EMMMA releases her second EP, ‘Wednesday’s Child’, which is accompanied by a video for its focus track ‘Cards’. It emerges as EMMMA is currently introducing herself to fresh audiences across the UK and Ireland as special guest to Pale Waves. Listen HERE.
‘Wednesday’s Child’ represents a leap of growth beyond last year’s debut EP ‘Secondary Character’. Its songs have been constructed to be able to burst into life when played in big venues, while its themes are dominated by the end of a long-term relationship. But there’s more to the narrative than just mere heartache, it’s also about the what-comes-next? Coming to terms with such changes, rediscovering who you are, and eventually moving forwards again.
The EP’s new focus track ‘Cards’ starts sombre, as EMMMA paints a portrait of two people trapped in a silent stalemate, no longer sure why they’re together. But as the beat quickens, it feels like a sonic metaphor for a relationship stuck at a crossroads: there’s no prospect of a future so the only escape is to race off into the unknown. Her affecting songwriting and the track’s bittersweet tone recalls boygenius’s ‘Strong Enough’ in the frustration of never having a straight answer as to what went wrong. Sometimes, that’s just the way the cards fall.
The accompanying video for ‘Cards’ depicts EMMMA as a mermaid-style figure, observing as the waves whip up upon a beach. The dry land is the safety – but ultimate unhappiness – of the remnants of the relationships. And so diving into the unknown of the sea is the only option.
Joining ‘Cards’ and the recent singles ‘Cut The Breaks’, ‘Wednesday’s Child’, ‘Burning Bridges’ and ‘Whiplash’ is a second new song in the shape of ‘Morning’. It’s a stunning final chapter for the EP. Piano notes swirl like dustmotes caught in the light that breaks through a gap in the curtains; daylight on the other side offers that harsh but necessary dose of reality. As the song reaches the outro, though, we hear her voice taking on a new-found peace, accepting that change is part of life. Suddenly, we’re seeing things clearly.
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