WATCH / SHARE “SCARLET FEVER” HERE
CANADIAN TOUR DATES CONTINUE ON AUGUST 3
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“Dealing in the themes of recovery, loss and love, Lapell's latest is the new generation's heart-rending answer to Tapestry's call.” Exclaim!
“...sounds quite timeless, as if all the songs could have been recorded yesterday or decades ago.” Americana UK
“…an emotionally complex set, a sequence that addresses an assortment of difficult subjects, energized throughout by Lapell’s sober yet deeply expressive voice. …a mix of ballads, odes, and arresting vignettes.” No Depression
As Abigail Lapell’s tour dates continue this week with stops in Alberta and BC, the acclaimed songwriter is sharing the new animated video for “Scarlet Fever”, a track off her latest album, Stolen Time, out now via Outside Music. “The idea for this video was a miniature fever dream exploring quarantine, isolation and folkloric rituals of healing and recovery,” says Lapell. “It's the third in a three-part series of music videos made in collaboration with Montreal puppet theatre Panadream over the past five years and three albums. I started writing this song in the early days of COVID, which felt like such a fragile, uncertain time. The lyrics are loosely inspired by an elderly relative's stories of being quarantined with scarlet fever in the 1920s, which made a big impression on me as a child. Some of that imagery shows up in the video – like the red sign posted on the door of a quarantine house – along with handmade marionettes, shadow puppets, animation and elaborate set pieces. We wanted to create a tiny, surreal world with its own shifting and uncertain logic.”
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MORE ABOUT ABIGAIL LAPELL
Over the past decade and three spellbinding albums, Lapell has garnered two Canadian Folk Music Awards (English Songwriter of the Year in 2020 and Contemporary Album of the Year in 2017), hit number one on Canadian folk radio, and accrued a staggering 13 million+ Spotify streams while touring widely across Canada, the U.S., and Europe.
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Her latest LP, Stolen Time, out now via Outside Music, strikes a fine balance between her hushed acoustic debut, Great Survivor, and her two rockier, Chris Stringer produced records, Hide Nor Hair and Getaway. Stolen Time brings a live-off-the-floor 70s folk-rock vibe with more structural experimentation to the table on songs that feel expansive in their scope; unhurried, psychedelic, and other-worldly.
TOUR DATES
July 28 - Helena, MT - House Concert
July 31 - White Sulphur Springs, MT - Red Ants Pants Music Festival
Aug 3 - Calgary, AB - Baya Rica
Aug 5 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Folk Fest
Aug 6 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Folk Fest
Aug 7 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Folk Fest
Aug 13 - Dunster, BC - Robson Valley Music Festival
Aug 14 - Dunster, BC - Robson Valley Music Festival
August 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
August 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
For a full list of dates and ticket information, please visit abigaillapell.com/shows
Photo Credit : Jen Squires // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
PRAISE FOR ABIGAIL LAPELL
"If you're into classic folk like Joni Mitchell and Sandy Denny, you should check out this gorgeous new album." - BrooklynVegan
“Lapell’s latest sees her follow further in a folk-rock direction, taking full advantage of her band’s explosive live chemistry.” - Under The Radar
“Stripped-down beauty.” - FLOOD
“Abigail Lapell may be the best folk artist you haven't yet discovered.” - KUTX
“Abigail Lapell’s music recalls that of those 1960s folk-rock Canadian troubadours like Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot.” - PopMatters
“It’s certainly no minor feat when an artist wins English Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, enraptures throngs of concertgoers at Americanafest in Nashville – and converts yet more new fans while traipsing through Europe. But somehow Lapell has managed to do exactly that.” - Big Takeover
“Lapell excels at weaving gorgeous sonic tapestries.” - The Boot
“Simple but mesmerizing” - Glide
“An exceptional piece of music.” - Ear To The Ground
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