So Peri!

So Peri! is an EP by British singer-songwriter Xarla Cow, released in January 2021. The EP is an "intentionally bad" cover EP, with songs made cheaply and quickly.

History
The EP was originally planned to be a 5 song EP containing self-made, intentionally bad songs, called It's Bad On Purpose. This idea was scrapped in January 2021, when Karla announced that the EP would instead be called So Peri!. Even after the name change, the EP was originally planned to be a 6 song EP with 3 covers and 3 originals, one of the originals being her previously released single Your Lover. Instead, she decided to put Your Lover, and the other 2 originals on a seperate EP to be released in the future, or be scrapped entirely. This meant the EP would contain 3 cover tracks on the standard version, and 3 more cover tracks on the deluxe edition.

On 30 January, 2021, a Deluxe version of the EP, titled ''So Peri! DELUXE'' was released, which contained the 3 tracks from the original, plus three new tracks.

In March 2021, a list of tracks that almost got put on the EP, but then removed before release was revealed. Several of the songs that made it onto the EP are different songs by artists on this list. The tracks removed were as follows:


 * Cicciolina (Original by Erika Vikman)
 * DEADALIVE (Original by Jaguar Jonze)
 * Heavy Lies The Head (Original by Vanessa Amorosi)
 * Tears Getting Sober (Original by VICTORIA)
 * Zero Gravity (Original by Kate Miller-Heidke)
 * Little Roots, Little Shoots (Original by Kate Miller-Heidke)
 * Bah Non (Original by Philippine)

Music Videos
Karla originally stated that she planned for music videos to be released for all 6 tracks. However, later she decided to scrap this idea and instead move on to new projects. Currently, the lead single Excess received a one-take music video, and the lead single of the Deluxe edition, Rabbit Hole, received a music video on the day of the Deluxe release.

Release
The EP was released on 21 January, 2020, exclusively on SoundCloud and YouTube. This is due to Karla not being arsed to get legal rights to publish on other streaming services. So Peri! is the only one of Karla's projects available on SoundCloud.

Critical Feedback
Lukeee stated: "The EP was good, but should've included more songs. The songs Who We Are and Excess felt too different to the Blind, and Blind should've been cut or replaced with a different, more upbeat song. He also said that the EP should've included original tracks too, instead of just covers."

Track listing
Below is the tracklist for the EP. The EP contains 3 tracks, all of which being covers.

Charting
So far, all 6 tracks have charted in the KKAAVG Top 10.