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Phases Album
Phases is a deeply personal work that documents Em’s journey through loss and self-reflection. The album merges the sounds of indie, pop, and folk, blending mesmerising guitar patterns, moody synths, and rich vocal layers with Em’s signature production style. This project sees Em exploring themes of grief, self-discovery, and emotional resilience.
Phases collates Em’s two previous EPs, Tender and Cloud City, and introduces three new tracks to complete the narrative. The album’s creation, which began in September 2022, draws on Em’s growth as an artist and her reflective process during a challenging time. "The album is cyclic," Em says, "a representation of my internal journey and how it evolved over time."
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Em herself, the album features collaborations with a close-knit team of contributors, including Manuela Johnston, Luan Meaker, and Mackensie Clayton.
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Reach Out Single
Blending hypnotic guitar loops with driving drums, "Reach Out" captures a late-night ambiance, echoing the restless thoughts and turning in sleep. With rich vocal layers and production that evokes a quiet, looping energy, the song delves into themes of grief and longing for what has been lost.
“This song was born out of my own experience with loss, but as I wrote it, I realised it captured a feeling that many people could relate to. The production and songwriting in this track are more intertwined than in my usual work, which created a unique energy in the song."
I have a vinyl for Phases, the first vinyl of my projects! Proudly DIY. Cut by Johnny Electric on mono 10" vinyl.
Limited edition - the songs have been trimmed to fit the record length. Only 30 of this edition are available.
Photos by Jack Mensah
Cover design by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Johnny Electric
"Johnny Electric lathe cut records are produced by embossing a mono audio track onto a polycarbonate disc in real time with a handmade tungsten stylus. While it won’t sound like an ‘audiophile’ stereo record, a lot of care, consideration and effort has gone into its creation. It may require the same care and consideration to be played back on your home turntable. Johnny Electric has been refining his own version of this process since 2017, producing records with monophonic cutting heads and embossing lathes of his own design and construction."
Credits
Album Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
1 Phases
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape and Manuela Johnston
Guitars by Manuela Johnston
Drums by Josh Johnston
2 The Plan
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Guitar Layers by Manuela Johnston
Drums by Josh Johnston
3 Reach Out
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Piano by Mackensie Clayton
Guitars by Luan Meaker
4 Magnesium
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Guitars by Manuela Johnston and Luan Meaker
5 Slowly
Written and Performed by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
‘Slowly’, is based off a quote by André De Shields at the 2019 Tony Awards; "Surround yourself with people whose eyes light up when they see you coming. Slowly is the fastest way to get to where you want to be; the top of one mountain is the bottom of the next, so keep climbing.”
6 Single Girl Era
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Guitars by Josh Strand
7 Tender
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Guitars by Manuela Johnston
8 Cloud City
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Guitars by Manuela Ovalle Herrera
Piano by Mackensie Clayton
9 Night Out
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape and Mackensie Clayton
Guitars by Manuela Ovalle Herrera
Piano by Mackensie Clayton
10 In Time
Lyrics by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Guitars by Luan Meaker
Tender EP
PR by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Distributed by DRM
Photography by Manuela Johnston
Cloud City EP
PR by Kat Parsons
Distributed by Bigpop
Photography by Manuela Johnston
Phases Album
PR by Alice Grigg
Distributed by Bigpop
Photography by Jack Mensah
Visualisers and Cover Design by Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Recorded at Parachute Music and Big Fan
Made in Auckland New Zealand
Published by Bigpop
