‘It’s Not You, It’s Summer’ is Gabzy’s Confessional for the Season
Frankly speaking, summer is incomplete without Gabzy’s music to soundtrack the experience—heat, love, and scantily dressed bodies. With little to no defined rollout heralding his new 6-track EP, besides the announcement of the After Summer Tour kicking off in August and a lead single, “So Much Sense” featuring Fireboy DML, Gabzy draws from freshly lived, somewhat intimate experiences to chronicle varying perspectives on love and relationships in ‘It’s Not You, It’s Summer’. Helmed by a diverse selection of producers, he tells stable and unstable narratives over minimalistic and slightly groovy rhythms, reminiscent of earlier projects like ‘Malone’.
This new EP sees the return of Gabzy’s alter ego, Malone—a toxic side of him that contrasts the lover boy persona—slipping out on tracks like “After Summer”, while a deeply vulnerable delivery emerges on a song like “Patience”.
The 16-minute EP opens with the partly acoustic “New Body”, produced by Jester Beats and APGoKrazy. Gabzy specifically dedicates this one to the newly improved physique of his muse, describing her as a “work of art” and a “diamond in the rough”. The production on “New Body” transitions into the groove of a drum set, with the guitar now serving as a backdrop that allows Gabzy to confess how intensely he’s attracted to the physique of his muse. The EP picks up with the groovier AoD and The Elements-produced “So Much Sense” featuring Fireboy DML, which matches the flirtatious and non-committal vibe the track aims for. It paints a good time, fuelled by everything a summer party into the night offers.
Maintaining a similar upbeat tempo, the EP progresses into the introspective “So Easy”, where Gabzy reflects on personal struggles, betrayal, and success accompanied by gratitude. On the fourth track, “Patience”, he is more emotional and sombre, at the verge of losing someone he deeply loves, and so he pleads with her to be patient with him. The masterful production by Le Mav conveys an equally emotive essence, reinforcing the vulnerability Gabzy intends to pass on to listeners.
“After Summer” finds Gabzy in a self-inflicted heartache, triggered by the commitment issues also evidenced in earlier releases like “As Friends”. Yet through it all, he admits he’s the problem, and while his heart may want her, his body will chase another feeling. He closes ‘It’s Not You, It’s Summer’ with the light-hearted yet flirtatious “So Special” featuring Victony, on a niche subject matter he effortlessly thrives in.
Gabzy’s ‘It’s Not You, It’s Summer’ delivers music from the lens of his long-standing duo personalities, as evidenced in several past projects, including his two-pack EP ‘Round 1’ from November last year. With this new offering, he invites listeners into an emotionally chaotic world, charged by women, indecision, uncertainty, and summer parties.
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