FRAZEY FORD SHARES UNRELEASED TRACK “SAUL” DEDICATED TO HER SON

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“Magnetic enough to tilt the Earth's axis.” - Q Magazine 

“Dramatic and rather dazzling.” - Uncut

“It feels as timeless as water and wine, with melodies that both sustain and intoxicate” - The Sunday Times

 “Ford's quest for transcendence comes out on top.” - Mojo

“A low-key delight.” - Guardian

“A blissed out psychedelic mantra” - Financial Times

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Following huge acclaim for her 2020 album U kin B the Sun, Vancouver Soul-Americana artist Frazey Ford shares new single “Saul”, a previously unheard song originally recorded for the album. Named for her son, “Saul” is defiantly patient and beautifully cathartic, baring the strength and emotional resolve in Frazey’s music. The song’s arrival follows the release of the "U kin B the Sun"  music video, and Frazey’s resounding return to the stage this fall, with much anticipated cross-Canada dates in early 2022.

“Saul” is a languid ode to motherhood, "simply about the devastating amount of love you have for a child," Frazey explains. Her tremulous voice lavishes a deliberate bass-laden groove on this lone outtake from U Kin B the Sun, celebrated for its "heady and infectious" (The Guardian) blend of soul, psychedelia and country. Frazey began writing the song not long after the birth of Saul – who features as the clouds in the “U kin B the Sun” video – and only completed it recently. Sonically restrained yet richly expressive, “Saul” is an outpouring of the particularly vulnerable and earthy experience of love for a child. 

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MORE ABOUT U KIN B THE SUN 

On her masterful third album, Frazey Ford seamlessly inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm she refers to as “pagan disco,” 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. Ford combats the toxic political climate that surrounds us with an irrefutably bold sense of assurance. With its graceful collision of soul and psychedelia combined with ’70s funk, U kin B the Sun is a body of work that invites both self-reflection and wildly joyful movement, and ultimately sparks a quiet transcendence.

Recorded at John Raham’s Afterlife Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, featuring her Vancouver musicians Darren Parris, Leon Power, Craig McCaul, and Caroline Ballhorn, Erilk Nielsen 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. 

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TOUR DATES
Jan 13 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre 
Jan 14 - Calgary, AB - Knox United Church
Jan 15 - Sherwood Park, AB - Festival Place
Jan 16 - Vernon, BC - Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
Jan 19 - Nanaimo, BC - The Port Theatre
Jan 20 - Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom
Jan 27 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
Jan 29 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre
Jan 30 - Montreal, QC - L’Astral
Feb 4 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

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SARAH HARMER ANNOUNCES 2022 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATE

ACCLAIMED ALBUM ARE YOU GONE OUT NOW VIA ARTS & CRAFTS

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“Are You Gone is the best album of Harmer’s career”  Globe and Mail

"One of the most accomplished and affecting albums in her already
remarkable catalogue" Exclaim! 9/10

“Sarah’s voice remains as warm and wise as ever”  Paste

“Are You Gone is a journey across time, place, learning, and loss that Sarah Harmer is an incredibly gracious guide to take us on”  Folk Alley

"An artist long appreciated for her ability to survey a scene and describe it with such poetic clarity has honed her lyrical sensibilities even further.” Analogue

“she unfurls the most gorgeous melody of the album, if not her entire career.” - on “Just Get Here”  The Boston Globe

“A folky, minor-key song about ice skating at night, with a gentle vocal and a sturdy melody, that maps a precarious relationship onto the wintry conditions. “ on St. Peter’s Bay  The New York Times

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Almost two years to the day after the release of Sarah Harmer’s JUNO Award nominated, Polaris Music Prize nominated album Are You Gone, the internationally lauded Ontario songwriter is finally able to take her stunning record on the road.

Are You Gone is a deeply personal and political collection of songs motivated by the beauty of life, the urgency of the climate crisis, and the question of loss. Sarah called the album a spiritual successor of sorts to her acclaimed 2000 debut, You Were Here, which made many year-end critics’ lists, and which TIME called the year’s best debut album. Its simple title, Are You Gone, is a meditation on the idea of presence, and a bookend to the questions posed on You Were Here - a sharpened, more electric confrontation with the realities of nature and human nature.

The result of an unshakeable inclination to make music in conflict with a lifestyle more attuned to privacy, quiet, and activism, Sarah wrote Are You Gone gradually over the last decade as she traded music for grassroots organizing as her “day job.” Between co-founding the citizen’s organization PERL (Protecting Escarpment Rural Land) and leading the coalition’s successful efforts to prevent a quarry from being built on the Niagara Escarpment, she became a fixture in local politics and advocacy, while keeping her musical chops fresh by writing and playing casually with friends. Finally, in 2019, while pondering the “ghosts” of loss, capitalism’s gluttony and music’s potential as a public platform, Sarah got to work on Are You Gone, her most sophisticated record to date.

All tour dates are listed below and tickets can be purchased HERE.

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SARAH HARMER 2022 TOUR DATES
Feb 23 - Peterborough, ON - Market Hall
Feb 24 - Peterborough, ON - Market Hall
Feb 26 - Montreal, QC - Corona
Feb 28 - Charlottetown, PEI - Charlottetown Brewing Company
Mar 2 - Moncton, NB - Central United Church
Mar 4 - Halifax, NS - Rebecca Cohn Theatre
Mar 5 - Fredericton, NB - Playhouse Theatre
Mar 21 - Meaford, ON - Meaford Hall
Mar 22 - Sudbury, ON - College Boreal
Mar 23 - Orillia, ON  - Opera House
Mar 25 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Mar 26 - Parry Sound - Stockey Centre
Mar 31 - Ann Arbor, MI  - The Ark
Apr 1 - Chicago, IL - OTS Szold Hall
April 2 - Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room @ Colectivo
April 3 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Centre
April 5 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
April 6 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre
April 8 - Calgary, AB - Bella Theatre
April 10 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite
April 11 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite
April 14 - Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
April 16 - Victoria, BC - Capitol Theatre
April 17 - Nanaimo, BC - Port Theatre
April 18 - Bellingham, WA - Mount Baker Black Box
April 19 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
April 20 - Portland, OR - The Old Church
April 22 - San Francisco, CA - HopMonk
April 23 - Los Angeles, CA - McCabes
April 26 - Denver, CO - Soiled Dove
April 28 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
April 30 - Nashville, TN - Lounge at City Winery
May 15 - Burlington, ON - Burlington Performance Centre
May 19 - Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre
May 24 - London, ON - Centennial Hall
 May 27 - Guelph, ON - War Memorial Auditorium

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PONDERCAST EPISODE 181 : WORD PLAY

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Season 5 of Laurie Brown’s Pondercast is well underway, and today’s episode is inspired by a fox, a La-Z-Boy, and an old journal..oh...and words. Put them all together and you have Word Play.

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For Season 5, a few new things are happening while some others are getting their own spotlight. First, the Pondercast team is bringing you something entirely new yet a little reminiscent of times past. Pondercast Radio uses an innovative hack of streaming technology to bring you a once a month ‘radio show’ which you can stream at any time. The show will include a new playlist of music and Laurie’s introductions for your dining and dancing pleasure.  The episodes play out exactly like radio, feel like Laurie’s old show The Signal - and you will get a 2 hour show of new music for you to fall in love with every month.

Pondercast Radio is available only to those who support Pondercast via Patreon at any level. Supporters must also have a paid Spotify or Apple Music account to access Pondercast Radio. If you have a paid account on Apple Music or on Spotify, then you can get our monthly ‘radio’ shows delivered to your inbox.

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The other big news is the new podcast Ground Level which is out now. Pondercast is moving all of their weekly guided meditations to a brand new podcast. So if you have been meditating with Laurie, subscribe to Ground Level wherever you get your podcasts to be sure you don’t miss an episode. Look for interviews and other content to help navigate these strange days. 

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Recently, Killbeat Music partnered with the team at Pondercast to bring you Ponderbeat, a series of special episodes featuring selections curated by Brown from some of Killbeat’s latest releases. The ninth episode of Ponderbeat is live now, featuring music from Charlotte Cornfield, Ouri, Andy Shauf, Cots, Absolutely Free, Homeshake, and more.

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