While not officially an E.P, we've decided to bundle Brooke Fraser's latest releases, a collection of four songs under the banner "IV Fridays", as one - just so we can review it and say just how amazing it really is!
So for the first four Fridays in July, Brooke Fraser has opened up her catalogue to present us with four unreleased songs, each one a gem. Continuing her new passion for electronic music, these songs are each powerful. It almost reminds me of when Everything But the Girl went from folk acoustic music to one of the best electronic groups around. Fraser's voice, like Tracey Thorn's, is powerful, strong and able to handle both acoustic music and electronica.
First release, "Human", is the strongest of the four, in fact, it's one of Fraser's strongest songs ever. This song is all kinds of beautiful, the lyrics are quite simply stunning, "It's not a failure to be flawed, it's perfectly symptomatic; I am not afraid of being more than I've been". I played this song for my best friend today and those lyrics brought her to tears, beautiful in so many ways. Then there's great instrumentation, which is both luscious and restrained. I adore how it strips away for the emotional lyrics and then hits back in. I am vomiting love for this song right now! And bonus points because it was released on my birthday!
July 8 saw us receive the gem that was "The Equator". This one is a little more straight pop/rock but with that thick synth beat underneath. There is so much longing in Fraser's delivery, the vocals beautifully bittersweet. The chorus is very catchy and I've found myself over the past week's just suddenly singing, "Till you pass the equator". Also love that ending, almost like a heartbeat - beautiful stuff.
Up next, the more moody, "St Petersburg". All these tracks are layered so brilliantly, and this is no exception. The production is so on point, creating a moody piece of music that emotes so wonderfully. Fraser's voice soars over the track and I constantly am in awe at her vocal performances, seeing her live in Melbourne in last year really cemented that for me. These tracks are art, art for the ears and art for the heart.
The final release is the wicked, "The Dead Don't Dance". This is the biggest dance track of the four, just heard that tomorrow sees Fraser releasing a remix of this great track. There's a haunting riff that plays throughout the song that adds an eerie feeling to the track, and with Fraser's voice sitting near the top of her register, paired they add a beautifully ethereal quality to the track. This is the perfect finish to the tracks.
What a great idea these releases were, I am so genuinely excited by every single one of these tunes. More please, more!
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