EMMMA today 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.
‘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.
As EMMMA explains, “I’ve heard a lot of people compare it to losing a limb, this feeling of walking around as though something crucial is missing,” she explains. “Everything just stopped, and it kept stopping. At the same time, whatever was missing… I knew I didn’t really want it back, because it wasn’t right for me. But it was still really jarring.”
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.
EMMMA adds, “It’s definitely about just trying to enjoy the final moments of a relationship before it ends, just for a little longer.”
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