Emmy the Great : 'The Edward EP'
Released: 10th August 2009
Label: Close Harbour
The innocence of Youth and naivety are on full display in this, the brand new EP from folk songstress Emmy The Great (real name Emma Lee Moss). ‘The Edward EP’ or ‘First songs’ as it is also being dubbed, is a charming 4-track EP released on Emma’s own Close Harbour Label, a small collection of songs heralding back to the early days of her career, and while they are not the strongest lyrically they display perfectly how she has developed and matured as a songwriter. All four songs feature amusing references to pop-culture of yesteryear most obviously in ‘Canopies and Drapes’ a very simple acoustic song in which she eulogises of a breakup ‘My heard hurts, I wise I never woke up, I feel worse then when S Club 7 broke up’. She also sings further in the song of other artists that have obviously influenced her including Billy Joel (although she decided she does not like him anymore), David Bowie and The Magnetic Fields. All these references allow the listener to connect to Emmy further and only aid in understanding where she was in her life at the time the song was written. Everyone can remember the day that any relationship breaking up simply seemed like the end of the world and when music was the most important thing that existed (besides love obviously).
The wittily titled ‘Edward is Deadwood’ will be a favourite of any existing lovers of Emmy the Great as it sticks to the tried and tested (yet brilliant) formula that Miss Moss does so well, start off slow, then build and build until the song climaxes with a good dose of harmonic backing vocals and a dramatic increase in the songs tempo. While ‘Two Steps Forward’ is a standard love story, yet as always told in Emmy’s own unique way.
The Edward EP is being bundled with the re-release of ‘First Love’ Emmy’s critically acclaimed debut album, a worthwhile purchase if you don’t have it. However if you simply want to add to your Emmy collection see if you can pick up a copy of this E.P, its fun, catchy and doesn’t take itself to seriously, yet it still exists as a credible showcase of an artist who was still finding her feet.
Words: Kevin Angel
Posts: 2
Reply #1 on : Thu July 14, 2011, 16:35:08
Write a comment
- Required fields are marked with *.
-->
Posts: 2
Reply #2 on : Wed July 20, 2011, 13:42:12