Released March 28, 2025. Available on Spotify.
Enjoy is the solo project of Wyatt Shears of The Garden fame – based in Orange County, California. This album features a lot of similar moves and vibes from the punk and rock spectrum of The Garden and Enjoy’s signature ‘Vada Vada’ sound.
The album itself is well-produced and polished in execution. The instrumentation is tight and well-arranged but never too overwhelming and quite balanced. There is an inherent bounciness mixed with melancholy that is an interesting combination in this album – almost like a playful sadness.
There isn’t really anything broadly new as far as sound or style in this album relative to other Enjoy or The Garden music, but sometimes that is a good thing. Instead, it seems like a refinement of a specific part of their sound they really wanted to hone in on, and they do it well.
Standout tracks from this album are “Slip of the Memory”, “My Garelli”, and “Vulture”, but there are also no songs on this album that drag. It’s a pretty smooth ride throughout the album, with nothing any fan would really want to skip. It’s really hard to pick the best when all the songs are good.
For fans of Enjoy and The Garden, or anyone who likes well-made and catchy punk/rock/alternative music, you will not want to miss this release.