JEMIMA COULTER has shared their debut single ‘SST’.
Having originally made their name as one half of Hailaiker alongside Ed Tullet, and collaborating with the likes of Squirrel Flower, S Carey and Novo Amar, Coulter is now inviting us into their own artistic world – one informed by a wild imagination, a desire for freedom and a world free of societal traditions.
In ‘SST’, Coulter tells the story of someone who is delirious with fever and decides to join the circus in their haze. It’s a subtly infectious tune that offers a window into the mind of the creator – awash with sweet-toned melodies and feverish percussion. Mellow yet upbeat and joyful, it’s an instantly welcoming listen.
“The character I sing about in ‘SST’ leaves their old life with the clarity that the illness gave them, suddenly free from all of the reason that says that it’s a stupid and dangerous idea,” Coulter explained in a press release. “I wanted to capture the feeling of someone wandering unburdened by the expectations of traditional society and escaping to another kind of life and yet also only doing that because they’re out of their mind – crazy enough to know what they really want. It’s like the classic ‘leaving home to achieve my dreams with nothin but a dime’ storyline but I guess pointing out how unsafe that is in this financially-orientated world that doesn’t give a f*ck about your dreams so you’d only really do it if you were ill.”
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Photo by Christina Taylor.
