(with Jeremy Warmsely)
I don’t want to be all I got to her first, but I did. I don’t want to be possessive but I am. Search Elbo.ws and you won’t even find my post from 2005 on Emmy the Great (or the follow-up post for that matter) since it predates it’s search function. I will admit to letting her fall out of my life for a bit. But Emmy’s back and I’d like to add to all the internet noise that’s being whipped up about her. Her newest songs are part of a singles club by the British “magazine” Kruger, they’re toss-offs that continue her lofi winning streak.
“Paper Trails” is of the relationship gone sour song genre, and it might as well be a capella given how low the guitar and occasional tambourines are in the mix. This sounds like Ani Difranco meets Dar Williams, minus Ani’s pretension and Dar’s preciousness. Don’t you just love pop!
Visit Kruger and sign up for their singles club to download the one other new Emmy The Great track. Her new official single comes out in the UK on Nov. 19.
Paper Trails (Give it a few seconds to load, there’s about 7 seconds of dead air at the start of “Paper Trails”)