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Lead single “Limousines” combines acerbic lyrics and to-die-for melodies with lush production by Bristol luminary Stew Jackson (writer producer for Massive Attack, who has also worked with Tom Waits, Patti Smith and Nick Cave). The song opens with an Elizabeth Taylor quote. “Put on some lipstick, pour yourself a drink and pull yourself together”, “I was channelling those endlessly poised faded sirens from the golden era of Hollywood like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard and Bette Davis in All About Eve,” Emily explains. “The song is an affectionately mocking love letter to a young drama queen from the perspective of ageing female sexuality. Older women's voices are frequently written out of the Rock narrative and this is something I intend to challenge”. “You dress in black but you’re scared of the dark / A pissed up bird of paradise scratching at the stars / Kill all your heroes, kill yesterday's desires / You're too luminous to worship any passing beam of light” is Emily’s cutting advice. The refrain (“Send one hundred thousand Limousines for the queen of tragedy”) is delivered with enough bratty sarcasm to assure us there is no fleet of limos coming to the rescue. Breeze and her band - Rob Norbury (guitar), Andy Sutor (drums), Duncan Fleming (organ) and Graham Dalzell (bass) - conjure vast lonely cityscapes reminiscent of Cigarettes After Sex and a woozy glamour delivered by borderline-unacceptable synths inspired by 10cc’s “I’m Not In Love”, all crowned by a lighters-aloft vocal harmony breakdown which owes more than a little thanks to the Beatles classic “Don’t Let Me Down”. B side "Raining in my Heart" is a relentlessly bleak and unsettling cover of the Buddy Holly hit which is designed to seduce those who like their songs sad, slow and sinister.

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Put on some lipstick, Pour yourself a drink
Pull yourself together, Pull yourself together

You know your sadness, Tastes so sweet
Wrapped in fur and leather, Fur and leather

Send one hundred thousand Limousines
For the queen of tragedy

You dress in black, But you're scared of the dark
A pissed up bird of paradise, Scratching at the stars

Kill all your heroes, Kill yesterday's desires
You're too luminous to worship, Any passing beam of light

Send one hundred thousand Limousines
For the queen of tragedy

Just like I used to be, Just like I used to be
Oh you're just like I used to be, Just like I used to be

Baby's going places, Just like I used to be
Just like I used to
Baby's going places, Just like I used to be
Just like I used to
Send one hundred thousand Limousines
For the queen of tragedy

Oh you're just like I used to be
For the queen of tragedy
Oh your just like I used to be
The Queen of tragedy
One hundred thousand limousines
For the queen of tragedy
One hundred thousand limousines
For the Queen of tragedy

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from Limousines Digital Download, track released October 26, 2018
Written by Emily Breeze and Rob Norbury, arranged by Emily Breeze, Rob Norbury, Andy Sutor, Duncan Fleming, Graham Dalzell

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"Emily Breeze is a bona fide star. Her intense musical vision is a jaw dropping experience" (Louder Than War)

"A Lou Reed, Trent Reznor Hybrid" (The NME)

"Rebel music, the lovechild of P.J Harvey and Johnny Cash" (The Sunday Times) ... more

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