Miki Fiki is a new project started by singer/songwriting Ted Hartog. His debut self-titled EP is a brass-heavy collection of heartbreaky pop tunes that have an irresistably sweet blend of nostalgia, catharsis and melancholy. Clearly influenced by indie pop sensations like Whitney and Ben Folds, Hartog’s work is lyric-heavy, with triumphant melodies that stick like glue to memory. The EP’s three songs chronicle the chaos of the post breakup emotional state and painstakingly organize it. If this short work is any indication of what’s to come from Miki Fiki in the future, indie pop fans had better be on the lookout because, sonically, there’s nothing else like this happening in Nashville.
-Andrew Strader