WATCH / SHARE “OLD FLAMES” HERE
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CANADIAN TOUR DATES CONTINUE THIS MONTH, NEW DATES ANNOUNCED
BUY / STREAM STOLEN TIME HERE
“Dealing in the themes of recovery, loss and love, Lapell's latest is the new generation's heart-rending answer to Tapestry's call.” Exclaim!
“...sounds quite timeless, as if all the songs could have been recorded yesterday or decades ago.” Americana UK
“…an emotionally complex set, a sequence that addresses an assortment of difficult subjects, energized throughout by Lapell’s sober yet deeply expressive voice. …a mix of ballads, odes, and arresting vignettes.” No Depression
“Old Flames” Video Still
Today, Abigail Lapell is sharing the new video for “Old Flames”. Taken from her 2022 album, Stolen Time, the song reflects the push and pull of a smouldering, on-again-off-again romance, with fiery imagery that draws from and deconstructs love song tropes and clichés.
"The idea for the video was to create something that felt like a short film exploring addiction and recovery,” says Lapell. “The song uses all this fiery love-song imagery to look at the different faces of codependency and addiction. So we started talking about how to bring those concepts to life visually. Spencer and Jordan came up with the idea of the monster, something that's part of you but also kind of separate. Ultimately, in the video, we see that different people have different kinds of monsters – thanks to the incredible and thoughtful creature design, which was maybe my favourite part of this project. To me, it's a story about learning to live with your demons, literally and figuratively."
Directors Spencer Ryan and Jordan Hamer (aka Fugitives) add they “were really excited when Abigail approached us to work on ‘Old Flames’. It was our first music video, and starting with a song that has such a strong concept behind it made writing the piece even more important and meaningful to us. Everyone involved brought incredible passion and enthusiasm to the project, which helped us push the visuals and stylistic choices higher than we thought possible. We’re really proud of the video, and so happy to have been able to collaborate with Abigail on it."
Ryan and Hamer are two directors at creative agency Broken Heart Love Affair in Toronto. Their work has been awarded Grand Prix or Gold for creativity in nearly every international and local advertising award show. "Old Flames" is their first music video. The music video was created thanks to the generous support of the MVP Project, a joint initiative of RBCxMusic and the Prism Prize (administered by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television).”
WATCH / SHARE “OLD FLAMES” HERE
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MORE ABOUT ABIGAIL LAPELL
Over the past decade and three spellbinding albums, Lapell has garnered two Canadian Folk Music Awards (English Songwriter of the Year in 2020 and Contemporary Album of the Year in 2017), hit number one on Canadian folk radio, and accrued a staggering 13 million+ Spotify streams while touring widely across Canada, the U.S., and Europe.
Her latest LP, Stolen Time, out now via Outside Music, strikes a fine balance between her hushed acoustic debut, Great Survivor, and her two rockier, Chris Stringer produced records, Hide Nor Hair and Getaway. Stolen Time brings a live-off-the-floor 70s folk-rock vibe with more structural experimentation to the table on songs that feel expansive in their scope; unhurried, psychedelic, and other-worldly.
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TOUR DATES
Feb 9 - Calgary, AB - Block Heater Festival
Feb 10 - Red Deer, AB - The Velvet Olive
Apr 1-2 - Vancouver, BC - Can. Folk Music Awards ShowcaseSt James Community Square
Apr 12 - Campbell River, BC - Highway 19
April 13-14 - New Westminster, BC - Pacific Contact showcase
May 5 - Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware
May 12 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Center
May 18 - Toronto, ON - The Baby G
More tour dates TBC https://abigaillapell.com/tour
PRAISE FOR ABIGAIL LAPELL
"If you're into classic folk like Joni Mitchell and Sandy Denny, you should check out this gorgeous new album." - BrooklynVegan
“Lapell’s latest sees her follow further in a folk-rock direction, taking full advantage of her band’s explosive live chemistry.” - Under The Radar
“Stripped-down beauty.” - FLOOD
“Abigail Lapell may be the best folk artist you haven't yet discovered.” - KUTX
“Abigail Lapell’s music recalls that of those 1960s folk-rock Canadian troubadours like Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot.” - PopMatters
“It’s certainly no minor feat when an artist wins English Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, enraptures throngs of concertgoers at Americanafest in Nashville – and converts yet more new fans while traipsing through Europe. But somehow Lapell has managed to do exactly that.” - Big Takeover
“Lapell excels at weaving gorgeous sonic tapestries.” - The Boot
“Simple but mesmerizing” - Glide
“An exceptional piece of music.” - Ear To The Ground
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