Exploring music from talents like Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen clearly hasn’t hurt Eora/Sydney artist Em George. Her new single “Home” is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve heard in some time.
This is one of those songs that stands tall on its own. It’s so well written that it doesn’t need big production. The creative process started in Em’s “tiny” studio apartment before she brought it to Golden Retriever Studios and Hercules Street Studios for the finishing touches.
“My favourite thing about music is it connects you to a feeling or experience. I hope people listen to this song and relate to what I’m writing about and feel connected to those around them,” Em said. “I had been feeling really down, hurt by a lot of people and was wondering why. I was also working and creating at full speed without any down time for myself and was exhausted. I realised I’d been letting people in who I shouldn’t and overextending myself to please others. The song is about creating boundaries for yourself, to not exhaust yourself for others and protect a space within yourself to create, grow and be at peace. But it’s also about being accountable, and realising that you attract what you seek”.
Excuse me while I press play for the umpteenth time.
Image used with permission from Footstomp Music; credit: Philip Le Masurier