Songs of the Week: February 13 - 19, 2023
“In Lightning”
“Hiding Out In The Open”
“Love Who We Are Meant To”
by Feist
What’s better than a new Feist song? Two new Feist songs.
What’s better than two new Feist songs? Three new Feist songs!
And that’s exactly what we got last week, with an extended look at the upcoming album, Multitudes. The three songs hint at the album’s depth, with “In Lightning” being a cacophonous song that lives up to the title; the gorgeous guitar and orchestral swell of “Love Who We Are Meant To”, and haunting, layered vocals for “Hiding Out In The Open”.
Multitudes is out on April 14th, and check out a playlist of all three new songs below!
Kirk
“Garden” by FRANKIIE
Vancouver’s FRANKIIE is back with a brand new song, the first single from their upcoming album. “Garden” is a psychedelic, reverb-soaked dream pop from the duo of Vocalist/guitarist Francesca Carbonneau and vocalist/keyboardist Nashlyn Lloyd.
Lloyd says the song “was inspired by writing retreats to the northern Sunshine Coast of BC where we could detach from the intensity of urban life and focus on music together. We would write all afternoon in the cabin, and take a break to slow down and watch the stars expand forever. The stillness I feel while listening to the ocean or being surrounded by trees is always something I am longing to reconnect with while living life in the city.”
Between Dreams, the second full-length album from the group, drops June 2nd, and watch the live-off-the-floor video while you wait.
Kirk
“Our Back Garden” by Brandon Wolfe Scott
Okay, so great minds think alike, right?
For the second garden-based song this week, Vancouver’s Brandon Wolfe Scott reflects on three years of living with his partner in a home in East Van with access to a beautifully-lush garden.
Interacting with the family with young children upstairs, including during the height of the pandemic, the song has become an ode to them as the family moved away and the house now sits empty.
The track will be on Brandon’s upcoming EP, Slow Transmission, due out on March 23rd.
Christine
“They Don't Love You (Like I Do)” by Babe Corner
Over the past few months, Babe Corner has slowly been teasing their debut full length, and the latest is the new single, “They Don't Love You (Like I Do)”.
With beautiful harmonies that build to some incredibly catchy synth, the new song comes shortly after announcing the release date of the album, Crybaby, on March 21st, as well as a pair of release shows in Victoria and Vancouver — March 24 and 25, respectively.
So mark your calendars and have a listen below!
Kirk