Zach James Douglas releases colourful E.P "4x2"

Dublin hailing songwriter and producer Zach James Douglas has returned with a vibrant new E.P "4x2.” The new offering is set to take you on a journey with the E.P’s mixture of pop, shoegaze and dance, all executed to perfection whilst the tracks explore meaningful connections and intimacy. With a mixture of guest vocalists, each track has a different influence and edge, enticing us in even further.

Ambient sounding music and shoegaze are clear inspirations for Zach James Douglas. Tracks such as “Vacant Days & Panic Attacks” feature a swirling pot of melodies that marry well with each other. Whilst synths and guitars that play these melodies ebb and flow between each other, softly-penned drums sound crisp as they land in between. “You’re Still Everything” showcases his crisp production in full light whilst retaining minimalistic feeling. In doing so he allows emotionally penned vocals to glisten in the mix, creating an irresistible offering.

About the four track release Douglas says: “”4x2” is unlike anything I’ve ever written before. I’m usually quite an autobiographical writer. I write as a form of catharsis, as a way to unpack my own anxieties and insecurities, but with this EP, given that we were collectively living in a unique moment in time, within this

one shared experience, where every person was dealing with the same fears, the same constant uncertainty and carried a similar uneasy sense of hope that things were eventually going to get better, I felt I had to step outside of my own little bubble and try to write about something a little more universal. As we were gradually reintroduced back into the real world, I began speaking to my friends and family and slowly started to notice that over time, the same common themes were consistently arising and although each individual experience was unique, they often shared similar feelings of doubt, shame, anger and helplessness. It became evident that within this same communal experience, there were even smaller subsets that shared an odd type of kinship when it came to navigating relationships, both new and old, through such unprecedented times, which was comforting in a strange sort of way.”

The music is in the right place - hard-hitting, irresistible and enticing. With such an infectious sound, we can’t wait to see where Zach James Douglas will take this.