EP · 2024

Power Cut, Candles Lit

Five loose, playful grooves recorded fast: Sunday dinner, rooftop air, a street-corner sax and a blackout.

Tracks

1. Sunday Roast ShuffleGrandma at the oven and Uncle at the door. It's a shuffle you can set a table to.shuffle soul, groove soul3:12
2. Joy Walked In Without a ReasonNo prize, no phone call, and joy walked in anyway. I think it's the truest thing I've written about happiness.gospel soul, anthem soul2:32
3. Rooftop Hours, Sing Up to the SunSix flights up, out of breath, and the whole city below. The horns do the climbing for me.jazz-pop, rooftop soul3:46
4. Corner Sax, Coins and CocoaA busker on the corner with his collar up in the cold. We paid him in cocoa and he played on the record.jazz-pop, street jazz2:24
5. Power Cut on Juniper StreetThe whole street gasps and then shouts when the lights go out. It's a party that only happens in a blackout.playful soul, horn soul3:17

Liner notes

After the careful records, I wanted something that sounded like a Saturday afternoon jam. We recorded these five in a single day with the horns and rhythm section in the same room, and the first or second take is what you hear. There's a lot of laughing in the bleed, and I left it in on purpose.

Nina Vale