"Overall, Inspire, flows very well and besides being well written, it’s also extremely well produced, which reflects just how multitalented this young band is. The guitars have a dreamy tone and a wonderful analog feel to them, the bass is ever present, the drums are very well integrated in the mix. So it’s only giving Polyphia good credit to say that the EP was fully produced by the band themselves, and stands as a self-release. Technically gifted, solid songwriters and with a very effective DIY attitude – these guys are worth gold.
Inspire is ambitious – very ambitious. It is bittersweet for me to say that it is along its ambition that it loses some of its trait, as the guitars are as overbearing sometimes, as they are beautiful and well executed ¾ of the time. Inspire ends up beating most of the band’s competition, but not creating anything very far from what said competition has created, and holding on to some of the genre’s traditional schematics. Polyphia have what it takes and more to position themselves above any band practicing this kind of music. They’re young, extremely talented and well-rounded, and in the future all they need to do is to not try to outshine Inspire (or even themselves), but to create a more characteristic release.
Polyphia are a young, talented and very capable unit. Inspire proves me right."
