Folk Bands and Artists
Emily Moment
London
An American songwriter living in London, Emily Moment spent much of the 2010s championing Americana music in the UK — not only as a member of acclaimed bands like The Savannahs (featured on BBC One and BBC Radio 4) and Mahoney & The Moment, but also as one of the organizers behind the long-running concert series Chalk Farm Folk. Originally launched as a monthly residency for Emily and her longtime collaborator, Steve Mahoney, Chalk Farm Folk quickly turned into a monthly showcase for roots music of all stripes, bringing free multi-band shows to a legendary music venue in Camden.
Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Emily left her mark stateside before heading to England in 2012. She was a member of New York City´s Anti-Folk music community for years, cutting her teeth at iconic venues like The Sidewalk Cafe and Rockwood Music Hall between gigs as a working actress. By the time she left town, she´d built a network of personal champions that included songwriting legends like Elvis Costello, who featured the singer on the cover of his album Cruel Smile.
The Party´s Over is an album about hitting a wall — about coping with life´s physical and mental struggles when it seems as though things can´t possibly get any harder. Drawn from close encounters with anxiety, depression and grief, the album tackles these themes through a hopeful lens, often from the perspective of someone who’s already made it to the other side.
Recorded at Urchin Studios — the London-area live room where Laura Marling tracked Short Movie several years earlier — the album also features a cameo from Marling´s drummer, Matt Ingram, and mixing from Dan Cox (Laura Marling, Tom Odell, The Staves). Glide Magazine has called Moment’s music “achingly beautiful... reminiscent of many a spectral songwriter including Emmylou Harris”.
The Party’s Over was released 26th March 2021 and is digitally available on all streaming platforms via this link. Hard copy CD’s are sold exclusively at emilymoment.bandcamp.com
Genre: Americana,Folk / Rock
