KATIE TUPPER RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE, “OUTSIDE THE GATE”

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KATIE TUPPER’S 2024 JUNO AWARD NOMINATED EP WHERE TO FIND ME OUT NOW VIA ARTS & CRAFTS

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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES COMMENCE OCTOBER 30

“Saskatchewan's Katie Tupper makes the kind of soul-stained folk that feels instantly familiar, but it's her complex writing — vividly capturing the sights and smells of her home province, like the "fields of butter" on "How Can I Get Your Love?" — that makes her debut EP so anticipated, further calcifying the singer/songwriter's distinct and subtle touch.“ Exclaim!

“Tupper's smooth, neo-soul delivery is paired with a minimalist sound, often letting her honest songwriting shine in the forefront; definitely recommended for fans of Charlotte Day Wilson or Loony. .Her music helps us challenge the way we look back at events or people in our lives, always in search of ways to move forward with a set path and a clearer mind.” CBC Music

"[Katie Tupper] strikes a narrow balance between the vivid romanticism of soul and the hushed confessions of a folk singer/songwriter." - Under The Radar Magazine

"Katie Tupper pairs hard truths with soft sounds." - FLOOD Magazine

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Today, Katie Tupper releases "Outside The Gate," a devastatingly beautiful new single about facing the reality of how you show up for someone you love. The track follows "Need Nothing", the #1 CBC Music charting single released in February and the 2023 JUNO Award-nominated sophomore EP Where To Find Me.

Since March, the rising soul singer has been enchanting audiences on TikTok and Instagram with covers of her favourite songs accompanied only by her bandmate and collaborator Benjamin Millman on keys. These covers ranging from Hall & Oates to Jazmine Sullivan have amassed over 10 million views and earned nods from superstars like SZA and Joe Jonas.

The song was written and produced by Tupper and Millman. Reflecting on the track, Tupper says, "I think more people need to feel allowed to admit that we will never be perfect in our relationships even when they are everything we've wanted." And admit she does, with each poignant repetition of "I think I'm broken," hitting deeper every time, giving a raw and beautiful testament to love’s imperfections.

Katie Tupper will head back out on the road at the end of October which includes dates in New York, Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles, and more as well as a performance at the inaugural Pink Awards in Toronto on November 7. All dates are listed below and tickets can be found HERE.

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MORE ABOUT KATIE TUPPER
Beneath the painted hues and infinite prairie skies of Saskatoon – a city in the heart of Canada – lies a soulful, creative spirit that proves there’s much more to the so-called ‘fly-over states’ than grassland and grain silos. Katie Tupper, an indie R&B musician, embodies that spirit and is determined to show there’s an entire world of boundary-pushing music at work within the often overlooked region. Tupper's two EPs of heartland soul - 2022's Towards The End, and 2023's Where To Find Me - have amassed 11 million streams world wide, a JUNO Award nomination (2024 Traditional R&B-Soul Recording of the Year), the praise of tastemakers like Zane Lowe, and international radio spins from BBC 6Music (UK), FIP (France), and CBC (Canada). 

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TOUR DATES
Oct 30 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
Nov - 1 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre
Nov 2 -  Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Nov 3 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Nov 5 - Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD
Nov 6 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
Nov 7 - Toronto, ON - The Pink Awards
Nov 9 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre
Nov 10 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

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PATRICK WATSON RETURNS WITH “SILENCIO”, INSPIRED BY LOSING HIS VOICE

PATRICK WATSON RETURNS WITH “SILENCIO” INSPIRED BY LOSING HIS VOICE
AND THE POWER OF SILENCE, FEATURING FRENCH
SINGER-SONGWRITER NOVEMBER ULTRA. OUT TODAY ON SECRET CITY RECORDS.

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Patrick Watson, the singer/songwriter, film composer and pianist based in Montreal, has returned with a new single called “Silencio,” featuring the rising French singer-songwriter November Ultra. The song was inspired by an experience Watson, an Award-winning artist that has released several beloved albums of explorative cinematic pop over the past two decades, had in which he couldn’t speak or sing for nearly three months. “Silencio” explores some of the impressions that came to him during this time: does he talk too much? The anxiety that comes with reliving a conversation, learning to be a better listener and the power of silence. 

The song is out today, and will be part of a larger album project that Watson has been finishing, inspired by his missing voice, with more details to be announced soon. 

‘I think you like me better since I lost my voice,’ Watson sings, over a mysterious and ethereal orchestration of arpeggiating guitars, softly touched drums, piano and burbling synths. He wrote the song with longtime collaborator, co-writer and bandmate Mishka Stein and November Ultra. Watson and November Ultra first met while taping a radio show at France Inter together in Paris, where they were booked on the same day (they will return to the same radio show - Côté Club – together for the release of “Silencio”). The song was recorded in a painter’s studio in Paris (Studio Alterio of artist Ruben Alterio), overlooking Montmartre. “With an enormous window and so much old Parisian charm and ghosts,” he says. The loft called for a classical guitar, so Stein ran to a nearby music shop and in one of several examples of kismet around this recording, found a beautiful instrument to feature on the recording. 

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“Silencio” is sung in both Spanish and English, with November Ultra starting the song with her otherworldly and delicate vocals. Watson describes the process of making it as “magical.” “Her wonderful wit and beautifully soft caring tone was very inspiring. The song just kind of wrote itself, AS THOUGH IT WAS A CONVERSATION WE HAD BEEN HAVING OUR WHOLE LIVES. It was lovely,” he says.  

“The lyrics are made up of two different stories,” continues Watson. "Nova was having a tricky moment and so was I. As for her part of the story, well, she'll tell you all about it. My part of the story was about how I couldn't talk for two and a half or three months. Since I talk too much in general, it was kind of good for me. The song is built on a bunch of impressions I had during this period.

“I realized a lot of the things I wanted to say to people, but couldn’t, were probably not that interesting to them anyhow. It made me wonder, maybe I was talking to myself, and not other people a lot of the time.

“I noticed my interactions with people were so different when I left them the space and they filled the void left by my silence. I realized that you're much more vulnerable when you're the one talking, versus the one that just listens. I do have my voice back 100%. I think I talk 7% less which is still a win.”

November Ultra adds that, “When I met Patrick, we talked about our voices, our fears of losing them... what would we do if it happened? What would we learn in this forced silence? It happened to Patrick, and then it happened to me as my body shut down after my first tour - I could hardly breathe and had to relearn.

“I realized the silence humbled me and also made me listen more carefully, to my surroundings, to others... What do we answer when someone asks us how life's going? How many times should we ask until the other person feels like they can gift us with honesty? That's what this song "Silencio" felt to me, honesty through silence.”

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MORE ABOUT PATRICK WATSON
Watson’s most recent full length album is 2022’s Better in the Shade, which draws on literary inspirations. Watson’s recent collaborators include Charlotte Cardin, Georgio and Hania Rani, and early this year released “Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi Version),” which he recorded for Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days.

Patrick Watson composes, performs, and records his albums with his long-time bandmate and collaborator Mishka Stein. The recipients of Canada’s Polaris Music Prize, in addition to multiple JUNO Awards, and gold and platinum records in Canada, Watson and his band have toured on all continents, on occasion playing with full orchestras to bring their rich music to life. Their latest tours saw the band playing some of their largest venues to date, including the Barbican (London), L’Olympia (Paris), Coliseu (Lisbon), El Plaza Condesa (Mexico City), and more. Raised and still living in Montreal, Watson has composed several scores for both film and television, including a trailer for The Walking Dead.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES : Patrick Watson and the FILMHarmonic Orchestra
November 2 - Meridian Hall - Toronto, ON
November 20, 21, 28, 29, 30 - Place Des Arts - Maison Symphonique - Montréal, QC

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YOUNG FRIEND SHARES HOMESPUN, TWANGY NEW SINGLE, “THE REAL DEAL”

JUNO AWARD NOMINEE YOUNG FRIEND SHARES NEW SINGLE, “THE REAL DEAL” OUT TODAY VIA NETTWERK

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Today, Vancouver JUNO Award nominated artist, young friend, follows up “boyfriend material” by serving up a healthy dose of indie twang on his new song “the real deal”. Songwriter Drew Tarves is earnest in his quest to define true love, and what it means to believe in it. With the help of co-producer David Marinelli (FINNEAS, JAWNY, Wallice), the song’s romantic harmonic and dreamy pedal steel guitar lines only add to the charming Western aura.

Drew explains: “‘The Real Deal’, at its core, is a love song. It asks a lot of different questions like, Are we in this? Are we going for it? This song feels like the point in the rough patch where you either make the effort to make it work or you just give up."

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Drew Tarves' music as young friend feels classic and immediate all at once, capturing the nostalgia of post-adolescence while diving deep into a pool of self-reflection. His next project is bursting with big feelings and perfect golden light. It feels messy and raw, like long summer nights piling into the back of a pickup truck with all your friends, sprinting to catch the last summer sunset, taking off your shoes and dancing in the grass, falling, getting back up. 

 A trained dancer for most of his adolescence, the 24-year-old Vancouver native switched artistic disciplines after spending time jamming with his musician friends. "I found out very quickly that I loved it," he recalls. "It was my favorite thing to do." Armed with a guitar and a laptop, Tarves started hashing out early songwriting attempts on GarageBand as he found his own style that suited him: "It was all about experimenting while trying to find what worked for me."

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 In 2022, Tarves released his indie-pop debut EP HOW DID WE GET HERE?, and quickly followed it up with a sophomore in 2023 titled scaredy cat. 2024 brought in his first Canadian and international touring, as well as a JUNO Award nomination. Now, young friend is prepping his debut full-length that’s produced by friend and frequent collaborator David Marinelli (FINNEAS, Ashe, Wallice, spill tab). The album pulls inspiration from a multitude of places and artists, landing in this comfy space of new and familiar while also making room for self-discovery. It will take you along for the ride of your life. “This album takes notes from a lot of different artists and bands that I really love, and as a result, it is this sort of genre-bending fever dream album.”

PRAISE FOR YOUNG FRIEND

"young friend keeps it casual and cheeky, but can’t help but charm listeners as the chorus melts into an earnest admission." – Ones to Watch

"...summer anthems that sound otherworldly..." – SHEESH MEDIA

"...young friend has established himself as a rising act in heartfelt pop, building an expansive sonic world brimming warm nostalgia and self-reflection." – EARMILK

"One remarkable aspect of songwriting is the ability to paint a picture. It’s a rare talent, being able to use words to create a visceral image within the mind of a listener. With his slow-burn acoustic pop hits, young friends has mastered this art."  – V Magazine

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