All the way from Vancouver, Canada, comes LittleFox to give us a folk experience to remember, oozing with character and storytelling through the latest EP “Ghost In This House”.
LittleFox’s “Ghost In This House” is a 5 track EP full of character and life infused with the vocals of Alison Jenkins…who also did the lyrics, banjo, bass, guitar, and horns for the EP…a true multi-potential.
Alison also worked with a group of highly talented artists to release this EP with this level of professionality…these credits are…
Produced By: Jayne Trimble & Alison Jenkins, World Peach Records
Mixed By: Jayne Trimble, World Peach Records
Mastered at: Andrew Downton, Railtown Mastering
Album Art & Design: Jay Lyonns
Photography: The Portrait Sessions
The EP starts with “Magpie Heart”…a song that’s very fitting for a welcoming intro track to the world that Alison crafted for us to experience through song and music…
…the banjo lays the foundation for Alison to soar with the vocals and the harmonies…
True folk essence is to be found strongly in this one.
The second track is “Death Bloom”…a more downbeat song with a cowboy mood filling the air…it’s got some darker bits to it, in contrast to the first track which was pretty upbeat…
The banjo riffs in this one…some horns fill the air, here and there in the song.
“Home Is Where You Are” is the third track in the EP…it starts very cinematically with an establishing melody…very iconic.
The song is upbeat and has a rhythm to it…and it’s a brighter mood, especially after the last song…another important bit is that this track is instrumental…even though it has some vocals in it… there are no lyrics, it’s more of an oohs and aahs…
…so far the emotional energy of the album is pretty balanced out and it moves up or down when needed…creating a higher sense of engagement with the musical experiences in the EP…I’m enjoying this emotional balance.
Going into the fourth track “Thirsty”…we’re kicking it into a higher gear, it’s more rhythmically active and energetic, but the topic is a heavier one…I couldn’t have said it better than Alison, so I’ll paraphrase…
“Thirsty is a dark song about obsession and despair. In these climate-catastrophe summers, thirst and lack of water are ever-present, just like an unquenchable human desire that has been left unfulfilled”
…so, not a very upbeat topic, but a most important one.
I always enjoy it when the artist has a message to share with the world…it elevates the whole experience of the artistic outcome.
We find ourselves at the last track in the EP…and it’s the album’s title song “Ghost In This House”…
This one leans more into a guitar-centric approach, the guitar is strumming away while Alison is flying high with a vocal performance worthy of a Broadway musical…that’s how I’m imagining this song being performed live.
LittleFox’s “Ghost In This House” EP is an experience that transcends music only…it’s an emotional trip into many places, many stories, and one that finally ends right at where you started…your home, yourself.
LittleFox, keep on changing the world with your art…we can’t wait to see what you have next for the world…we wish you all the best.
Cheers!