Gabrielle Aplin EP - Panic Chord.

So I thought that, to start off this blog, I would begin with a review of Gabrielle Aplin's new EP 'Panic cord'.

Gabrielle Aplin is a singer songwriter from Wiltshire England. Starting as a youtube cover artist in 2009, Gabrielle has risen in the charts and now has a well deserved (still rising) number of over 100,000 fans worldwide.

(Gabrielle Aplin - Panic cord EP)

Her new EP is a fantastic example of her unique talent.Her newly released EP 'Panic Cord' caught my attention of course. I have been a fan of Gabrielle for a number of years, and seeing her open for Ed Sheeran in his Australian tour late last year was both inspiring and amazing, her performance being beyond perfection.

This EP consists of the tracks;

1. Panic Cord

2. Dreams (W/ Bastille)

3. Panic Cord (Hucci remix)

4. Please don't say you love me (Cyril Hahn remix)

I'd firstly like to mention that although these songs have been around for a little bit already, there is something magical about the way the EP has been so carefully put together that makes it more like an experience than just a disc of music.

(Still shot from Gabrielle Aplin's 'Panic Cord' film clip)

The first song, Panic Cord, was released a while back and was a favourite of mine for a solid while. This song is beautiful, and even if you're not a fan of the style of music, it's easy to admit that Gabrielle has a lot of talent.

The song became very popular, the film clip, being released 1 month ago, has already received a crazy 1,103,692 views. It is easy to say that this song is simple for young/teenage girls to relate to as it is filled with very truthful and personal lyrics and themes. Kudos to her for that.

I like this song being on the EP, because I find this song is the most similar to a lot of her other music than the rest of the songs on this EP. Maybe it's me not wanting to deal with change, but this is my favourite style that has come from her, so I think I really expected to hear a lot more of this style on the EP.

This EP, quite obviously is named after this song, this being a reason to it being the main song on the EP.

(Gabrielle Aplin and Bastille - Dream (Fleetwood Mac cover)

The second song is Bastille and Gabrielle Aplin's  cover of Fleetwood Macs song Dreams. I'm a bit iffy on my opinion of this song, I mean, it is quite obviously an amazingly structured song, and although being quite different from a lot of the acoustic work that Gabrielle Aplin usually does, she and Bastille have created something really interesting. I find this song very spiritual in an almost psychedelic way, which I do really love. Although I am personally not in love with how they have covered the chorus of the song, I do love the verses and Gabrielle sounds beautiful and magical the whole way through the song, so really, props to her for pulling it off, because she REALLY has. It was such a bold move to cover a Fleetwood.

The third and fourth songs of the EP are both remixes of Gabrielle Aplin's original songs. I personally am into a lot of the more acoustic sounding songs, so although they are really good, they just aren't my taste. I'm sorry if your opinion differs, they are amazing, just not my personal favourites.

The first of the two is a Hucci remix of Panic cord, and I think this is my favourite of the two. I like this song the most because although its such a crazy and unique remix, the melody of the original song can be heard throughout it, so it's almost like a memory or something, its a very hallucinatory song almost.

The second song of the two, being the Cyril Hahn remix of Please don't say you love me (PDSYLM), is also very unique to the original although in some of it, it's hard to tell it is even a remix of PDSYLM. I don't know, this might be your type of thing, but it's not my personal favourite. I think, because the original of the song is such a stand out to me, I think that it shouldn't be messed with. Despite saying this though, if you MUST mess with PDSYLM, this is how it should be done. It is unique and puts a really interesting twist on the original. So i do respect it because even though it's not really my thing, it is an amazing remix of the song that is definitely worth a listen. 

Overall I think this EP was a real change from Gabrielle's usual more acoustic songs, and I'm not saying that in a negative way. I was pleasantly surprised by the emotional and 'spiritual-ness' of this EP. I do think that if you're a fan of Gabrielle's or a fan of any of the other artists featured in 'Panic cord', oh  screw it, no matter what you're a fan of, go check this girl out. She is an amazing talent and you wont be disappointed.

Gabrielle Aplin has a really bright future ahead of her, there is a link to her website below, so check her out there. On that website you can find all the links to itunes where you can purchase this EP and/or any of her other music. Also on this website is a sneak preview of the EP, so go give that all a listen and feel free to comment your opinion. And of course be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for her in the future, because we will be hearing a lot more of this bright new talent. 

Tell me your opinion.

- Stella xo

Gabrielle Aplin website: http://www.gabrielleaplin.co.uk