Emma Topolski is a London-based singer/songwriter and keyboardist, who’s best known as a member of Laura Marling‘s backing band, a band that’s collaborated with HAIM, Dolly Parton and Marika Hackman, for playing keys and singing background vocals for renowned British emcee Ghostpoet, and as a member of British indie rock Childcare; however, she’s also begun to receive attention with her solo recording project Saint Clair — and with her latest single “Human Touch,” off her forthcoming Ben Raffertie co-produced EP D2, Topolski has begun to cement a growing reputation for crafting slow-burning, sinuous and soulful electro pop with boom bap drum programming and arpeggio synths paired with earnest, thoughtful lyrics conveying the awkward push and pull when suddenly encountering an old flame in a random fashion.
As Topolski explains in press notes, her latest song is inspired by a real-life, personal experience, “‘Human Touch’ is a straight-up break-up anthem. I was in emotional limbo when an ex suddenly appeared at the back of a venue I was playing at, and it completely off-guard. The song is an exploration of that push and pull between resisting the past and moving on for good.”
