Paulette Verlée announces new EP 'So What' - a five track that drifts between ambient and classical music
Today classical pianist Paulette Verlée announces her new EP 'So What', which will be released on November 7th via V2 records. It will be is a five-track EP that drifts between neoclassical piano, ambient textures, and quiet introspection. It's a first for Paulette to move form neoclassical to more ambient sounds.
The first song she releases is called 'White Noise'. It's a minimal and introspective song, and is meant as in introspective pause. Sparse textures and sustained tones evoke stillness, as if the listener is momentarily suspended in time
The EP feels like a sequence of small emotional states—intimate, understated, and deeply human. It doesn’t aim for grand gestures, but rather creates space for reflection, leaving room for the listener’s own meaning.
The title track felt naturally suited for vocals; unlike the others, it carried the weight of a conversation. In Paulette’s mind, it was always a duet. She decided to sing a small part herself but wanted a warm, grounded voice for the lead voice. The choice came easily: Pieter Van Dessel of Marble Sounds. They had crossed paths before, mostly in the film world, where Pieter creates beautiful soundtracks for films and TV. His voice and musicality, everything made sense. Luckily, his answer was just as simple: yes. The result is a fragile yet cinematic song, where delicate piano motifs and ambient textures hold two voices in quiet balance.
From there, the journey unfolds instrumentally: Let’s Go moves with subtle determination, White Noise offers a suspended moment of stillness, Half Way brings a warm sense of transition, and So Far closes with gentle, open-ended calm.
Paulette Verlée Live
- 29/06/25 – ANNA3, Antwerpen
- 14/11/25 – GC de Zeyp, Ganshoren (matinee)
- 14/11/25 – GC de Zeyp, Ganshoren
- 27/11/25 – CC De Biekorf, Lebbeke
- 22/01/26 - CC De Garage, Sint-Lievens-Houtem
- 26/01/26 – Centre Culturel Mouscron
