Fingertips (EP)

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Fingertips
Fingertips EP by Vera Blue.jpg
EP by
Released13 May 2016
Recorded2015–2016
StudioThe Grove Studios, Sydney and Josh Telford's home studio in Terrigal
Genre
Length19:00
Label Universal Music Australia
Producer Andy Mak
Vera Blue chronology
Bodies
(2014)
Fingertips
(2016)
Perennial
(2017)
Singles from Fingertips
  1. "Hold"
    Released: 19 November 2015
  2. "Settle"
    Released: 11 March 2016

Fingertips is an extended play by Australian folk musician Vera Blue. It is the first EP released under this name as she released previous music under her birth name Celia Pavey. It was released on 13 May 2016.

Contents

Upon release Blue said; "I've always wanted to create something that's a blend of folk and cool, heavy, thick sounds. This is the music I have been wanting to make and I feel like I'm unleashing." [1]

Vera Blue promoted the album by supporting Matt Corby on his Telluric tour and Broods on their Australian tour in July 2016.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Haydon Benfield from Renowned for Sound thought Fingertips was a more adult release than 2013's This Music and 2014's Bodies , with the maturity being felt in both the music and lyrical content. Benfield said "with Fingertips, Vera Blue has exhibited a burgeoning maturity and artistry... there are still a few kinks to iron out, a few blends to perfect but, with the current direction that is being pursued, it is all but fait accompli that results will be breathtaking."

Carly Hall from The Music AU said; "Thank goodness the Sydney alternative folkster didn't stray down that more commercial path because her sultry, haunting EP would never have sounded as good or as interesting."

A review at Mushroom said the EP was "a swirling cocktail of lush electronica and fierce songwriting." adding "the result is an honestly raw and fiery body of work with the purity of folk music and the punch of a bassline." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hold"
Andy Mak4:06
2."Settle"
  • Pavey
  • A. Macken
  • T. Macken
  • Croome
Mak3:38
3."Fingertips"
  • A. Macken
  • T. Macken
  • Croome
Mak3:16
4."Turn"
  • Pavey
  • A. Macken
Mak3:39
5."Patterns"
  • Pavey
  • A. Macken
  • T. Macken
Mak4:02
Total length:19:00

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 72

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
Australia [6] 13 May 2016 Digital download Universal Music Australia

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