A stunningly ethereal new EP was released by SpaceAcre last month. ‘That Girl’ contains seven mesmerising tracks and soft synth-driven soundscapes fronted by chillingly beautiful vocals.
The EP opens with punching alt rock title track ‘That Girl’, which instantly sets the tone for a determined and powerful musical journey. SpaceAcre build on intriguing soundscapes and hauntingly refined vocal harmonies, it is adamant that Phoebe Little and Jas Scott have found a musical match in one another. We hear a softer, nearly fragile alternative pop sound on ‘Chemicals’, in stark but refreshing contrast to ‘That Girl’, that sound stays with us on ‘Say’. “‘Say’ is about the aftermath of losing a close friend very suddenly and unexpectedly. The song was triggered by a dream that Jas had, a few years after losing her best friend, Jamie.”
We hear the pain loss and grief bring on ‘Say’, almost as in a film, but in sound. The song nearly brings us to tears, “She saw his face in great detail like he was standing there right in front of her. That meeting felt like a gift from her subconscious. Our memories retain the essence of who someone was and what they mean to us, while the details can ebb away. The song, like grief, is a yearning to reach that person or somehow be able to follow them.” Being able to dig deep and relive these memories can be hard and painful, yet also tragically beautiful, which is what ‘Say’ shows wonderfully.
Songs ‘MoMo’ and ‘Open My Eyes’ take on a more uplifting indie pop sound, lifting the mood ever so slightly. ‘Familiar’ is the soft and evocative song that stands in the middle of aforementioned, making the EP a true emotional rollercoaster to experience. ‘Into The Dust’ is the soft nearly folk pop song that returns to an intimate and minimalistic sound that builds on beautiful vocals and a simple soundscape. A zipper slowly closing a bag of emotions and experiences, one we gratefully open once again to relive and re-experience ‘That Girl’ at least once more.
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