THE TORONTO SINGER-SONGWRITER SHARES NEW SINGLE, OUT NOW VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
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Today, Georgia Harmer follows recent singles “Can We Be Still” and “Little Light” with "Take It On”: a deep introspection in the form of a slow-burning anthem, with lyrics that untangle her own embedded patterns of thinking - about the ways she’s seen herself over time, in conflict, and in relation to the emotions of others. Her gentle, raw voice carries the song from its bare acoustic beginnings to its softly powerful peak - a refrain of the words “I don’t want to behave,” an ode to her too-careful, younger self. Georgia’s habit of taking on conflict, of being swept into storms, inspires the personal growth traced by the gorgeous arc of this song.
“‘Take It On’ is about the way I see myself, and the ways I have assumed others see me,” says Harmer. “It’s about the emotional labour of taking on conflict around me - and creating it internally - sometimes for the sake of having something to solve, to worry about, and noticing how that habit has weighed me down. This song is me holding a mirror up and being very honest about what I see.”
The song arrives with a music video directed, shot, and edited by Nora Rosenthal, featuring Georgia singing “Take It On,” performing the song as if she’s confiding in a trusted friend, on a sunset walk across all of the bridges in the city.
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MORE ABOUT GEORGIA HARMER
With wisdom and poise, Georgia Harmer arrived with the 2022 release of her acclaimed debut album Stay In Touch, an emotionally resonant collection of songs that articulates the ways in which even the most fleeting experiences can forge bonds between strangers, create families out of friends, and one by one form the joys and sorrows that make up a life. Spanning intimate folk and strummy country to sophisticated jazz and pop-kissed rock, Harmer and her band created musical landscapes that live up to the lyrical richness of her songwriting, and quickly established Georgia as a voice to transcend eras and genres with her ability to purely enchant. Georgia’s unforgettable voice is singular, gliding along a range of emotion from soft distorted rockers to bucolic ballads with windswept ease. Already a seasoned performer, Georgia has toured alongside City And Colour, Broken Social Scene, Bahamas, The Paper Kites, Haley Blais, Dan Mangan, Basia Bulat, Tim Baker, The Ballroom Thieves, and more.
RECENT PRAISE FOR GEORGIA HARMER
"Can We Be Still" continues to show off Harmer's astute songwriting, especially by expanding on her heartfelt odes to friendship. The new track builds off a steadily strummed riff and drum beat as Harmer illustrates an evolving timeline between two friends”.
CBC Music on “Can We Be Still”
The rosy glow of Harmer's voice holds the collapsing tenses and inevitable changes together atop a gently winding melody, led by acoustic guitar strums and a percussive heartbeat. Exclaim! On “Can We Be Still”