Great Deep (Marian Renta EP)
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| 📅 Released | July 5, 2021 | |||
| 🎙️ Recorded | May 2021 – July 2021 | |||
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| ⏳ Length | 15:04 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Marian Renta Co. | |||
| 🤑 Producer | Marian Renta | |||
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Great Deep is the second studio EP by American singer-songwriter and record producer Marian Renta, released digitally on July 5, 2021. The EP is Renta's followup release to Headfirst (2021). Similar in sound to her previous EP, Great Deep is an emotional blend of alternative pop and soul, and contains minimal drum accompaniment in its songs. The EP was released worldwide to digital stores, in addition to Soundcloud and Bandcamp.
Background[edit]
Composition and recording[edit]
The lyrical content of Great Deep is a general continuation of the subjects explored in her previous EP Headfirst, and gives the account of an undefined relationship Renta was in during the summer of 2020. The songs convey themes of nostalgia, unrequited love, longing, and acceptance of fate. Renta delves into these themes through storytelling and a nostalgic, reminiscent style of songwriting. All of the songs were composed by Renta at her piano, and feature Renta on piano throughout the album. The EP consists of four songs varying in tempo and style, ranging from alternative pop to dark R&B. Recording and mastering occurred in Renta's home recording studio from May 2021 to July 2021, and all of the vocals were recorded using an Aston Spirit condenser microphone. The vocal arrangements are simplistic with moderate use of layering and background vocals. They are performed in a mezzo-soprano tessitura, and are expressed through melisma predominantly in the chest voice.
Track listing[edit]
Great Deep – Digital release only
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Linger" | Marian Renta | Renta | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Fragile" | Renta | Renta | 3:30 |
| 3. | "May" | Renta | Renta | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Great Deep" | Renta | Renta | 4:41 |
