West Yorkshire artist HerOrangeCoat has released the first song from her forthcoming EP. It is called “Ballad 1 (Sorry)” and it is transcendent and heavenly. The emotion in her voice and the sublime sparseness of the instruments made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, not in fear, but in awe of such a sublime and pulchritudinous piece of music. Apparently, the song is not a cry for help, but rather a resolute, resigned defeat. It speaks to the vast mental health emergency, whilst detailing HerOrangeCoat’s own personal journey with anxiety. If the rest of the songs on the EP (‘Ballads for this Age’) are even half as good as “Ballad 1 (Sorry)” the EP will be a masterpiece.
She has a few dates coming up, I want to see her live, you should try and see her too!
Weird Garden, Lincoln 10 August
Northern Green Gathering 15 August
Bunkfest, Oxfordshire 30 August – 1 September
Otley Folk Club, headline 4 September
Circle Social, Leeds 13 September
Saltaire Festival 21 September
Supporting Bella Gaffney at the Topic Folk Club 14 November
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