MIDORI JAEGER shares delicate new single "safe" from '(Re)planted' EP, out Aug 26th. Two London shows this Saturday.

midori jaeger - Shares new single "safe" - From new EP '(Re)planted' - Out August 26th - Two London shows this Saturday

Press shot by Inigo Blake  London-based cellist and singer midori jaeger (pronounced MID-uh-ree YAY-ger) has shared an intimate new track from her forthcoming EP '(Re)planted', which is due for release on August 26th, and has announced a new London show, as well as a short set at The Photographer's Gallery, both set to happen this Saturday. Following previous singles "planted" and "hunted", today midori shares one of the EP's most intimate tracks, "safe". An acoustic track both delicate and devastating in equal measures. "The ‘house within a house’ I mention in Safe was the flat I rented with my ex-partner, a home that had felt safe and stable, whilst also uncertain and stifling" she explains. "The song asks if another person can ever be truly aware of how safe they had made life feel, questioning the chasm that can exist between two people who are, contradictorily, so close." Even without any percussion, "safe" possesses its own hypnotic rhythm articulated by the cello, which gives voice to the thrumming emotion of comforting continuity alongisde the inevitable and cyclical questions posed by uncertain living situations. Listen to "safe" here: https://youtu.be/PKkNNJPvmnU Drawing a parallel between the cello, once a living tree, and her own journey as a child uprooted several times and forced to build roots in different soils, '(Re)planted' continues to transmute midori's experiences of migration and mixed cultural heritage into songs written from the cello. Where its predecessor EP '(Un)planted', released earlier this year, wrestled with displacement and identity, '(Re)planted' embraces a gentler, more expansive language, allowing her signature groove-led approach to evolve into something softer and more fluid. midori announced the EP in June with opening track "planted", which caught a wave of attention with an acoustic performance spreading rapidly across social media, leading to support from BBC Radio 6 Music and The New York Times. The following single, "hunted" saw midori eschew the cello for the first time, for a track built around the piano, trading rhythmic propulsion for a smoother, more liquid and rippling language. Live dates: 8th Aug - London - The Photographer's Gallery (short acoustic performance at 2pm) 8th Aug - London - Karamel Club 25th Oct – Shrewsbury – The Darwin Room, Shrewsbury Library ‘(Re)planted’ EP track list: 1. planted 2. safe 3. hunted 4. or 5. wait 6. lungs Links: '(Un)planted' EP Web | Instagram | Facebook | Bandcamp | Spotify | YouTube