Emma Hunter shares new single

1950s-inspired guitarist, and loop-maker Emma Hunter, together with the trip-hop-inspired percussionist Tom Bruce, and bassist HayleyWright, create evocative, sun-blistered soundscapes. Intricate melodies and harmonies lie at the heart of every darkly imaginative song.Emma Hunter is an experienced singer and songwriter working in collaboration with Tom and Hayley.

Their influences include; PJ Harvey, Imogen Heap and the mysticism of Ancient Mexico. Sharon Van Etten and Anna Calvi are her most prolific comparisons. They have played the main stage of Truck Festival, Riverside and Cornbury Festival, the Oxford 02 Academy and other venues throughout the UK and have featured in numerous music magazines both published and online and have been played on radio shows around the world. Snakeis the last single to be released from Emma Hunter’s album Yolanda.

The album tells the story of Yolanda and Danny -star-crossed lovers from a time, long ago: 1950s Mexico. The album explores the tensions between love and desire; addiction and death. Emma Hunter, often compared to Sharon Van Etten or PJ Harvey, plunges the listener into a cinematic world of sunsets and dust, darkness and desire. Each song creates both evocative soundscapes and a visual world for the listener akin to the kind of music you would expect to find in a David Lynch film. Snakeis no exception and layers vocal harmonies over lush, Morricone, flamenco style guitars and in a dark cinematic soundscape. 

Snake explores themes of addiction and love. The snake becomes a metaphor for alcohol, taking inspiration from Mayan mythology. Yolanda is asking Danny to choose her over his addiction and the lyrical content portraying themes of anguish and longing are represented in the dramatic nature of the music.