Monday 17 September 2012

Charlotte Church // O N E

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It’s been a while since Miss Church has released anything (her last release Back To Scratch was released back in 2010) but now she’s back with the first of 5 EP to be released over the next 12 months in the form of O N E.

The four track EP opens with the track The Rise, it starts off seeming quiet but by the end of it, it is a thundering crescendo, a track suitable for the opening of an album. Building on the ending of the first track is the second number, Say It’s True, a track that in some ways reminds us a little of a Coldplay track but that would be in home in the charts at the moment.

Starting off quietly and lulling you into a false sense of ethereal feeling, How Not To Be Surprised When You’re A Ghost constantly builds with Church’s huge voice, before dropping back to that ethereal sound to end with. The closing track is a fitting end to the EP, as it could easily be seen as the closing song to a film with it’s mix of vocals, guitars & strings.

It’s an interesting sound from the Welsh singer, who seems to be heading in a new direction but taking the years of experience with her to experiment with. Should be interesting to see what else comes from the other EPs in the next few months.

Rating: 4/5

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