16 March 2025

MARIANNE FAITHFULL‘s former (legendary) label Decca announces a posthumous
four-track EP, titled BURNING MOONLIGHT. Coming out initially as a limited-edition
vinyl as part of Record Store Day on April 12, the EP will be available worldwide as
a digital EP on June 6.

The songs were inspired by her first two albums, 1965’s Marianne Faithfull and
Come My Way, which were released simultaneously. “It was so unusual to start your
career this way, so we decided to bring the music full circle,” executive producer Andrew
Batt says. “One side of the EP would be inspired by her debut pop LP Marianne Faithfull
while the flip would honor her folk roots on Come My Way.”

Faithfull passed away on January 30, aged 78.

Nicholas Dunbar (her son) said in a statement: “As we grieve the loss of Marianne, we are pleased to announce the release of these songs which she worked on during the year before her death. Marianne lived to create and perform music — it was her driving force and she never stopped. Right up until the end she was looking forward to this release which now completes and celebrates her remarkable artistic career.

Faithfull about the EP at the time of recording: “It’s a good time to look back. It helps
me to remember all the things I’ve done. I can’t say I’m a particularly nostalgic person, but
I am enjoying this period of reflection.”

The title track is a goosebumps ballad. An emotive torch song.
Faithfull‘s lived through voice sounds aged and tired. Quite stirring.

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