MAALA is 21-year old Evan Sinton – and if that name sounds familiar it’s because a few years ago he placed third in reality television show New Zealand’s Got Talent. This will be part of Sony’s hesitance to spill his name before the songs had a chance to be properly heard – the golden-voiced teenager with his guitar undeniably did ‘got talent’ in 2012, but the songs he performed on the show and on his later-released Phosphenes EP are a far cry from the slick, radio-ready production of MAALA’s debut self-titled EP.