DONOVAN WOODS’ NEW VIDEO FOR “WHILE ALL THE WHILE” EXPLORES PARIS IN UNEXPECTED WAYS

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"...we are loving everything that Donovan Woods is doing right now." - American Songwriter

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Multi-award-winning artist Donovan Woods shares a first-person, home video footage encounter of Paris in his new video for “While All The While”. Yet, it’s not what you’d assume. Directed by Amanda Louise Macchia (Givenchy, Louboutin, Leon Bridges), the mini film follows a young female around the city, offering the viewer an interesting, juxtaposed experience of first-hand grief and thrilling new culture. 

“Amanda created a poignant visual representation of the song,” says Woods. “Experiencing one the greatest cities in the world while someone else is on your mind. It’s a struggle to be present for so many reasons these days, and our phones have brought us the end of true absence from each other. We can always be in touch. So heartache must be getting harder.” 

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The song itself, which is co-written alongside GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter Lori McKenna, dives deep into vulnerability and offers a glimpse of Woods’ personal struggles of being a dad while enjoying life and work on the road. EARMILK says the song “captures a place or feeling wholeheartedly.”

Woods boasts more than 133 million streams on Spotify alone and he recently performed to a sold out crowd at Koerner Hall, a venue where he previously worked the front desk only 6 years ago while pursuing his music career. He was joined on stage by very special guests Matt Nathanson, Henry Jamison and Hannah Georgas. This week, Woods continues on tour throughout Ontario and Quebec. For a list of upcoming dates, tickets, and more information, please visit donovanwoods.net/tour. 

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TOUR DATES
Dec 12 - Montreal, QC - Petit Campus
Dec 13 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre with Basia Bulat
Dec 14 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre with Basia Bulat
Feb 7 - Goderich, ON - The Livery Theatre
Feb 8 - Guelph, ON - Royal City Mission
Mar 6 - Omemee, ON - Coronation Hall
Mar 7 - Creemore, ON - Avening Community Hall
Mar 8 - Saint Catharines, ON - Warehouse Concert Hall

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ROSE COUSINS SHARES NEW VIDEO WITH STRING QUINTET

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BRAVADO OUT FEBRUARY 21, 2020 VIA OUTSIDE MUSIC

TOUR DATES CONTINUE MARCH 5 WITH JOHN PAUL WHITE

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 Today, JUNO Award winning songwriter Rose Cousins is sharing the new video for “The Fraud” from her upcoming album, Bravado, due out February 21, 2020 via Outside Music. “The Fraud” is the song that was “the true seed for this whole record,” says Cousins. “The idea of shooting it in an empty theatre as a live performance was the only way I could think to really capture it’s turbulent vulnerability. I immediately thought of The Confederation Centre of the Arts (home to Anne of Green Gables), where I will be playing my PEI release show in March, and the amazing Atlantic String Machine quintet. Strings highlight so much emotion. Filmmaker Shehab Illyas created a really moving video I’m so pleased with.”

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Bravado is the sound of a heart trying to open. The LP explores the complication of emotion, its irrational tendencies and its wisdom. It invites us to feel the courage it takes to be vulnerable. It is a record for those who struggle with loneliness and those wishing they had more time alone. It’s for those attempting to make their hearts go in more than one direction and those trying to make it go in just one. It’s for those who present a version of themselves to the world that doesn’t quite match how they feel inside. It’s for those who feel misunderstood or unseen. It’s for those who have a hard time saying what they feel, who hide or can’t let themselves off the hook. It’s for those asking, ‘is this it?’ and questioning if the character they play in the movie of their lives is authentic or just a role they’ve accepted. It’s for those who have a hard time asking for help and for those desperate for and terrified of change.  

“I think about how we're so disconnected,” says Cousins. “I get sucked into my phone and forget to go for a walk because of this sense of obligation that I have that convinces me to get as much work done as possible. It feels like we’re not connecting in person as much as we used to and that we may be the loneliest we've ever been. We're missing what's actually happening, like, the earth being on fire. We get caught in the spin of comparing our lives to social media depictions, false standards of a good life. I’ve been thinking about how we must be getting close to a breaking point." 

For Cousins, this chapter is a personal and professional metamorphosis. She is in the producer chair, applying her years of experience, trusting her own ear and pulling thoughtfully from her network of talented colleagues. 

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“I booked some studio days in February with the intention of making a single and working with some Toronto based musicians I’d always wanted to including Joshua Van Tassel on drums, Robbie Grunwald on keys, Brian Kobayakawa on bass, Dean Drouillard on electric guitars and with Chris Stringer as engineer. Soon after, I realized I was chasing a theme and a feeling I’d been pondering for months and it turned into a whole record of, perhaps, my best writing.”

The record is flanked by two distinct renditions of the same song, “The Benefits of Being Alone” and “The Reprise” reinforcing the record's examination of emotional duality. Though the journey starts in Bravado’s swagger, it asks us to pause at tracks like “The Fraud” and “The Time Being (Impending Mortality Awareness Society)”, reminding and inviting us to be honest and present. The album lifts to its highest level of hope and most pop production in “The Return (Love Comes Back)”, exploiting Cousins’ collaborative nature as an international choir of friends joins in at the end. “The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)” written with Tim Baker (Hey Rosetta!), touches the desperate need for affirmation, “The Benediction (A Good Woman)”, a yearning for acceptance.

 Recently, Rose Cousins shared her version of Prince’s classic, “I Would Die 4 U”, recorded together with Bear’s Den and Christof van der Ven while all were serendipitously in Toronto on a day off from tour.

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Cousins' last project, Natural Conclusion, received notable acclaim, including a nomination for a 2018 Grammy Award, a nomination for Songwriter of the Year award at the 2018 JUNO Awards, and three wins at the East Coast Music Awards. Cousins also writes for film and TV and her songs have appeared on the programs Grey's Anatomy, Supergirl, Reign, and Nashville, among others. She has shared stages with heroic songwriters such as Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Lori McKenna, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jann Arden, and Ron Sexsmith. 

Having already shared the stage with Patty Griffin this year, Cousins will return in 2020 with John Paul White for a string shows in Canada. Full tour dates can be found below.

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BRAVADO TRACKLIST
01 The Benefits of Being Alone
02 The Expert
03 The Agreement
04 The Fraud
05 The Time Being (Impending Mortality Awareness Society)
06 The Din
07 The Return (Love Comes Back)
08 The Swimmer (To Be an Old Man)
09 The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)
10 The Benediction (A Good Woman)
11 The Reprise (The Benefits of Being Alone)

PRAISE FOR ROSE COUSINS

“The simplicity of these songs is deceiving; as sparse as they feel, her voice draws you in until you realize you are at the heart of the storm” - The Guardian

“deeply caresses her exquisite vocals through a dozen songs that form an exploratory, intimate meditation on the mysteries of being human” - LA Times

"When Rose Cousins sings she soars and swoops, never to show off but always in service to the song" - The Washington Post

“hazily atmospheric and strikingly intimate” - Montreal Gazette

“Rose Cousins strips songs to their pointed and somber essence”  - The Philadelphia Inquirer 

“an emotional landscape full of beauty and conquest” - No Depression

“intimate, acoustic and beautiful” - Exclaim!

TOUR DATES
Mar 5 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall ^
Mar 6 - Ottawa, ON - NAC Babs Asper Theatre ^
Mar 19 - Halifax, NS - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium ^
Mar 20 - Fredericton, NB - Wilmot United Church ^
Mar 21 - Charlottetown, PEI - Confederation Centre of the Arts ^

^ with John Paul White

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EVANGELINE GENTLE SIGNS TO SONIC UNYON, ANNOUNCES WINTER TOUR DATES

HAMILTON’S SONIC UNYON RECORDS SIGNS EVANGELINE GENTLE - SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL MARCH 20, 2020

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“Evangeline Gentle's voice communicates an aching warmth that comes with knowing hardness and choosing softness instead. I didn't know anything about them before this self-titled debut, produced by the great Jim Bryson, and every time I listen to the record, I'm blown away anew by their songwriting and the space they're carving out across multiple genres — indie pop, alt-folk, singer-songwriter — in a way that feels effortless. Gentle and Bryson finding their way into each other's orbits makes sense, as Gentle's incredible talent recalls the great Kathleen Edwards, a frequent collaborator of Bryson's.” CBC Music - Canadian Artists Who Broke Out in 2019

WINTER TOUR DATES CONTINUE DECEMBER 21

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Today, Evangeline Gentle is pleased to announce their signing to Hamilton’s iconic independent record label Sonic Unyon Records. Rich, sweet, and lush with vibrato - these are only a few of the unmistakable qualities that constitute Evangeline Gentle’s fervent timbre. Make no mistake, however, they are more than an accomplished voice. Born on the Northeast coast of Scotland, Evangeline's songwriting possesses authenticity and depth as rare and unique as their own journey. Queer and passionate about social justice, Evangeline believes in the good-naturedness of people and our capabilities of growing together.

Produced by Jim Bryson at his Stittsvile studio Fixed Hinge, Evangeline’s self-titled debut album - available on vinyl March 20, 2020 via Sonic Unyon - makes for a powerful introduction to this Peterborough-based singer/songwriter. “Ordinary People” and “The Strongest People Have Tender Hearts” celebrate the strength it takes to stay soft in a world that can harden you with a single headline. “Drop My Name” champions the voice of someone no longer willing to be taken advantage of. “Sundays” is a sweet and honest exploration of insecurity in our romantic relationships. “Neither of Us” and “Long Time Love” are love songs for the modern world while “So It Goes” is a nostalgic retelling of teen summer love. “Even If” and “Digging My Grave” are less lighthearted tracks that share vulnerable truths about depression, drinking and recovering from self-sabotaging habits. “Good and Guided” is a hopeful closing song to this LP uniting listeners with the question “How do we become good and guided by the heart?”.

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At only 23 years of age, Evangeline’s accolades are already accumulating at an impressive rate. Awarded Emerging Artist at the 2015 Peterborough Folk Fest, and Best Female Vocalist of the year at the 2015 Wire Awards, they have shared stages with artists such as Basia Bulat, Craig Cardiff, Matt Andersen, Terra Lightfoot, and Sam Weber.

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EVANGELINE GENTLE LIVE
Dec 21, 2019 • Toronto, ON • Burdock Music Hall
Dec 22, 2019 • Wakefield, QC • The Blacksheep Inn *
Jan 12, 2020 • Sackville, NB • Thunder and Lightning
Jan 14, 2020 • Charlottetown, PE • Baba’s Lounge
Jan 16, 2020 • Halifax, NS • The Carleton
Jan 23, 2020 • Winnipeg, MB • X-Cues Billiards
Jan 23, 2020 • Winnipeg, MB • West End Cultural Centre ***
Feb 22, 2020 • Toronto, ON • The Dakota Tavern

* with Jim Bryson 
*** with Coleman Hell

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