Songs of the Week: June 10 - 16, 2024
“Evening Dream” by Mo Kenney
Last week Mo Kenney announced their fifth studio album, From Nowhere, and gave us a taste with the first single.
“Evening Dream” is a gorgeous, lush tune that Kenney says is about the nebulous feelings of flings, explaining “This song is about a romance that just wasn’t meant to be. Reminiscing about it and wishing them well. Reflecting on things that have happened and processing it all. The bittersweet process of losing a love, but knowing and accepting that it is for the best,”
From Nowhere is set to be released on September 6th, and you can catch Mo Kenney all over the country on tour, including the Filberg Festival on the island in Comox, where they’re playing with Joel Plaskett!
Kirk
“Oregon” by Sam Weber
This one almost slipped by me this week as I’m in Toronto for a visit, and am currently listening to a song about a whole other place!
“Oregon” is the new title from Vancouver Island’s Sam Weber, off the record Clear + Plain which is due out August 23rd.
Of the track Sam says: “Oregon’ was written on a trip to Ashland. We were renting a casita on this big property where all these hippies lived. It’s a bit of a sensory abstract poem that just sort of emerged.
I think the imagery is my own from the I-5 corridor, seeing the lush green flora, very pagan-beautiful, natural imagery of the state, contrasted with the scraps of humanity strewn around. And the progressive culture of Portland.”
I can’t wait for the rest of this album (and hopefully some show announcements)!
Christine
“Try Again” by Sunnsetter
Sunnsetter is the music project of the prolific multi-instrumentalist, composer, and mixing engineer, Andrew McLeod, and last week they dropped the latest single, “Try Again”.
The tune is a hazy, dreamy track about “the overload we can all be subject to. The various forces at work that can make anyone feel worthless. The feedback that’s always waiting around the corner, telling us that the path we’re on, and the dreams we hold, are alluding us and ultimately out of our reach.” Andrew ebaorates, “The only way to get anywhere is to try again. I have to tell myself this over and over.”
Check out the song below, and keep an ear out for more from Sunnsetter later this year!
Kirk
