Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - Apart

Actress Scarlett Johansson and songwriter Pete Yorn return with EP

Featuring four new songs and Johannson's take on Yorn's "Tomorrow"

Back in 2009, Hollywood A-lister Scarlett Johansson recruited shaggy songwriter Pete Yorn for Break Up, an album inspired by the duets of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardo.  Johansson went on to explore other musical outlets with supergroups like The Singles and Sugar For Sugar, but it's to Yorn she returns.

Their first new single is "Bad Dreams" from their new EP, Apart. The EP features four brand new recordings and a new version of "Tomorrow," a song that originally appeared on Yorn's last album, 2016's ArrangingTime.

"It was great to collaborate with Scarlett again. We recorded ‘Bad Dreams' over a couple of days in downtown L.A. at the Spring Street studio of our old friend R. Walt Vincent," says Pete Yorn.

"If Breakup was dealing with an unraveling relationship, Apart is dealing with the aftermath," he explains. "It acknowledges the array of heavy emotions that come up living separate lives. You're getting used to the idea of not being with someone who has been a big part of your life. Even after a break up has occurred, the presence of an ex still seems to loom large in one's mind for a while. There are moments during the day where you wonder, is it really over? Or will there be another chapter in the relationship now that it has evolved? The EP is an attempt to sort through all this and get comfortable with the excitement of new freedoms while facing underlying fears of the unknown road that lies ahead."

Scarlett Johansson adds, "Being able to revisit this project with Pete in a totally different context but within the same creative parameters is a unique artistic opportunity for me. It is always a pleasure to sing with Pete because I think our voices and stories complement each other."

 

1. Iguana Bird

2. Bad Dreams

3. Movies

4. Cigarillo

5. Tomorrow (Remix)

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