See Emily Play – Yoko Ono was Seven Years Older Than John

There is nothing like a solo trip across the Deep South to reignite a passion for music. Emily Ireland’s fire had seemingly died due her experiences of sexism and misogyny in the industry. But now she’s back with a blaze of alt-country swagger, starting with new single ‘Yoko One is Seven Years Older Than John’. Under her pseudonym See Emily Play, the Sheffield-born singer-songwriter has slotted plenty of references to Country Music’s heartlands in a wonderfully-constructed narrative tale of unexpected love. From being “alone in the Jungle Room” at Graceland to “when I woke with you in a motel room” in Nashville, she takes us on a rock-fuelled journey through a whirlwind romance. The rather strange title offers context for what seems to be a defining characteristic of a relationship which is also serenaded by the traditional twang of guitars. “I did not know… yet / [but] I was at the start of something new” capture, in words, the reason for the track’s liveliness. These lines also feel representative of the arc to her own personal story. With an EP on the way very soon, if this single is a sign of what is to come, then it will surely have been the right decision to return.

Featured Image (C) Emily Ireland