Martyna Wren: New video from the newly released EP The Collector

NEW RELEASE NEWS / VIDEO : MARTYNA WREN -EP, THE COLLECTOR

“Coming Up For Air) is a genuine contender for song of the year” - Beth Neilsen Chapman; US singer/songwriter

“An incredible voice”- Richard Allinson - BBC Radio 2

“Martyna’s voice has a satin quality to it. Rich and warm. She sings words not notes which is what makes her such an honest interpreter of the lyric. I believe every word she sings” - Jon Vezner, Grammy Award winning songwriter, honoured by the Country Music Association (CMA) and Academy of Country Music (ACM)

“Writing with Martyna was a pure pleasure! Then, to hear that silky smooth voice sing it back to you. . . . .heavenly!” - Don Henry – Grammy Award winning songwriter

Acclaimed British singer songwriter, Martyna Wren follows up her recent single ‘Bigger Things’ with brand new EP, ‘The Collector’ (iTunes) released 7 June.

With a nod to her influences & peers, including Carole King, Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Sarah McLachlan and Alison Krauss, and numerous live tours under her belt, Wren weaves her ‘ supremely rare kind of voice’ (BBC Radio 2) through five uplifting and deeply personal songs on ‘The Collector’.

Published on June 7, 2019 The Collector (Official Video):

Release Date: 7 June 2019

Label: Wrenegade Music Ltd

Total Length: 20:23
5 Tracks

Genres: Indie & Alternative

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Opener, and title track ‘The Collector’ sets the mood, ruminating on how our past collected experiences can often seed our feelings today, how we can easily be set spinning backwards by the memory of a deep-rooted event in our personal history, sparked by a careless word from others. However, the message remains a positive one, celebrate your imperfections, turn up and be proud of who you are.

While ‘Bigger Things’ touches on never giving up and maintaining self-belief, ‘Coming Up For Air’ is the highly emotive song that sparked the EP. Martyna says, “this was written when my mum was suddenly diagnosed with Stage 4 terminal cancer. It’s about leaning into faith (whatever that looks like for you) and the love of those around you when your world gets shaken. You are never alone, even when you may feel your most isolated. The thing that struck me the most was that my brave mum didn’t pray for the illness to be miraculously taken, she prayed to have the strength to handle whatever was ahead of her with grace”.

Closing track, ‘Build Your World’ reminds listeners it’s never too late to make changes, it channels a quote by Glennon Melton-Doyle, ‘You can’t miss your boat. It’s yours. It stays docked till you’re ready. The only boat you can miss is someone else’s.

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Martyna Wren is an acclaimed British singer songwriter (hails from Milton Keynes), having toured both nationally and internationally, including support slots for Paul Carrack, Jools Holland and specially requested appearances for Sir Michael Parkinson and Sir Tim Rice. Now this accomplished artist releases the single ‘Bigger Things’ off her forthcoming EP ‘The Collector’.

Martyna is no stranger to working with campaigns to help survivors of life slings and arrows and indeed her recordings are empathic as well as healing in their message – she has previously recorded a cover of ‘Sound of Silence’ for the award-winning National Avon Campaign against Domestic Violence. She has also written and recorded vocals for national and international producers including Downton Abbey’s John Lunn.