Finally releasing her 5-track debut EP “It’s yours.”, Melbourne based artist Genevieve Sovereign’s year-long foray into music creation finally bears fruition. The process saw Sovereign actively document her journey, vlogging the various happenings and experiences she went through while piecing together her release. It served as a way for her to maintain focus while also encouraging her not to drop the commitment. The record intersperses subtle poetic lyricism caked in subtle and airy electronic production alongside more overwhelming and immersive instrumental pieces. There’s a bit of folk, a bit of experimental, and a lot of unconventionality that’s all bustling in between.
From the opening notes of ‘Savouring Today’, your interest is immediately piqued. It’s a very subtle track, continually and subtly driving forward with a very purposeful momentum that doesn’t hit a high crescendo or descend into a more sombre low. It maintains, it ebbs, and it flows with a meticulous attention to detail far beyond what you’d expect from a relative newcomer. Amidst the lyrical pieces, a song like ‘Right Here’ is docked in to provide a reprieve for the listener to experience an immersive and all encompassing ethereal melody that sweeps you off your feet. It’s in the nuances of the electronic production style that ‘It’s yours.’ really finds its uniqueness. There’s a whole host of tiny sonic elements embedded within each track to completely enrapture you from start to finish.
Genevieve Sovereign’s compelling combination of profound lyrics, unconventional arrangements and a week-by-week vlog of the entire process behind its creation makes “It’s yours.” a genuinely intriguing debut EP release.