GENRE; Dream Pop( Guitar Dreamy Mellow Vibes) /Indie( Melodic Pop Rock) / Dark-Pop
RELEASE DATE; 28 October, 2025
RATING; 4/5
Mary Jennings’ Pyrotechnicolor doesn’t sound like a collection of songs written to fit a trend or a moment, it sounds like a release. These tracks were written over ten years, and you can feel that time in every note. The title track crystallizes the EP’s emotional thesis in one striking moment, as Jennings sings, “oh do you want to stay for the show, watch it as it all explodes, in pyrotechnicolor, incendiary under, already violent skies, watch it as it fries.” The line captures the song’s tension perfectly, inviting the listener to witness emotional collapse not as chaos alone, but as something vivid, dangerous, and impossible to look away from. The song simmers, pulling the listener inward and setting up the emotional fire that fuels the EP.
That fire grows louder On “Phoenix on Fire,” Jennings distills the song’s emotional core into a striking moment of self-reckoning, singing, “A phoenix on fire, rise beyond higher, I’m in control, And I know, I can be cruel, I can be mean, I can be human, monster, machine, kill you slow , Or let you go.” The line captures the tension between power and vulnerability, acknowledging the capacity for destruction while choosing release over revenge. On “Smolders,” Jennings distills lingering love into a single, quietly devastating refrain “My heart Smolders over you, No matter what I do, it’s all so close in the rear view , You and I blazing blue , Looking over my shoulder, My heart still Smolders” The line captures the song’s emotional core, where past and present blur, and love refuses to cool, even when it’s already behind her.
On “Drown in the Desert,” Jennings reaches one of the EP’s most emotionally raw moments, singing: “You are the only one I know, Who would drown in the desert, Who would sink in the shallow pools, Left behind by a cloud’s soft cries, So take space, seek thyself, forge unknown ways, Let go of hurt, or die alone, And drown in the desert.” The lyrics are haunting and vivid, capturing both isolation and the necessity of self-reckoning. It’s a track that feels like a caution and a catharsis all at once, embodying the EP’s theme of confronting pain and transformation head-on. That sense of tension carries into “Take a Number,” Jennings delivers a striking reflection on modern pressures, singing, “I no longer fear death, I fear the life we’re racing toward, where those that give life are expected to make it with hands tied behind their backs, we are under attack.” The line crystallizes the track’s sense of frustration and urgency, giving voice to the emotional and societal constraints that shape the EP’s narrative.
Closing the EP, “Burn” confronts emotional overwhelm head-on, with lyrics like, “It’s too much, to buckle and rise above, we hesitate to resonate, any sense of love,” capturing the tension between vulnerability and resilience that defines the project’s final moments. Pyrotechnicolor is an emotionally grounded, carefully crafted EP that reflects Mary Jennings at her most unfiltered. It’s not just a listen, it’s a lived-in experience, shaped by loss, resilience, and the courage to let the flames show.
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