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Quinn Oulton’s latest single, ‘Sober’, offers a personal perspective on the complex discussion surrounding sexual assault and consent. Through his direct writing style, he addresses a topic that tends to be overlooked - the repercussions of sexual assault within a friendship group. He offers a first-person narrative following the challenges faced by the victim and those supporting them.
The unexpected combination of experimental, minimalist use of sampling with heavily distorted guitars and soaring falsetto vocals results in an intensely unique twist on a modern RnB sound.
“We are finally seeing more open discussion around sexual assault and violence against women in the wake of the #metoo movement. I've been seeing it spoken about on social media and the news more and more, and I wanted to write a song to contribute to this dialogue. In particular, I wanted to bring up one aspect of it that I feel has been largely ignored, which is when sexual assault happens within a friendship group.
It seems to me that when sexual assault happens within a friendship group, men are given the benefit of the doubt, whereas women's experiences are questioned or ignored. This often leads to women feeling isolated and alone. This is really frustrating, given that the majority of sexual assaults happen between people that know each other.
I want to express full solidarity with women who have experienced this, and hope that this song encourages people to be receptive to those who ask them for support.”
lyrics
Morning light
Strikes your eyes
Filthy floor
Foggy head
Memories of
The night before
Absent as
Your empty bed
Try to self compose
Find your phone
In the room
Of your sober friend
Confusion soon
Leads you to
An open wound
Nothing but dread
Cos you found yourself alone with someone who
Decided they can make your mind up for you
A friend disguised
Your mind tries
to conceptualise
The damage he did
You're acting fine
‘Til your friends decide
To take a side
And just disappear
Avoid the strain
Ignore the pain
He's probably changed
I don’t wanna hear it
The fact is you found yourself alone with someone who
Decided they can make your mind up for you
No one makes that choice
But you
You’re through the worst
Now take your time
To focus on yourself
Completely
And let your fickle friends
Step aside
For open minds
Who listen to you
I’m not saying I’ll
Be able to
Heal you
Make everything easy
But just so you know you’re not alone when I’m with you
I promise I’ll be here for you to turn to
Just know you’re not alone when I’m with you
credits
released November 25, 2021
Written, Performed, Composed and Produced by Quinn Oulton
Co-Written by Ella Rose Broadhurst-Wilson & Peter Thomas Wilson
Co-Production & Mix by Sven Ludwig
Mastered by Katie Tavini
South London based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & producer Quinn Oulton exhibits a raw sound, melding soaring vocals and tangled acoustic textures with abstract electronics.
We turned on to Emma Jean at Monterey Jazz Fest, and she's the reason I went from 'ehhh I'm not sure I like Acid Jazz and I sure as hell don't like fusion" to "what the hell is *this awesome galactic brilliance?!* A rare talent and a damn fine slab of wax that I have on heavy rotation. I love many tracks including 'Spectre', and i wonder to myself how much it owes to Kate Bush's spectral "Watching You Without Me." jaxers
The woozy indie rock on this EP is perfect for cruising down an empty highway on a summer afternoon, top down, volume up. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 16, 2022
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell