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A track by track review of the new EP from UK singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist Jen Dixon…

1.Over You From a gentle introduction this develops into a big echoing ballad reflecting the big skies and ocean of the North East coast shown on the EP artwork.

2.What If Previously released as a strong single, the complex musical arrangement ebbs and flows underpinned by a drum pattern and an urgent guitar figure but it is the constant questions in the chorus lyrics ‘…what if this…what if that…’ that is the heart of the song.

3. Fighting In The Shadows Built around the title phrase this is another fine vocal performance and full-on band showcase, with a subtlety and grace to the quieter verses.

4. Number 13 With a rockier feel in contrast to the previous tracks, Jen delivers the vocal with emotional force edged with pensive regret. The chorus stays lodged in your head, ‘….you’re holding a smoking gun…’

5. Less Than A Feeling Probably my favourite on the EP, another guitar driven rocker with a belting vocal and a live sound; soaring and bristling with electric energy.

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A new single from singer/songwriter Jen Dixon, following on from the evocative ‘Which Way Is Down?’ from earlier this year. That was a wistful ballad; full of restrained intensity in the vocal, complemented by the haunting echoes of the production. The catchy chorus and spoken word break all added to the winning effect.

Now ‘Save Me’ further explores some darker thoughts and stretches more emotional heartstrings, along with showing her gift for composing a strong melody line and delivering it with conviction. As the chords descend the bleak picture is painted, ‘…standing on a knife edge….waiting to fall….’, but there are also threads of optimism in the repeated lines ‘….I want to know will you catch me if I fall…I want to know will you notice if I’ve gone…will you save me?….’. Jen’s recordings are self-produced; here the subtly crafted musical arrangement gently frames this fine song.

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Jen Dixon : Less Than A Feeling, EP released 30 June 2023

Jen Dixon : Save Me, single released June 2021