New Music Friday!

The new album, Weirdo, from Emma-Jean Thackray is definitely another standout among the slew of April 25th releases. Composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, E-JT is back with her 2nd LP: 57 minutes of mostly upbeat, funky, jazzy, and sometimes danceable tracks (19 of them to be exact). I enjoyed her her 2021 debut, Yellow, but I already feel like I enjoyed this one more. Lyrically, the album was blunt, honest, personal, and funny (and, at times, dark and bleak, too). Taken from her Bandcamp page:

“I think we need to talk about the dark shit in our heads, and finding the humour in it only makes that easier. The lyrics to this are very diary-esque, like confessional poetry, and the bare emotion of it is balanced out with lush jazz harmony, sweeping synths, and a pop punk silliness. When you centre in on the silliness it’s easier to speak on your pain, and easier for others to hear it.”


I adore her.
 
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