WATCH THE ‘FOLK IS DEAD’ SESSION VIDEO FOR “KIDS ON THE RUN”
NEW LP DUE OUT LATER THIS YEAR
Photo Credit : Colin Medley // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
When Kalle Mattson began writing his upcoming album, his motto was “folk is dead”, but he still “demoing all of these songs with just me and an acoustic guitar in my bedroom ...unique, I know,” he says. And while both of the album’s first singles, “Broken In Two” and “Kids On The Run” find Mattson shifting the focus from acoustic guitars to keyboards and drum machines with help from producer Colin Munroe (Drake, Sky Ferreira), he is also releasing the stripped back versions of those of those songs. “Calling these stripped down live videos the ‘Folk Is Dead’ sessions is tongue-in-cheek, but will hopefully give you a look into the songwriting process from those early demos to the production choices we made along the way.”
Today, he’s sharing the Folk Is Dead session video for “Kids On The Run”, a song which reflects one of the main themes of the upcoming album - ‘innocence lost’ and the in-between period of post-adolescence but pre-adulthood of your mid-20s. “This song was my attempt to write about millennials and the economic, environmental, and sociological realities people my generation face,” says Mattson. “And yes, it is all obviously very indebted to Springsteen.”
WATCH THE ‘FOLK IS DEAD’ SESSION VIDEO FOR “KIDS ON THE RUN”
WATCH AND THE SHARE “KIDS ON THE RUN” OFFICIAL VIDEO HERE
“Broken In Two” and “Kids On The Run” lead the way for a new coming-of-age album from the Polaris Music Prize and JUNO Award nominated songwriter. Sonically, the LP imagines what it would sound like if Tycho made a folk record...or if 808s-era Kanye got his hands on some Sufjan Stevens demos. Watch folkisdead.com for more details on the new record to be released in the near future.
WATCH AND SHARE “BROKEN IN TWO” ACOUSTIC SESSION HERE
LISTEN AND SHARE “BROKEN IN TWO” ALBUM VERSION HERE
TOUR DATES
Sep 19 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
Sep 20 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
Sep 21 - Red Deer, AB - The Vat
Sep 22 - Edmonton, AB - Temple
Sep 25 - Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar
Sep 26 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Theatre
Sep 27 - Kelowna, BC - Habitat
Sep 28 - Calgary, AB - Festival Hall
Sep 29 - Saskatoon, SK - Emmanuel Church
Oct 5 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON - Loplops
Oct 12 - Montreal, QC - Quai Des Brumes
Oct 13 - Quebec City, QC - L’Anti
Oct 23 - Kingston, ON - Grad Club
Oct 24 - Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware
Oct 25 - St Catharines, ON - Warehouse
Oct 26 - Waterloo, ON - Starlite
Oct 27 - London, ON - Aeolian Hall
Nov 10 - Ottawa, ON - The Studio at NAC
Nov 16 - Burnstown, ON - Neat Cafe
Nov 17 - Toronto, ON - Longboat Hall
Nov 24 - North Bay, ON - Les Compagnons
