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Strangers, to lovers, to strangers again. No words spoken. No words needed. This is the end.
The tidal waves of pain and panic, of frantic breaths
With songs like “Ocean”, and “Dust”, the new EP and racing thoughts. Shaky hands and ivory keys starts at the beginning of the end, with Francesfeel a trickle of salty tears. The aftermath of a shat- chi revealing the struggle of accepting that things are the way they are and finding a way to move on tered heart, encapsulated in five touching songs. and grow from there. There is no darkness without a little light, and FranSparked by a break-up ceschi does add a tinge with a long-time beau, of hope and healing. Brixton-based singer/ “These new songs are songwriter Elissa Francesalso largely about the chi has created one of the aftermath and the most honest and moving beauty in renewal. My releases of the year. Her best friends noticed big fourth and latest release, changes in me, and I which is currently titled, wanted to write about the Salt EP, outlines the sad story so many of us know, of the agonizing end the possibilities in that, of becoming different.” and fight towards the new beginning. “There’s no sugar coating what this EP is. They are songs about Recorded in London, with Matt O’Grady (Deaf Haa relationship ending. The girl who wrote them was vanna, YouMeAtSix), her new EP was largely funded a bit broken,” explains Franceschi. “I found the gore by fan pre-orders through PledgeMusic.com, an artof losing your best friend and all that intimacy re- ist to fan networking and fund-raising site similar ally fascinating; the complexities in sustaining to the widely popular Kickstarter. Fans pledged by something, those fine lines between love and hate.” purchasing packages ranging from simple digital
“These new songs are also largely about the aftermath and the beauty in renewal.”
18 Sound, Phrase, & Fury • Mar/Apr 2013