This is an amusing EP if there ever were one. Trisha Paytas is an internet celebrity who dabbles in making music, on the odd occasion. This release, celebrating plus-sized women around the world, is a short EP with a variety of songs on it. The main track did gain some novelty exposure, particularly in the USA but breaks down barriers of traditional sexuality. At the time of this EP’s release, the need for people to become more sexually open and dynamic was a desire by the younger generation in particular. With no further hesitation, let’s take a listen to this EP, and we shall hear where it goes.

1. Fat Chicks is the title and main song from this EP. It begins with a dramatic cyber melody and beats to match. It sounds quite good. Launching into a hilarious song about thick girls shaking their booty, this sounds very out there in a lyrical way. Surprisingly, Trisha Paytas has a reasonable voice on this EP, given her personal background. This is a fairly contemporary throwaway song musically, but the lyrical message is intent on breaking down barriers in the stereotypical world, even if this is fairly ordinary music. Gloriously humourous, this does have an impression on the listener. Some of the lyrics are very out there, and this song has a breakdown in the second half which is borderline freestyle. An interesting song, and something that is an eyebrow-raiser. A cool tune to listen to, this does have an interesting sound and lyrical matter to boot. Quirky, yet cool, this song is an interesting listen. Worth listening for a bit of a laugh. Different.

2. Hot For Teacher is a Van Halen cover. It begins with a treated set of drumming and sounds like it directly samples the Van Halen song itself. Not a great listen, to be honest. You’d think that this song could have been done better, considering the intent and purposes of the EP. Trisha Paytas puts in a take on the original song from the female perspective, although this could have been done with a better backing track. The original is far better, to be honest. Understandably, this EP is really only designed with the title track in mind. A bit weird, and not that good, to be honest. This song is a weird listen with poor mixing and sounds like a trashy cover, to be fair. It has mere novelty value and is very badly mixed. In any case, you may wish to skip ahead, which is preferable at this point. A good idea on paper that falls apart in reality. Anyway, this has mere novelty value throughout. Not great.

3. Little Less Conversation is an Elvis Presley cover. It launches into a different and original rendition of the Elvis Presley hit, which itself was a great song. Fortunately, this song is a better listen than the previous tune, as it is not entirely a poor listen and is better mixed and has original instrumentation on this tune. The guitars are prominent in this tune. Very cheesy, but understandably so. This is possibly why celebrities shouldn’t really make music of their own, as this EP points out. It fades out after two minutes. It’s okay.

4. Lost and Found is a piano ballad from the start that sounds extremely depressing to listen to. Trisha Paytas delivers a deep and emotional song that sounds extremely depressing. In any case, this is okay and better suited to Trisha Paytas’s voice than the previous two songs. Very ordinary, however. It seems that this EP has novelty value, but nothing else. Dreary is the way to describe this song, it sounds morbid and depressing. A poor choice of music, complete with nastily overdriven guitars. A really ordinary song to listen to, this is proof of the lacking value of this EP. This isn’t a pleasant listen and does not suit the EP’s personality throughout. Fortunately, this stinker of a song doesn’t need to be heard. A terrible attempt at Evanescence-styled music, this is not to be heard. Fortunately, it is relatively short and is less than four minutes long. Not good.

This is a mere novelty EP that only really is worth hearing for the title track. The title track does break down stereotypical barriers of sexuality, but the rest of the EP is just not on. Therefore, this is difficult to recommend to most people. Still, this is okay for a throwaway release. If you like your ladies plus-sized, then this is for you. Most people needn’t bother with this, however.

A good musical and social idea that is ruined by supporting tracks.

4/10