synthpop-tinged “Foreigner,” which builds into explosive, soaring choruses that wink at other outsiders who possess a fire in their souls that causes them to search for something more. In turn, a confession of the crushing abilities of love, ballad “Ruins” serves to highlight the upper-register of Ledger’s wispy, angelic vocals. She then boldly cranks it back up, to end with the scrumptious synths that anchor the bass-heavy, dance groove of “Iconic,” an infectious fiesta of hip-shaking Rock-n-Roll.
It would be entirely unfair to judge the potential of a career on six songs alone, so the Ledger EP merely stands as a whetting of the appetite for more material from this truly talented lady. Sure, half the tracks closely embrace her Skillet family (“I’m Not Dead Yet,” “Warrior,” “Iconic”), but the collection is fraught with intelligently poetic lyrics, prose that weave a curious sense of searching for something much greater than ourselves. Ultimately, the Ledger EP shows abundant heaps of promise for this talented woman as a solo artist, even if we do not want her to quit her ‘day job.’
Reviewed by Jeannie Blue for crypticrock.com.
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