The Calling EP has an inspirational vibe, sweet and edgy, like spicy honey.

Downtempo, Futuristic, philosophical and intimate, stylistic Sevdaliza echoes vintage Sade, Portishead, and Dust Brothers.

Production is silky and sophisticated throughout. Often evoking orchestras, with prominent strings and piano, this digital album is classically rooted.

The consistent cuts, (gentle) drops and fuzzy glitches keep the grooves compelling and sharp. Several tracks expertly incorporate Middle-Eastern riffs, nodding at the artist's ancestry. With fragile whispers and operatic warbles, Sevdaliza explores themes of isolation, spirituality and identity.

The breakbeat triphop of opening track "Syncable Soul" is likely to make it the EP's catchiest single. "Energ1" stands out for its relatively narrative content, a reflection on– and evaluation of– past love.

On "Human Nature," arguably the EP's most ambient track , the chantlike repetition of the lyric "touched by an angel," and liberal use of autotune, seem to play off both those title words and challenge their meanings. The outro prose poem about "selfishness" similarly contradicts that word's conventional definition.

Sevdaliza's lyrics frequently address the listener directly and/or offer wisdom, such as in "Soothsayer"–

The hero returns
In the heart
After she's learned
How to love herself
In both heaven or hell

...

Look inside, don't look back
Don't hide you

Her honest vulnerability is complemented by a confidence that suggests an emotional certainty, even, mystical authority.

I'm not a part

I'm not a part of anything.
–"Observer"

We belong to the stars.
–"5d"

SEVDALIZA- THE CALLING

The Calling EP has an inspirational vibe, sweet and edgy, like spicy honey.

Production is silky and sophisticated throughout. Often evoking orchestras, with prominent strings and piano, this digital album is classically rooted.