MP3: Essie Jain - Glory

It’s described as being “open” because it doesn’t get closed in underneath surplus instrumentation fighting for a voice where it clearly can’t match that already offered. This works because the voice carries it, in a way the production draws the voice upwards and the rest follows, swirling a close course behind.

Essie Jain is British, but fits her music into New York where she makes music and tours. ‘Glory’ hardly has hit written all over it, just like it doesn’t have British written all over it, but by stepping back I think people will respond very kindly to 0:51: the second where Essie Jain chooses a perfect time to interrupt herself. Listen for yourself and take a step back. It’s music sticking out but seeming like it’s been there for a long while - we just haven’t taken the time. Passionate acoustic indie flowing and ebbing so much power in so little, something I find myself following to the end every time. She has music available to buy at Ba Da Bing, and another fantastic song available to download on her website.

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Also:

Normal service will now resume here after a brief study break and few technical glitches forcing the green lights enterprise to fade every so slightly over the last couple of weeks - but they are still green and the new British music will continue to appear here several times a week for the foreseeable future…

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And hello to Q magazine readers perhaps reading a blog for the first time. - Nothing But Green Lights was recently mentioned as being “the best British MP3 blog” in a 100 ways to get free music feature, quite a brave move which they must be saluted for in light of the supposed decline of print media - and the degree to which to they support us what are made of Ones and Zeros. Needless to say it’s an accolade I’m honoured to have bestowed on me by a magazine responsible for much of my music upbringing. But £3.90 an issue? Why when I was boy…

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