MARENE New Single & EP “SOMETHING’S OUT THERE” (Radio Mix By Acle Kahney from TesseracT & 4D Sounds)

The first two songs in the EP contrast highly to the last two. “Bad Lovin’” and “We’re in Lockdown” were the first two songs constructed, both in the producing process and writing process, but appear last on the EP. They are more positive, upbeat and fun, whereas the first songs were written last. They are a lot darker, angrier and written with more frustration. The first two songs were constructed and written months after lockdown was implemented. At this point, I became more agitated by the fact that I was stuck at home, unable to to play gigs or rehearse due to Covid-19 restrictions and it comes across in the songs.

Majority of the songs on the EP are self-explanatory. “Bad Lovin’” and “We’re in Lockdown” have very clear messages: it’s about lockdown love and bad love, but “Bad Intentions” and “Something’s Out There” are metaphorical. “Something’s Out There” was written with the idea of something looming, you don’t necessarily know what it is. When lockdown had begun, this thing loomed amongst us and we didn’t really understand or necessarily know what it was until months later research started paying off (this was Covid-19). “Something’s Out There” could refer to almost anything you’re afraid of, anything that might stop you from dreaming or something that might keep you up, much like Covid-19 kept so many of us out of our dreams and even out of sleep.