“On the edge of the water where the ships pass by,
And the sound of your laughter in the endless sky.
Tips my head back, full of swimming thoughts,
Beneath deep breathing that sinks so far down.”

Such a beautiful verse. The way Emily sings this over the piano is enough to make the strongest person in the universe have a bit of a cry. When I first played The Fool, this was the song that I felt this weird connection to. I felt like something had gripped me and launched me somewhere. I cannot describe where.  Then I played the album again and again- and every single song began to have exactly the same effect on me. Whenever I go out, I always seem to play The Fool and I pay attention to nothing. I’ve probably nearly been run over a few times due to putting all my thoughts and concentration goes into what I am hearing. I find new parts of songs to fall in love with every single time I listen to Warpaint.

Lissie’s Heart Murmur has this delicate yet euphoric build up. Certain words that Emily sings just really hit you. I get feelings of loss, uncertainty, love, release and such from listening to this song. It’s just so beautiful. It sounds slightly like a lullaby, so comforting to listen to when you cannot sleep at 4am and it’s raining outside.  When it’s just Emily’s voice and the piano it sounds so angelic and pure. You feel like you are floating and nothing can touch you. That is, essentially the beauty of Warpaint. You just feel free, fearless and care free when you listen to them. For me, that’s the most powerful and amazing thing any band or artist can do.