HELENA DELAND SHARES NEW SINGLE, “HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW”, OUT TODAY ON CHIVI CHIVI
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PERFORMANCE DATES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 24
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Today, Montreal’s Helena Deland shares the new single “How Do You Like Me Now” along with a visualizer. The song’s release comes before Helena joins her friend Hana Stretton for a handful of North American shows later this month. Full tour dates can be found below.
“How Do You Like Me Now” describes an act of trespass. At a party, Helena Deland slips toward the edge of the room; no one sees her as she eyes a notebook which belongs to the party’s host. She insists she would never read it, then lets herself imagine being caught, only to learn that its owner had wanted to be discovered all along. The journal becomes a mirror of songwriting: private processing made public and left to the interpretations of strangers.
Helena Deland shares: “I wonder to which extent the authors of posthumously published diaries were writing with a vague audience in mind. Here, I’m convincing myself that a person I admire, very much still alive, has written everything down in their notebook in the hopes of it being found. When that day finally came, they’d say ‘That’s right. There I am. How do you like me now?’”
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MORE ABOUT HELENA DELAND
Helena Deland’s debut album Someone New was released on Luminelle Recording in 2020, introducing a new and resonant voice to the indie music scene. Three years later, she published the acclaimed Goodnight Summerland, with label and longtime collaborators Chivi Chivi. In parallel, she explored new soundscapes with Hildegard, her collaborative project with fellow Montreal musician Ouri. Together, they released two albums, 2021’s Hildegard and 2024’s Jour 1596. She has also worked with other renowned artists, collaborating with Men I Trust, JPEGMAFIA, Jonah Yano, Sam Evian, and claire rousay amongst others. Will Oldham notably shared a video of himself performing “The Animals” this past April, a song of Helena’s which originally appeared on Goodnight Summerland.
After opening for the likes of Weyes Blood, Andy Shauf, Connan Mockasin, Soccer Mommy and Iggy Pop, Helena toured Goodnight Summerland across North America and Europe. This September, she will be presenting her new songs on stage for a short and intimate slate of shows with Hana Stretton.
HELENA DELAND - LIVE
w/ Hana Stretton (solo performance)
Sept 24 - FONO, Ottawa, ON (TICKETS)
Sept 27 - Higher Ground, Burlington, VA (TICKETS)
Sept 28 - TOURISTS, North Adams, MA (TICKETS)
Sept 29 - Avalon Lounge, Catskills, NY (TICKETS)
Sept 30 - Manny's, State College, PA (TICKETS)