DILLY DALLY SHARE NEW LIVE VIDEO FROM COFFIN FACTORY

WATCH AND SHARE “SOBER MOTEL/BAD BIOLOGY” (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEOS) HERE

TOUR DATES BEGIN THIS WEEK WITH STOPS IN WESTERN CANADA

PRAISE FOR HEAVEN

“exceptional” - Toronto Star // “thrilling” - Pitchfork

“transcendent” - NME // “phenomenal” - Clash

“Sober Motel/Bad Biology” Official Live Videos Still

Today, Toronto’s Dilly Dally are sharing the new live video for “Sober Motel/Bad Biology” (Official Live Videos) courtesy of NOW Magazine from their acclaimed LP, Heaven, out now via Dine Alone. The ‘live video’ was filmed during a secret show in The Coffin Factory Studios, which is currently where guitarist / vocalist Katie Monks lives, however all of the residents, most of whom are artists, are to be evicted on April 1 so the building can be torn down to make way for condos.

“It's so important to cause a fuss when these places fall off,” says Monks. “Ultimately, The Coffin Factory is a place where artists are free to be themselves. Make noise, experiment, collaborate, and live with people you may not have otherwise met. A place to worship the creative process and live out your dreams. I was lucky enough to live there there for the last few months.

As Dilly Dally heads out on our biggest North American tour yet, it's important to acknowledge where we actually came from and how we got here. If we had each moved to the city ten years ago without having spaces like this, the band probably wouldn’t exist today. Support from our community has been crucial.

This 'Live Music Video' is an expression of that. We put on a free secret show with all local artists inside our unit and filmed the building before it gets demolished April 1st, to make room for condos. To me, it's a symptom of a culture that looks down at the artists themselves, despite wanting to consume what they create. That's why it's so important to hold its memory up so high.”

WATCH “SOBER MOTEL/BAD BIOLOGY” (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEOS)

"Sober Motel" & "Bad Biology" from 'Heaven' out now!

After supporting Heaven on tour throughout Europe and the UK late last year, Dilly Dally are now taking the LP on road in North America and after kicking off the tour in Montreal last night they will make visits to Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg. Full dates can be found below.

WATCH AND SHARE “MARIJUANA” HERE

Heaven as been one of the best-reviewed albums of the year, met with spotlights from Noisey, Fader, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Uproxx, NY Times and Vulture.

Photo Credit : Kate Killet // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

DILLY DALLY TOUR DATES
03/20 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
03/21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/22 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
03/23 Philadelphia, PA - Foundry
03/25 Nashville, TN - Basement East
03/27 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
03/29 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
04/01 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
04/02 San Diego, CA - Casbah
04/04 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
04/05 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
04/06 San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
04/08 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
04/09 Seattle, WA - Crocodile
04/10 Vancouver, BC - Wise Hall
04/12 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
04/13 Calgary, AB - Commonwealth
04/15 Saskatoon, SK - Amigos
04/16 Winnipeg, MB - The Goodwill
04/18 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
04/19 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04/20 Detroit, MI - El Club

DILLY DALLY ONLINE
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER

JEREMY DUTCHER FOLLOWS JUNO WIN WITH SPRING TOUR DATES

JEREMY DUTCHER, 2019 JUNO AWARD WINNER FOR INDIGENOUS MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR, ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR DATES THROUGHOUT CANADA

WATCH JEREMY DUTCHER’S PERFORMANCE OF “SAKOWAMIT”
AT THE 2019 JUNO AWARDS

TOUR DATES BEGIN MARCH 22

STREAM / BUY WOLASTOQIYIK LINTUWAKONAWA HERE

Photo Credit : Vanessa Heins // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

At the JUNO Awards this past weekend, Jeremy Dutcher was honoured with the award for Indigenous Music Album Of The Year for his debut LP Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa. Together with his band, Dutcher also performed as part of the Sunday Awards broadcast on CBC. In addition to the words he spoke at the Awards Gala after accepting his JUNO, Dutcher would also like to say the following:

Full of gratitude to all those who have supported me in this journey. I would like to acknowledge all of the other nominees in the Indigenous music category (Elisapie, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Leonard Sumner, Northern Cree) for their artistry and contributions to the musical topography of this land.

To my fans and people who are following this work, you give me the light and love required to share these messages.

To all my collaborators who made this evening possible, I love you all. Woliwon to my band, (Blanche Israël, Greg Harrison, Jonathan MacArthur, Blake Pouliot and Aleda Deroche). Woliwon to Samaqani Cocahq for the amazing background visuals and to Zoff and Luxx for their amazing collaborative red carpet design!

A note on representation: as a young person, I had watched the JUNOs many times and have not ever seen myself reflected on such a stage. To be that reflection for others is a responsibility and an immense honour. Let’s continue to make and hold space for under-represented voices. Let’s walk in beauty. Together//Mawiw

WATCH JEREMY DUTCHER’S PERFORMANCE OF “SAKOWAMIT”
AT THE 2019 JUNO AWARDS

Jeremy Dutcher performs "Sakomawit" at the 2019 Juno Awards. The performance features violinist Blake Pouliot. Subscribe to our channel! https://youtube.com/cbcmusic CBC Music is your hub for coast-to-coast-to-coast Canadian music. Watch exclusive performances, candid interviews, and behind-the-scenes content featuring your favourite artists. Visit http://cbcmusic.ca for the full story!

Beginning March 22, Dutcher will continue to support Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa with tour dates across North America, Europe, and The UK. Full tour listings can be found below.

Dutcher, who also won the 2018 Polaris Music Prize, is a classically trained operatic tenor and composer who takes every opportunity to blend his Wolastoq First Nation roots into the music he creates, blending distinct musical aesthetics that shape-shift between classical, traditional, and pop to form something entirely new. Dutcher’s debut release, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, involves the rearrangement of early 1900s wax cylinder field recordings from his community. “Many of the songs were lost because our musical tradition was suppressed by the Canadian government. I'm doing this work as there's only about a hundred Wolastoqey speakers left. It's crucial that we're using our language because, if you lose the language, you're losing an entire distinct way of experiencing the world.”

WATCH JEREMY DUTCHER’S CBC MUSIC FIRST PLAY LIVE

STREAM / BUY WOLASTOQIYIK LINTUWAKONAWA HERE

Photo Credit : Vanessa Heins // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

JEREMY DUTCHER PERFORMANCE DATES
03/22: Kingston, ON – Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts
03/24: Kingston, ON – Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts
04/07:  Paris, France - Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss
04/10: Madrid, Spain - Festival de Arte Sacro de Madrid
04/12:  Bethesda, UK - Neuadd Ogwen  
04/13: Newport, UK - The Riverfront
04/15-17: Glasgow Scotland - Glasgow University
04/20: New York City, NY - Joe’s Pub
04/24: Washington, DC - The John F. Kennedy Center
05/24: Burlington, ON - Art Gallery of Burlington
06/14: Toronto, ON - Luminato Festival at Koerner Hall
07/06: Los Angeles, CA - Grand Avenue Stage
07/27: Canso, Nova Scotia - Stan Rogers Folk Fest
08/02: Campbellford, ON - The Barn
08/17-18: Woody Point, NL - Woody Point Heritage Theatre
10/23: Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

JEREMY DUTCHER ONLINE
WEBSITE
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM

LYDIA AINSWORTH REVEALS NEW TRACK, ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES

PHANTOM FOREST DUE OUT MAY 10

LISTEN AND SHARE “TELL ME I EXIST” HERE

NORTH AMERICAN, UK & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES BEGIN APRIL 9

PRE-ORDER PHANTOM FOREST HERE

"Boldly trend-defying, pageantic pop music... Ainsworth's vocals work in tandem to catch light and color from new and exciting angles." - THE FADER

"Lydia Ainsworth doesn't so much subvert pop music, but skates around its edges... [She] blurs melodies and rote formats with a sense of mystery." - NPR

"Among pop music's experimental architects, Lydia Ainsworth has a unique knack for making grand sweeping gestures feel human." - PITCHFORK

"Ainsworth creates enough comforting fantasies to make us all feel at ease." - STEREOGUM

PHOTO CREDIT : Bryan Hyunh // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Lydia Ainsworth is returning with her self-produced album Phantom Forest on May 10, and today she shares its second single, "Tell Me I Exist". Paper says of the track,"Lydia Ainsworth creates the kind of bewitching pop that you'd swear soundtracked your dreams... Not unlike art-pop predecessors like Kate Bush or Bat For Lashes, listening to Ainsworth helps one connect to their subconscious, and to the world we live in." In an accompanying interview with the magazine, Ainsworth says, "I find many facets of social media to be meaningful and I feel more connected than ever with kindred spirits who I'd probably not been able to connect with had the technology not been there. But I am afraid of the way it is being harnessed by dictatorial powers. Our faces all stored in a tidy database. Technology has become a distraction to the truth."

LISTEN AND SHARE “TELL ME I EXIST” HERE

From the album Phantom Forest ~ out May 10 ~ Pre-order: https://lydia-ainsworth.lnk.to/phantomforest instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lydia.ainsworth twitter: https://twitter.com/lydiaainsworth facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lydmusic Tell Me I Exist Written / Performed / Produced by Lydia Ainsworth In leverage of your comfort To match a portrait's face That hangs inside of a museum Now hangs a database A facial scan for adoration I've heard the Hunter tell - 'Tis but the ecstasy of death - And then the Brake is still!

Her third album, Phantom Forest is he follow up to 2017's Darling of the Afterglow and her first since relocating from Toronto to Los Angeles. The LP is themed around the precarious state of nature in the modern world introducing a lush, complex dream world that the singer, composer, and producer created and inhabited largely on her own.

Ainsworth produced Phantom Forest herself, and wrote all the songs with the exception of the closing track "Green Is The Color," a Pink Floyd cover, and "The Time" and "Give It Back To You", which she co-wrote with Kyle Dixon of Survive (Stranger Things).

Ainsworth, explains that the collection revealed itself to her "as a play taking place in Mother Nature's vanishing home," aka Phantom Forest, and that she's singing from three perspectives: herself, Mother Nature, and Greek Chorus. For instance, of the album's opener, "Diamonds Cutting Diamonds," she explains: "The Greek Chorus sets the scene, narrating and offering direction on how to enter Phantom Forest. It's my hope that the listener will imagine the narration to be directed to them as well, as they begin the journey of the album."

You'll get a sense of this from the collection's edenic cover art and the playful, pastoral video for the album's first single, "Can You Find Her Place". Its inspiration came from Ainsworth's love for Italian Renaissance painter Botticelli's 15-century masterpiece "Primavera", an allegorical representation of the burgeoning fertility of the earth in spring. She notes: "The video features the Greek gods of the painting in a choreographed Baroque style dance." Keeping with the personal feel of the collection, her sister Abby Ainsworth directed the clip.

WATCH AND SHARE “CAN YOU FIND HER PLACE” HERE

In line with the classical and historical depths of Phantom Forest, Ainsworth, who holds a Masters Degree in film scoring composition from NYU and studied composition as an undergrad at McGill, notes that although the album might be considered pop, she approached it as an orchestrator. "Even if I'm dealing purely with synths," she says, "The songs are like a score, each one an evolving journey. I love to use strings so I've included my string arrangements on 'Tell Me I Exist' and 'Can You Find Her Place.' I recorded live musicians on drums, bass, and guitar on 'Edge of the Throne', 'The Time', and 'Floating Dream', and wove those live elements into my programmed elements."

Phantom Forest is a beautiful, vast collection that mixes the historical and the hands on, with hooks about the apocalypse and people obsessively using face-recognition software to see what paintings their face match with, in search of some kind of connection.  It's a journey that holds up to close listening (and lyric reading) and to dance floors, but that can also exist on a purely emotional plane. In all cases, it asks that you listen, and take some kind of action.

PRE-ORDER PHANTOM FOREST HERE

LYDIA AINSWORTH TOUR DATES
4/09: Steelyard - London, UK
4/13: Le Bababoum - Paris, FR
4/14: La Bababoum - Paris, FR
4/17: Vega - Copenhagen, DK
4/26: The Phoenix - Toronto, ON
5/01: Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
5/02: Elsewhere - Brooklyn, NY
5/03: Elsewhere - Brooklyn, NY
5/04: Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA
5/05: U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC
5/09: El Club - Detroit, MI
5/10: Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
5/11: Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN
5/14: Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
5/15: Neumos - Seattle, WA
5/17: Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
5/18: Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

PHANTOM FOREST TRACKLIST
1. Diamonds Cutting Diamonds
2. Tell Me I Exist
3. Can You Find Her Place
4. Edge Of The Throne
5. Kiss The Future
6. The Time
7. Give It Back To You
8. Floating Dream
9. Green Is The Color (Pink Floyd cover)

LYDIA AINSWORTH ONLINE
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
INSTAGRAM