Fingertips (EP)

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.

Fingertips
EP by
Vera Blue
Released13 May 2016
RecordedThe Grove Studios, Sydney and Josh Telford’s home studio in Terrigal
2015–16
Genre
Length19:00
LabelUniversal Music Australia
ProducerAndy 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

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
Renowned for Sound[2]
The Music[3]

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
Region Date Format(s) Label
Australia[6] 13 May 2016 Digital download Universal Music Australia

References
  1. "Why We're At The Fingertips Of Vera Blue". Mushroom. May 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. Benfield, Haydon (26 May 2016). "Album Review: Vera Blue – Fingertips EP". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. Hall, Carly (4 May 2016). "Vera Blue - Fingertips EP". The Music. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. "Why We're At The Fingertips Of Vera Blue". Mushroom. May 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. "ARIA Report w/c 24 May 2016 issue 1369" (PDF). ARIA Report. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. "Fingertips (EP) by Vera Blue". Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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