NEW ‘JUPITER EP ACOUSTIC’ IS OUT NOW – LISTEN HERE
FEATURING THE NEW ACOUSTIC VERSION OF ‘JUPITER’
| “Provocative and fierce lyricism with dark-hued electronica.” – Wonderland “Emotionally fraught and stadium-worthy.” – The Line of Best Fit “Somewhere between Sia and Lana… really quite brilliant.” – Popjustice “Authentic, unapologetic and talented beyond her years.” – FAULT Magazine |
| Organically blending contemporary alt-pop ambitions with subtle retro influences while being fired up by defiant and determined attitude, OZ’s debut EP ‘Jupiter’ demonstrated her burgeoning reputation as a tastemaker tip. Its five songs earned a wealth of adds at Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube Music and Deezer, including four New Music Fridaysplus playlists curated by high profile artists Ella Henderson and Gabrielle Aplin. Her radio support grew in tandem, with BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio and Shoreditch Radio representing domestic highlights of her international airplay. Now OZ shares a different side to her artistry as she today shares her new release ‘Jupiter EP Acoustic’. The EP strips back the textured, dynamic productions of the original recordings to reveal the timeless craft that’s at the heart of each of her songs. The title track is a particularly striking example of the EP’s powers of reinvention. While OZ’s voice is now only supported by acoustic guitar, the song loses none of its intensity. Instead her vocal commands your attention, its stratospheric highs, husky blues and pure emotion resonating with a new found power. OZ commented, “As a songwriter, I think it’s always great to show that a song can stand on its own without all the shimmer and shine production adds. That’s what I wanted to achieve with the acoustic EP. Songs like ‘Jupiter’ are so much fun and stompy and loud, but at its very core it’s such a simple song. It’s always fun to give songs a new life.” The new EP also heightens the focus on OZ’s lyricism, which works especially well on opening track ‘Money’. A scathing strikedown of someone who sold their soul for money, its witty, cutting barbs are now exposed in a piano ballad that’s closer to the more reflective moments of Jade Bird. Again backed by piano, ‘Murder’ applies rousing drama to the pain of being broken-hearted, which peaks with OZ’s swirling vocal harmonies as it approaches its denouement. The remaining two songs, ‘Foot Down’ and ‘Never Gonna Fade’, show just how diverse an artist OZ can be. The later echoes the great singer-songwriters of the Laurel Canyon scene, while the former touches on alt-country territory. While ‘Jupiter EP Acoustic’ feels like a change of pace for OZ, it’s rooted in her background in music. Originally from Croydon but raised in Soho, he signed a major label deal as a teenager, but her style at the time – leaning towards Alanis Morissette or Garbage – was at odds with their attempts to package her rebellion in a pure pop format. Afterwards she developed her reputation as an in-demand songwriter, before her passion for her own music was reignited. ‘Jupiter EP Acoustic’ tracklist: ‘Money’‘Murder’‘Foot Down’‘Never Gonna Fade’‘Jupiter’ |
