Eva Petersen lost pop noir psyche classic

There is a myth that only the good stuff rises to the top, and all that great records find their audience. Of course, anyone who is a music head will know that this is a fabled myth, and there are many great lost recordings and lurking classics that somehow get lost in the noise. Originally released on CD in 2012, Emerald Green Eyes is a prime example of this and its pop noir classic mix of Dusty Springfield style big emotional vocals and Spector sonics with a psyche twist courtesy of Will Sergeant’s tasteful and mind-bending guitar decoration is finally receiving the recognition it deserves as a hidden gem of Liverpool’s rich psychedelic heritage.

Recorded in locations including a former Cold War military listening unit, the album features Eva’s stark vocals— with influences from far afield as Dusty Springfield, Scott Walker, and Siouxsie Sioux— and spans eight tracks; five co-written with Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant, plus collaborations with Guy Chambers and Alfie Skelly, and a haunting cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Femme Fatale.”

Will Sergeant, who produced the record, hailed Eva as “the greatest singer to come out of Liverpool in the 21st century.” Despite limited initial attention upon release, the album’s preternaturally cool sound has endured and grown in stature.

“Working with Will was the beginning of everything for me,” Eva reflects. “We created this dream-like world together, and it set the foundation for my later work, including my PhD project Voices of Winter Palace with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.”

A lost classic now ripe for rediscovery, Emerald Green Eyes stands as a testament to both the city it was created in and the other, imagined worlds contained in the timeless songs.

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