EP · 2016

Porch Swing Season

Five songs about letters, porches and the first warm days of spring, cut in a week after the breakthrough.

Tracks

1. Quiet Snow on the Kitchen RadioSnow on the kitchen radio, falling since the supper dishes. It is a winter song, and I put it first so spring could feel earned.winter folk, kitchen americana3:57
2. Letters From the Old Zip CodeMy mama still sends a letter every other week with a pressed flower inside. I carry them all in a shoebox.letter-home country, groovy twang3:37
3. Windows Down for the First Warm DayThe first warm day and a sparrow on the sill, and suddenly I was driving with the windows down for no reason at all.spring americana, sunny folk3:58
4. Porch Swing SeasonI dragged the old swing out of the shed, dusted off the chains and sat there until dark. Nothing else happened, and that was the point.porch folk, cosy americana3:52
5. Slow Dance at the Edge of AprilDogwoods along the creek and a dress the colour of sky. I ended the EP with the gentlest dance I know.april waltz, dreamy americana4:16

Liner notes

After Orchard Road people started coming to the shows, and I got scared I would forget how to write small. So I went home for a week, sat on my mother's porch and wrote about what was in front of me: the mail, the swing, the dogwoods. We recorded it in her front room with the windows open, and you can hear a sparrow on the second track if you listen.

Josie Marlowe