Mary Jane
Summer Heart
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Mary Jane
Emily Bloom
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Tell me what you want
Emily Bloom
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Summer Heart
Emily Bloom
“This Summer Heart EP represents the journey these last years have taken me on … and written and vocalized (obvi) by yours truly, it’s all about the ups and ( mostly downs) … but more than that, it’s about the dark corners and vices in all of us, and the winding path personal growth can take. It’s about LA. I hope it means something to you, because it means a lot to us”.
Opening is “Tell me what you want”, which greets the listener with thoughtful, grave piano processed as if to swirl itself into the ethereal. Emily Bloom esque vocals dance their pleading, sensual magic. Drums kick in to give the song more power. A middle section takes the track to another place entirely, bass quite prominent.
“Let’s try to make it out alive, I’ve got to keep breathing”, suitably accompanies said piano. House elements herald a climax, the after party sedate, ringing and mournful.
She writes to “Mary Jane” afterwards. It’s also with piano, accompanied with bottomless bass and twitches of electronic origin. This one’s incredibly urgent and immediate, like seizing the moment. Despite that fact, it’s slow and driving, drums really propelling it. It’s like the vocals implore to be taken away from such pain and suffering.