If you know Maggie RogerÔÇÖs 2016 song Alaska, youÔÇÖll know itÔÇÖs groovy, funky and youÔÇÖll know its the perfect shoulder-shimmy-head-bop track. Amber RunÔÇÖs opening cover of Alaska to their EP of the same name, is just a lil bit different. ItÔÇÖs laid back and angelic, giving the track a sense of purity. Maggie RogerÔÇÖs voice is no doubt angelic too, but in usual Amber Run style, itÔÇÖs even more heavenly and almost heartbreaking, despite the meaning of the lyrics.The next cover, Fickle Game, is from their wonderful second album For A Moment, I Was Lost. A track inundated with piano, echoes and backing vocals, resonating a Kodaline track, the acoustic version on the Alaska EP, is much more raw – a running theme on the EP. The backing oooÔÇÖs and the piano is much simpler and sweeter, Amber RunÔÇÖs cinematic musical style really comes into play.

No Answers, from their sophomore album, also features as an acoustic cover on the EP. The original has a rock-esque edge to it, something not featured on the acoustic version. The powerful emotion is still there in the cover, just a bit less aggressive and hardcore, and like I said earlier, more pure. Higher and Higher is one of my favourite songs to ever exist ever. Despite itÔÇÖs appearance on the Colgate advert. Amber RunÔÇÖs cover strips it right back, to a beautiful ballad, worthy of becoming a shower singalong song.

 

Amber RunÔÇÖs heavenly EP is an absolute must, especially if youÔÇÖre in a panic of returning to uni, wanting to have a sing your heart out moment, or if you just want to chill the eff out.

 

And if youÔÇÖre lucky enough to experience seeing them live on tour this Autumn, holy mackerel are you in for a treat:

Thursday 28th September – Exeter Lemon Grove

Friday 29th September ÔÇô Bournemouth Old Fire Station
Saturday 30^th September ÔÇô Gloucester Guildhall
Monday 2^nd October ÔÇô Reading Sub 89
Tuesday 3^rd October ÔÇô Cambridge Junction
Wednesday 4^th October ÔÇô Brighton Concorde 2

Friday 6^th October ÔÇô Cardiff Tramshed

Saturday 7^th October ÔÇô Oxford O2 Academy
Sunday 8^th October ÔÇô Liverpool Hangar 34

Tuesday 10^th October ÔÇô Wolverhampton Slade Rooms

Thursday 12^th October ÔÇô Edinburgh Liquid Room
Friday 13^th October ÔÇô Belfast Mandela Hall

Saturday 14^th October ÔÇô Dublin Whelans – SOLD OUT

 

Tickets for the tour are now on sale via www.musicglue.com/amber-run