BRANDON WOLFE SCOTT SHARES NEW VIDEO / SINGLE, “FADE OUT”

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“Fade Out” is a song “with several facets,” says B.C. songwriter Brandon Wolfe Scott (Yukon Blonde) about his new single. “On the top level it's a song about modern society and how we, as a society, are losing the ability to focus due to the accessibility and obsession with social media. Unfortunately, I often feel as if our attention spans are lapsing because we are so used to receiving information at lightning speed and being kept entertained by these instantaneous hits of dopamine, and that we can’t sit and focus without reaching out for those moments.  

The second level is how this all affects me personally in general. Those close to me, and certainly my partner, are consistently telling me that I easily tend to ‘fade out’ during conversations and it's actually been jokingly coined as ‘hologramming’ by friends, but that didn't roll off the tongue as nicely in the context of the song! 

And on a third level this song is about very specific situations that started to surface due to living in close quarters with my partner during the pandemic. As lockdown started to stretch on longer and longer, these habits of ‘fading out’ were becoming more prominent and noticeable, and inevitably started to weigh on our relationship. I wanted to write a song to myself as a reminder, almost like a mantra, to stay in the present and accountable.”

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MORE ABOUT BRANDON WOLFE SCOTT
Brandon Wolfe Scott is a singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, Canada. His previous body of work, Burden On Your Shoulders EP, was released in January of 2020 via Dine Alone Records, gained him nationwide recognition and cemented in the public eye his talents as a songwriter, engineer, and producer.

Scott is best known as the guitarist and co-songwriter in the JUNO Award nominated indie rock group Yukon Blonde. They recently released Vindicator - their 5th self-produced album in November 2020. Other notable collaborations include co-writing and producing with STACEY on her debut album Saturn Return released in May of 2021.

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INTRODUCING GEORGIA HARMER, NEW SIGNEE TO ARTS & CRAFTS


WATCH AND SHARE DEBUT SINGLE “HEADRUSH” HERE

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TOURING THIS NOVEMBER WITH DAN MANGAN AND FIELD GUIDE

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Georgia Harmer, Toronto-based singer-songwriter and the newest signee to Arts & Crafts, introduces herself to the world today with “Headrush.” Coming from a family of artists and poets, including aunt and labelmate Sarah Harmer, Georgia cut her teeth as a backing vocalist for Alessia Cara before beginning to focus on her own music. This debut single presents Georgia’s striking voice - a cross-hatching of Joni Mitchell’s birdsong, the emotional vulnerability of Adrianne Lenker and the seductive tones of Hope Sandoval. “Headrush” opens with cascading drums that fall into a deliberate stride, filling out with rich melodies accompanied confidently by electric guitar draped in distortion. 

“Headrush” is a slow-burn with melodic release, alight with electricity, but tinged with the melancholy of late summer : ‘Hours go by / Let’s drink up the sky / And spend some time / Being little kids’. Georgia’s music is sweetness personified, but with a depth of emotion, style, and hunger that belies her twenty-two years. “I miss moments when I’m no longer in them,” Georgia says. “‘Headrush’ is about wanting to go back to a moment and be completely present. Back to that summer day I didn’t realize was heaven until it had passed, only grasping its potency in retrospect.” 

Recorded live off the floor with friends crammed into the corner of a converted West Toronto garage, “Headrush” embodies that DIY essence, harnessing lightning in slow, measured doses. The accompanying video, directed by Jimmy Vi, captures this energy. 

WATCH AND SHARE DEBUT SINGLE “HEADRUSH” HERE

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After charming the School Night audience in Toronto at her band's recent live debut, Georgia will showcase "Headrush" and her upcoming music on stage supporting Field Guide and Dan Mangan this month, including November 22 at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall. See below for dates.

TOUR DATES
Nov 3 - Montreal QC - L'escogriffe ^
Nov 6 - Toronto ON - Dakota Tavern ^
Nov 7 - Ottawa ON - Live on Elgin ^
Nov 22 - Toronto ON - Danforth Music Hall %
Nov 23 - Kitchener ON - Centre in the Square %

% w/ Dan Mangan
^ w/ Field Guide

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OUGHT ANNOUNCE BREAK UP / NEW BAND, COLA 


NEW BAND, COLA, FROM TIM DARCY & BEN STIDWORTHY, SIGN TO NEXT DOOR RECORDS, SHARE FIRST SINGLE

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DEBUT PERFORMANCE AT LA SALA ROSSA IN MONTREAL ON NOVEMBER 6

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Today, after nearly 9 years as a band and following three critically-acclaimed full lengths, the Montreal post-punk group Ought have announced their break up via the band's Instagram.

You can read their full statement here: 

"We are no longer active as a band. When we started Ought in 2012 we had no greater aspirations than to play and write music together, and the fact that we were able to tour the world to such an extent and share so many rooms with so many of you has meant the world to us.  We send lots of gratitude and love to all those we met and worked with along the way.

Going forward, you can check out Cola, a new project featuring Tim D. and Ben. We'll keep this channel active to share any relevant news from members of the band. - XO"

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 Despite this ending to their earlier creative partnership, Ought's Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy are announcing the formation of a new band called Cola, formed with US Girls drummer Evan Cartwright, and sharing their first single "Blank Curtain". The track provides an exciting hint of the way the new project picks up some of the threads of the pair's earlier work and weaves them into engaging new shapes, constructing a driving tangle of guitars around an arresting performance from Darcy. 

"What started as stripped-down open D songwriting with a CR-78 soon became a full album and new band. We wanted to see how far we could stretch our compositions with just drums, one guitar, one bass, and one voice.

‘Blank Curtain’ is a quarter note kick drum pushing 240 bpm, a drone-like chord progression, and declarative vocals cutting through the haze. If you could invert the color of the ‘Blank Curtain’, you might have something like a Chicago house track that sounds like a band in a room."

To coincide with the single's release the band are announcing their signing to Next Door Records and their live debut which will take place on November 6 at La Sala Rossa in Montreal. A performance in Brooklyn at Baby's All Right on November 16 will follow. 

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