Parker Young
With the release of their debut EP in June, Nashville boy-girl pop duo MYZICA offers a synthy dose of sweet indie pop that sticks in your head without the bad aftertaste of bubble-gum pop. Micah Tawlks, a producer who works with the likes of Matthew Perryman Jones, and Isaaca Byrd, a bassist and backup vocalist for a range of artists, cranked out the bulk of the EP in three weeks. Since then, they have toured around Nashville and up the East Coast as MYZICA. Their highlight single, “Ready or Not” was featured in Marvel’s latest “Fantastic Four” iteration.
Byrd’s silky vocals pair perfectly with such sweet lyrics as “Call it perfect timing, call it fate/ Well, I know this is right, this is love at first sight” from the track, “Wait Just a Minute.” The EP is an easy listen, with the occasional ’80s keyboard influence and modern melodies enhanced by background vocals in all the right places. As Byrd croons about a love interest on “Believer,” MYZICA makes us want to believe.
