EP Review: Heavenly Hell of Mine

Heavenly Hell of Mine is Robinson’s third EP and is produced by long-time collaborator Charles Macdonald, mixed by Dan Grech and Lee Smith, and mastered by Chris Gehringer.

First up is previously released The War on Art which is about the realities faced in the music industry. It features powerful vocals and a catchy beat. The lyrics that really stand out to me in this song are “and if they had it their way you’d be left without the money”.

Next up is Landslide which is a soft and poignant song in which Robinson is talking to her shadow self. It is a relatable song to anyone who has experienced depression in lines such as “sitting in my misery is comfortable” and the harrowing chorus “we’re lying on the ground, buried in the landslide, so we’ll never be found, we slide away”.

Interestingly named David Blaine is about eating disorders and body dysmorphia and whilst the song has funky guitars and a catchy beat it’s lyrics are hard hitting and emotional with the chorus saying, “My mind should never be believed, oh, mirror of deceit”. There are also haunting vocals in the bridge where Robinson sings about being a teen hiding an eating disorder who “couldn’t wait for what I would be”.

Time for a slower song now with Wild Horses which highlights some high notes from Robinson. This is a song about chasing someone you love.

The only song on the Heavenly Hell of Mine not previously released is final song Matisses Garden which is about how when we are seeking love for the wrong reasons we can attract toxic people. Perfectly articulated in one of the final lines of the song “drinking you down like an additive, you’re poisoning me and you don’t give a shit”. It is an upbeat song that makes you wanna bop your head as you listen to Robinson’s beautiful voice in her different dulcet tones.

Heavenly Hell of Mine is a beautiful EP that takes you on a trip through Robinson’s heavenly hell of her experiences with love, mental health and relationships, and it does so in ways that invoke your emotions while also being ridiculously catchy.