Five tracks of pure kinetic energy right here. Runner2's EP distills the BIT.TRIP Runner2 experience into this tight collection that hits way harder than you'd expect from a rhythm platformer. "Jolly Frolic" is deceptively complex, layering cheerful melodies over driving beats that evolve as you imagine collecting gold.
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"Frank Engage" gets aggressive with punchy brass stabs and rolling percussion. Then "Shake a Leg" strips it back to this bouncy, almost jazz-inflected groove that just. Keeps going. "I Am Only a Man" closes things out with a surprisingly emotional vocal arrangement that lands after all the frenetic energy before it.
Short but dense, perfect for anyone who played Runner2 until their thumbs ached.