Myylo, I Do (EP) | Album Review 💿

The ‘King of Bops’ about boys, Myylo, warms up January 2021 with his fabulous four-track EP, I Do.

Myylo doesn’t miss a beat, and if he does happen to miss a beat – well – I’ve yet to see it.  The Nashville-based pop musician churns out those bops like they’re nothing.  Making those bops distinct and especially potent is the subject matter: boys, boys, and more boys.  If I haven’t outlined it sufficiently, with Michael Myylo Lewis, you’re going to get BOYS.  And guess what? We love it! He warms up January 2021 with his four-song EP, 💿 I Do. Let’s jump right into it, shall we!

“I Do” 

✅ 🎵 “I Do,” the title track, fittingly commences the EP.  Notably, “I Do” is a bit of a departure for Myylo.  He doesn’t lust after a daddy or reference cyborgs.  Instead, he focuses on true love, giving you ‘all the feels.’  In some ways, the singer/songwriter strips things down more than usual, unconcerned with novelty and focused merely on enduring, forever love.  “I am so glad I’m giving you my heart,” he asserts on the pre-chorus, later stating on the bridge, “I do, I do, do / Wanna grown old with you.”  This is a very mature, thoughtful record that should totally tickle any- and everyone’s fancy.

“Kissing on Your Dad”

“Came over to play Xbox / I didn’t think I’d meet a sexpot…” Oh snap! After being totally devoted on “I Do,” Myylo lusts for daddy on the fantastic, absolutely laugh out loud hilarious ✅ 🎵 “Kissing on Your Dad”. “…He came upstairs from his man cave / I had to tell myself to behave.” He takes us on a flirtatious trip where, expectedly, we get a description of the hot dad making young Michael Myylo Lewis feel some type of way – “And he’s so damn tall call him Megatron / Votes democrat with the mail-in.” Wow!  That said, can you blame him for being turned on? “I want to be the one he’s nailing” definitely sums up quarantine horniness perfectly.

“Bored to Tears” 

“And from the minute I hit it I felt we should be friends / I think I need something different and this isn’t, isn’t it / Don’t feel the sparkies or fireworks when I’m kissing him…” During COVID-19, many of us found ourselves totally ✅ 🎵 “Bored to Tears” – isolation will do that to you.  That said, in Myylo’s case, he’s referencing these boys who just don’t do it for him – “Bored to tears /…with these boys round here.”  Regarding the sound, we get a dash of urban-pop production, with the beat being adding a touch of trap. Hip-hop cues and electronic synths aside, Myylo keeps it pop. As always, he gives us that attitude, playful vocals, and of course, fun lyrics. A prime example comes when he describes his particularly the bad date with the “Hank in a tank with a nip slip” from the gym.

“Cut Him Off”

“Look babe, I know you’re sad / He’s the best damn dick that you ever had / But I don’t think you were such a match, okay.” Myylo continues to be the gift to LGBTQ+ music community 🏳️‍🌈 that just keeps on giving on ✅ 🎵 “Cut Him Off”. Backed by 🎙 Christian Fiore production, “Cut Him Off” is groovy, colorful, and well executed.  Myylo is bold and unapologetic from the onset. as he makes it clear this guy was clearly “a fuck boy prodigy” – not worth the energy let alone heartache.  Giving advice to a friend dejected by the loss of this no-good dude, Lewis makes it clear that it’s best to “cut him off.” We’re served up great vocals – boyish, bright, enthusiastic, and energetic.  The lyrics are on-point, with gems like “I should know I’m the pot you’re the kettle / He’s a spork and that’s dumb utensil.”

Final Thoughts 💭 

Myylo definitely warms up January 2021 with I Do.  All four songs are distinct of one another, and all four songs are winners.  The cons? None, save for the fact that sadly, we only have four songs to listen to from the ‘king of bops.’ We’ll take it though! 

✅ Gems 💎: “I Do,” “Kissing on Your Dad,” “Bored to Tears” & “Cut Him Off”

🎙 Myylo • 💿 I Do (EP) • 🏷 OK Be Nice • 🗓 1.8.21

[📷: OK Be Nice]