Pip Millett Works Through The Hurt On 'Tell Jimmy' EP

Pip Millett taken by Cal McIntyre

Tell Jimmy is Manchester singer-songwriter Pip Millett latest EP, and her first body of work since her wonderfully received debut album  When Everything Is Better, I’ll Let You Know.

Now an independent artist Pip is enjoying the newfound freedom in expression demonstrating her growth by venturing to explore more of a R&B sound.

A personal take, it’s also an authentic response to a women who’s experiencing infidelity and the loss of a romantic relationship, rooted in pain, grief, loss and anger. The project was recorded in America, and draws inspiration from artists’ work she admires such as SZA’s SOS and Jazmine Sullivan’s Heaux Tales.

Cathartic in design and nature from the very beginning of Tell Jimmy - Pip choses to open the project with the one heart-breaking line “Nobody loves me” on ‘Talk About Us’, delivered in her distinct emotive drawl that immediately sends you spinning before you are swiftly grounded by the powerful drums.

Distinctively soulful, ‘Fight You’ is cool and sleek, composed from a low smooth funky baseline and 808 drums, Pip airs out her feelings of being wronged by a lover with honesty and poise vocal control. She reveals the infidelity, the wrong doing, and the regret of accidently falling in love.

The accompanying video directed by KC Locke, is shot in darkness and smoke - a reflection of the mood created by the lyricism and instrumentation. Artistic, we see Pip central to the video, using the body itself for expression.

‘Eating out’ is all wholesome soft R&B where Pip delivers a message of wanting and deserving to be loved better. She has grown tired of being mistreated in her relationship, and as a result the Manchester songstress’ soulfully sings “I’m too grown for this, your too old for this.”

Sonically, it differs from previous tracks, brighter the beat is a stripped back guitar instrumental produced by JSTRNGS, and acts as the perfect space to allow Pip to express the indignation and undertones of hurt as she accounts the moment and initial feelings she felt when she found her partner cheating but she wishes for the manifestation for a healthier relationship, whilst Rae Khalil provides a warm and smooth easy harmonious feel.

Timeless feel, poetic lyrism accompanied by a beautifully composed instrumental arrangement, allow us to witness the dialoige between Pip and Mvaerick as reach respect verse is part 1 and 2 of an intimate conversation on ‘Miss You’.

Pip Millett taken by Cal McIntyre

The only other feature on the project, it’s an approach to the complexities of still being in love, despite your better judgement in a moment of weakness. Accurately portraying how someone can get lost in another, and the attempt to separate.

Pip sings “I still want to call you, please you, tell you I need you, I don’t., I just miss you, Still want to kiss you, but I know that I’m better off.”

Ending with ‘Tell Jimmy’, it’s a healing balm to the intensity of the project, it’s healing and understand and reassurance to herself, as even though she references the ex-love interest who’s now known to us as “Jim”.

Tell Jimmy, is a refined project that sees us witness Pip’s tenderness and growth, as well as a self-assuredness. It’s a powerful impression.

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