BabyEleanor - Crying Over Spilt Milk (2023) [Hi-Res]

On Crying Over Spilt Milk, neo-soul newcomer babyeleanor wields her light-as-air by-way-of Ella Fitzgerald vocal stylings for a debut EP that processes the aftermath of a failed relationship. Across just four tracks the Brightonian singer—who, I would venture to guess, grew up to a soundtrack of Amy Winehouse and Sarah Vaughan—skillfully see-saws through the kind of bargaining you do with yourself in the wake of a breakup, when you’re fending off the desire to go running back to someone despite knowing better. An abrupt but coy “Angry at what I’ve become/ Loving ain’t easy but hardship is fun,” trilled at the close of the opening track, is a fitting thesis statement for the record. Case in point: On “Blue,” her defenses come quickly crumbling down at the first out-of-the-blue DM from an ex. “I’m so in love with you/ I’m still in love with you/ Why won’t this ever do,” she sings in repetition, at once confessing and crying for help. The EP’s fairly simple arrangements—the backing band mostly consists of drums and keys with washes of digital synths—provide just the right amount of texture to elevate the singer-songwriter’s talents. And she’s very talented; babyeleanor is one to look out for.

Tracklist:
1.01 - BabyEleanor - Rose (3:14)
1.02 - BabyEleanor - Blue (4:44)
1.03 - BabyEleanor - Lunar (4:56)
1.04 - BabyEleanor - Complicated Love (5:06)