Ahead of her upcoming EP, Moira Bren has dropped a single that may be relatable to all of us ‘singles’ on Valentines day. Don’t worry – chocolate goes on sale for 50% off tomorrow.
“Hourglass of Fun” is “inspired”, if that’s the right word, by the frustration of being in a one-sided relationship. The song comes from the perspective of one person in the relationship whose partner is not consistent with their love and only gives their “all” for a limited amount of time before becoming distant. We have all experienced giving too much only to receive little in return, whether it be a friend, family member, the music industry, or a partner.
“This song does not come from personal experience at all,” explains Bren. “It’s not my story, but it could be someone else’s story. I wrote it a while ago so I don’t remember that many details of the process, but I do remember starting with the melodic phrase ‘You are an hourglass of fun’ and trying to build the rest of the song around that idea.”
The soft piano playing and background vocals compliment the young singers emotions as we accompany her throughout the hardship of the fallen relationship. Listening and watching as the hourglass slowly starts to run out and all the fun in the relationship has gone.
Moira says that her upcoming EP, titled 6 Is Green, will feature, appropriate enough, six tracks, and is expected for release sometime this summer.
“I’m excited to release my first collection of songs. I have so many piling up that it will be cool to see some of them finally escape my voice memos,” says Moira. “On the EP you can expect more sad songs, but not as sad as this one. Okay, maybe some of them are sadder. There’s upbeat-sad, there’s chill-sad, there’s ukulele-sad, etc.”
Moira currently has no tour dates but hints at her name popping up a few places closer to the album release date.