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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES BEGIN NOVEMBER 2 - FULL DATES BELOW
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Helena Deland is a Montreal-based musician interested in how songs can hold what eludes everyday language. Her music draws on reading and walking around. She released her first album, Someone New, in 2020 on Luminelle Recordings. It was followed by the release of Hildegard, a collaborative album with fellow Montreal musician Ouri on section1. Today, she’s sharing the new track, “Spring Bug”, her second single released with Montreal label and longtime collaborators Chivi Chivi, following 2022’s “Swimmer”.
On the song, Deland says, “spring sun and spring rain make past selves sprout out of the ground. The question of whether or not to leave this town becomes the background on which they wreak havoc. But it’s like Joan Didion says, ‘[...] we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends.’ ‘Spring Bug’ is the wave of a hand trying to shoo off a noisy flying creature, and the creature is me! Thank you for listening.”
WATCH / SHARE “SPRING BUG” HERE
BUY / STREAM “SPRING BUG” HERE
Helena is also announcing her first North American headline tour. She has extensively toured North America and Europe opening for the likes of Weyes Blood, Andy Shauf, Connan Mockasin, Soccer Mommy and Iggy Pop. Tickets are available on Friday June 2nd at 10 am local time HERE and full dates can be found below.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2023
11/02 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret
11/03 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's
11/04 - Portland, OR - Mississipi Studios
11/06 - San Francisco, CA - Café Du Nord
11/07 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
11/08 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
11/09 - Phoenix, AR - Valley Bar
11/1 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake
11/13 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St
11/14 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
11/15 - Detroit, MI - El Club
11/16 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe
11/18 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
11/19 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
11/24 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
11/25 - Québec City, QC - Le Pantoum
