With its delicate balance of acoustic intimacy and lyrical heft, Sky McKee’s new EP, Less Is Less, is a reminder that sometimes less truly is more. It’s a collection of songs as sparse and poignant as a handwritten note slipped under a door. Opening with ‘Talking Heads’, Sky paints a wistful tribute to a childhood friendship, his voice floating like smoke over fingerpicked guitar. The song captures fleeting moments of solace and hope, like sunlight through cracked blinds. ‘Anita (I’m Losing)’ follows, offering a tender portrayal of loss that feels both deeply personal and universally familiar. The lyrics are soft but piercing, a gentle blade that cuts to the heart.

The EP’s closer ‘Broken Beyond Belief’ delivers its emotional payload with haunting simplicity. Sky’s quivering vocals and sparse instrumentation feel like the sonic equivalent of staring into a campfire, reflecting on wounds that will never fully heal. His introspective storytelling is on full show here as he peels back the layers of his craft here, inviting listeners to sit with life’s rawest emotions: grief, nostalgia, and the awkward sting of embarrassment.

“I’ve spent so much time trying to explain my life away in lyrics, I started wondering—what’s the point? Why do we create what we do if not to connect?”

“Evan Moring was a friend when I had no one. He was older, and we’d drive around listening to his mixtapes in his Volvo station wagon. Those moments kept me grounded and gave me hope. That’s why I started creating music in the first place.”

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