THE FRANKLIN ELECTRIC SHARE “GHOST” FROM UPCOMING EP

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Montreal based Alt/Indie-Folk collective The Franklin Electric share their latest single “Ghost” from their upcoming In Your Heart EP, out February 21, 2020. “This song speaks about taking a good look at yourself inside and out,” says frontman Jon Matte. “We can easily wander off the path away from ourselves sort of like a ghost.” 

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The JUNO Award nominated group recently wrapped up a headline European tour, and have now announced their In Your Heart Canadian Tour, starting on February 19 in Toronto at Horseshoe Tavern and wrapping up on February 29 in London, Ontario at Rum Runners. A full list of dates is below

Since emerging in 2014 with their debut album This Is How I Let You Down, The Franklin Electric have logged nearly 400 shows, canvassing the world alongside everyone from Mumford & Sons and Ben Howard to Edward Sharpe and City and Colour. Along the way, 2017’s Blue Ceilings marked a major milestone. Not only did the record produce favorites such as “I Know The Feeling” and “Someone Just Like You”, but it also led to a nomination at the 2018 JUNO Awards in the category of Breakthrough Group of the Year. 

Stay tuned for more updates The Franklin Electric in the coming weeks.

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TOUR DATES
2/19 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
2/20 – Trois Rivieres, QC @ Cabaret De L’Amphitheatre Cogeco
2/21 – Montreal, QC @ MTelus
2/26 – Ottawa, ON @ The 27 Club
2/27 – Kingston, ON @ Mansion
2/28 – Hamilton, ON @ Mills Hardware
2/29 – London, ON @ Rum Runners

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FRAZEY FORD ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBUM, SINGLE, NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

U kin B the Sun OUT FEBRUARY 7 VIA ARTS & CRAFTS

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2020 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR BEGINS FEBRUARY 29

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“... the instrumentation is face-meltingly amazing” - Julia Jacklin (for UNCUT)

“Don't be fooled by the glittery jumpsuit. Frazey Ford is out for blood.” - NPR

“Ford tiptoes between soft jazz, smoky soul, and austere country” - Pitchfork

“It’s hard to think of another singer who suggests Dolly Parton, Ann Peebles and Feist. She phrases intuitively, waiting on a word and then drawing it out, and turns good lyrics to oatmeal, adding strange new colors to vowels, making whole syllables vanish.” - The New York Times

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Today, Vancouver-based soul-Americana artist Frazey Ford announces her third album U kin B the Sun due out February 7, 2020 on Arts & Crafts. At turns ecstatic and heavy-hearted, gloriously shambolic and deeply purifying, the new album is the outcome of a certain personal transformation that Ford has experienced in recent years. With its graceful collision of soul and psychedelia and sometimes ’70s funk, it’s a body of work that invites both self-reflection and wildly joyful movement, and ultimately sparks a quiet transcendence.

To expand that sense of presence, Ford made a point of preserving many of the lightning-in-a-bottle moments captured during those first sessions for U kin B the Sun. As a result, the album embodies the same untamed and ineffable energy that guided its creation. “There’s certain songs that just appear and there’s no art to it,” says Ford. “To me those songs have some kind of spiritual quality—sometimes I feel like they’re these different voices that you’re able to channel. There really was something magical about the improvisational aspect and how that shaped the album, and such a joy in the experience of really reveling in what we were all creating together.”

Lead album single “Azad” reveals the rich emotional texture of U kin B the Sun, embedding Ford’s lyrical storytelling with sharply rendered memories of early childhood (a time she spent living on a commune in Canada as the daughter of American draft dodgers). With its brightly shuffling beats and soaring vocal work, “Azad” offers a poignant message of courage. “There’s something to that song that’s about survival, and about the love that my siblings and I have for each other in coming through an intense situation together,” says Ford.

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Throughout the stirring new collection, Ford seamlessly inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm, elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice as she examines pain and loss telegraphed through a prism of unfettered joy. To that end, “U and Me” takes the unlikely form of a tenderly enchanted breakup song, while “Holdin’ It Down” brings a confident determination to its expression of weary perseverance. And on the anthemic, recently released single “The Kids Are Having None Of It”, Ford responds to the toxic political climate with irrefutably bold sense of assurance.

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Recorded at John Raham’s Afterlife Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, featuring her Vancouver musicians, Darren Parris, Leon Power, Craig McCaul and Caroline Ballhorn along with Phil Cook on keys, U kin B the Sun follows Ford’s 2014 release Indian Ocean, an album made with members of legendary Memphis soul band The Hi Rhythm Section. U kin B the Sun partly draws inspiration from several instances of serendipity that transpired during her international touring in support of Indian Ocean—including playing separate rooms in the same venue as D’Angelo one night in Holland, which eventually prompted her 2017 cover of the iconic neo-soul singer’s “When We Get By”. 

Revered for her singular voice, immersive lyrical storytelling and captivating live show, Frazey Ford will support U kin B the Sun with a North American headline tour kicking off February 29 in Montreal. 

TOUR DATES
2/29: Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
3/2: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club Theatre
3/4: Nanaimo, BC @ The Port Theatre
3/5: Victoria, BC @ Capital Ballroom
3/18: Seattle @ The Crocodile Café
3/19: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
3/21: San Francisco, CA @ Independent
3/24: Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite
3/25: New York, NY @ Baby's All Right
3/26: Washington, DC @ Pearl Street Warehouse 
3/27: Philadelphia, PA @ World Café
7/17-7/19: Vancouver Folk Music Festival @ Jerico Beach Park

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U kin B the Sun Tracklist:
1. Azad
2. U and Me
3. Money Can't Buy
4. Let's Start Again
5. Holdin' It Down
6. Purple and Brown
7. The Kids Are Having None Of It
8. Motherfucker
9. Golden
10. Everywhere
11. U kin B the Sun

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BEGONIA BRINGS ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM ON TOUR THROUGHOUT CANADA

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONTINUE JAN 23 - FULL DATES BELOW

DEBUT LP, FEAR, NAMED TO BEST OF 2019 LISTS BY EXCLAIM!, CBC MUSIC, AND DOMINIONATED

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FEAR, OUT NOW VIA REX BABY RECORDS / THE ORCHARD

“With its twin-helix bind of sharp pop and warm soul, Fear positions Winnipeg's Begonia (Alexa Dirks) as a powerhouse on the Prairies.” - Exclaim!

“Fear is the opposite of all its name implies: confident, bold, and blossoming with subtlety and intelligence.” - Dominionated

“...Fear still manages to make you feel like you've been let in on pop's best-kept secret. But, not for long. 2019 might have refreshed our memory of Dirks' vast capabilities, but 2020 will hopefully deliver her the global recognition she deserves.” - CBC Music

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For Begonia, 2019 was full of highlights. Her debut album, Fear, was chosen as one of Exclaim!’s Most Underrated Albums of the Year, made end of the year lists from CBC Music and Dominionated, saw both “Beats” and “Hanging On A Line” named as CBC Music Top 20 Fan Favourites of the year, and spent 10 straight weeks as the #1 album in the country on Earshot’s Top 50 chart.

In 2020, Begonia will take Fear on the road for a run of North American tour dates across Canada and throughout the US beginning January 23. Full tour dates can be found below.

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As Begonia, Alexa Dirks is bold, brazen with her florid, surprising pop that is tempered with sensitivity and wisdom. On the LP, Begonia leans hard into a sense of arrival. She wrote and co-produced the record with a familiar team of Matt Schellenberg (Royal Canoe) and Matt Peters (Royal Canoe) along with Marcus Paquin (The National, Arcade Fire, Local Natives).

Whether it’s learning to come into her own or processing a brutal heartbreak, Dirks’ intimate lyrics and audacious sound allows for her audience to relate to the messiness of life with an honesty that is refreshing.

Dirks' first solo EP, Lady in Mind, was well-received, being listed on NPR’s 10 Artists You Need To Know in 2017 and single “Juniper” reached #1 on the CBC Radio 2 Top 20. Noisey wrote that, “Begonia has one of Canada’s most extraordinary voices, and thankfully she uses it to obliterate the misery from this world one live performance at a time.” NPR wrote that Begonia is “the place where where synth-pop meets old soul and scrappy meets sexy."

TOUR DATES

Jan 23 - Regina, SK - Winterruption Festival
Jan 24 - Saskatoon, SK - Winterruption Festival
Jan 25 - Edmonton, AB - Winterruption Festival
Jan 26 - Calgary, AB - The Palomino
Jan 29 - Penticton, BC - The Dream Cafe
Jan 30 - Chillwack, BC - Tractorgrease Cafe
Jan 31 - Burnaby, BC - James Cowan Theatre
Feb 1 - Vancouver BC - Fox Theatre
Feb 2 - Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar
Feb 4 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
Feb 5 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar
Feb 7 - San Francisco, CA - Milk Bar
Feb 8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Hi Hat
Feb 9 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
Feb 22 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre (SOLD OUT)
Feb 27 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre (SOLD OUT)
Feb 28 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre (SOLD OUT)
Feb 29 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre (SOLD OUT)
Mar 5 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
Mar 6 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
Mar 7 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
Mar 9 - Hamilton, ON - Mill’s Hardware
Mar 11 - Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON - Silversmith Brewing Company
Mar 13 - New York, NY - New Colossus Festival
Mar 14 - New York, NY - New Colossus Festival
Mar 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy

MORE PRAISE FOR BEGONIA

“...searing and dignified” - NPR Music

"...a complex, powerhouse synth-soul that hangs on one of Canada’s most extraordinary voices." - Line Of Best Fit

“The woman has, you would say, presence to spare. When she opens her mouth to sing it's like, ‘What just happened?’” - Exclaim!

"an audacious adventure in modern soul, with gospel inspirations and updated takes on finger-snapping Motown pop and late 20th-century R&B.‎" - Globe & Mail

“With her showstopping voice, Dirks blends acoustics and synths for her own brand of gospel.” - CBC Music

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