EP · 2021

Kitchen Light Letters

Six cold-weather letters home, written at kitchen tables and window ledges in the quiet before dawn.

Tracks

1. Kitchen Light at OneOne a.m., kettle on, no one to talk to but the song. It sets the temperature for the whole EP.bedroom r&b, cosy soul3:16
2. Three A.M. PostcardA postcard I wrote in my head and then actually wrote out. The city was holding its breath with me.neo-soul, hushed soul3:30
3. Frost on the Windshield, Heat OnScraping the windshield on the first frost, and feeling weirdly romantic about it. I couldn't resist.acoustic soul, cosy soul2:56
4. Dear You, Wish You Were HereA letter to someone far away, written like a weather report. It's the most wistful track here.quiet storm, melancholy soul3:06
5. Small Hands, Big NightA tiny hand, a huge night, and a house humming at two a.m. I wrote it for my little cousin and cried a bit.lullaby soul, bedroom r&b2:53
6. Corridor of Closed DoorsCarpet swallowing every step in a hotel hallway. I closed with the loneliest corridor I could imagine.hushed soul, dream soul3:16

Liner notes

I wrote this EP during a long winter when I barely left the apartment. Everything on it is small: a kitchen light, a postcard, a baby's hand around my thumb. I recorded it all in one week, close to the mic, with the heater ticking in the background on purpose. It's the softest thing I'd made so far, and I wasn't sure I was allowed to put out something this quiet.

Veda Monroe