DANIELLE MCTAGGART (DEAR ROUGE) TO RELEASE INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF DEBUT LP AS LARKK
CINDERS (INSTRUMENTAL) OUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
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“With 10 atmospheric and poetic tunes, Larkk‘s music could be described as both meditative and curative.” The Vancouver Sun
“Cinders is an intensely personal, piano-driven exercise in vulnerability. The instrument and the artist's voice are the foundational bedrock, as McTaggart casts aside the electrifying fringe- and sparkle-laden trappings of rock 'n' roll to transform before our very eyes and reintroduce herself without artifice.” Exclaim!, 2026 Most Anticipated Albums
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Larkk is Danielle McTaggart (Dear Rouge) in a new form, born from her desire for deeper artistic exploration. Today, she announces the instrumental version of her debut album, Cinders (Instrumental), set for release on September 18, 2026. "Larkk began as a collaboration between myself and the piano, composing instrumental pieces that eventually grew to include my voice,” says McTaggart. “I am thrilled to share these songs in their original, instrumental form—returning them to exactly where they started.”
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MORE ABOUT LARKK
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 has stepped forward as Larkk — a transformation that embraces intimacy and introspection, trading the high-energy pulse of indie rock for raw, poetic vulnerability.
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.
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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.
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CINDERS INSTRUMENTAL TRACKLIST
01 Cinders (Instrumental)
02 First Kiss (Instrumental)
03 Share Of Dreams (Instrumental)
04 Cuckoo (Instrumental)
05 Caverns (Instrumental)
06 Interlude (Instrumental)
07 Devastation’s Bliss (Instrumental)
08 The Moon The Bed (Instrumental)
09 Oceans (reprise) (Instrumental)
10 Stars Ain’t Colliding (Instrumental)