Danielle McTaggart is an artist in transformation. Best known as the powerhouse voice behind the JUNO Award-winning duo Dear Rouge, she has spent years captivating audiences with electrifying performances and chart-topping hits. Now, Danielle McTaggart steps forward as Larkk — a transformation that embraces intimacy and introspection, trading the high-energy pulse of indie rock for raw, poetic vulnerability.

Larkk's debut single, “Caverns”, is a song “about the deep and sacred journey I took when I suddenly and unexpectedly experienced deep grief like I had never known,” says Danielle, who now embodies her new artistic identity as Larkk. “The memories of my life, the unexplored ideas and questions I had long ignored, began to awaken — as I went down into the caverns of my heart. I heard a voice in my innermost spirit, ‘When you can’t go around, you must go down.’ And I knew I could not go around. So down I went. I walked slow, afraid and shaking, through the tunnels of my heart. Down, into the places I’d forgotten or wished I could forget. And yet, to my utter surprise, there was such treasure there. Rare and precious jewels being formed in the heat of my heart's pain. And I knew, somehow I was not alone.”

"First Kiss” is co-written with notable American spoken word artist Derek C. Brown. The song captures the ache of intimacy remembered and lost. Sweeping piano and atmospheric textures frame Danielle’s haunting vocal, evoking a cinematic sense of longing. It’s a vulnerable and romantic moment that sits between Weyes Blood and Agnes Obel—poetic, intimate, and emotionally transportive.

Larkk is Danielle McTaggart in a new form, born from her desire for deeper artistic exploration. After years of touring with acclaimed acts like Metric, Phantogram, and The Beaches, she felt a pull to connect on a more personal level — with herself and with listeners.

For Larkk, this music exists in the space between the past and the future - an evolution of both sound and spirit. It’s more than a new chapter; it’s the creation of an entirely new language of storytelling. Larkk weaves together music, movement, painting, poetry, and expansive artistic expression — each element intertwining to capture the beauty and ache of being human. It’s a deeply immersive world where emotion drives form, and vulnerability becomes a powerful source of connection.