CIVL Station Manager Aaron Levy profiles four diverse songs from Canadian artists that popped up in the last half-a-year, most of them since spring, two of them from the Valley, and three from B.C.! Enjoy the summer.
Cody Lawless – It’s Always Warm in San Araya
Does the video for this song glorify smoking cigarettes, or is the female lead evoking a Euphoria-inspired callback to Patricia Arquette’s Alabama Whitman Worley from the Christian Slater classic True Romance? Two better questions: 1. Is San Araya an actual place? 2. Was this video shot in Vancouver? Probs.
I usually hate misinformation. But in this case, I’m imagining it’s just tongue-in-cheek and not mathematical fake news intended to confuse and obfuscate the masses of well-intentioned and trusting young music lovers. The opener to Mauvey’s Fall mixtape thus recalls Radiohead’s opener from Hail to the Thief.
Kelly McMichael – Tour From Hell
This song is an upbeat and almost funky little ditty that almost recalls “we got the beat” and other 1980s catchy, punky pop tunes. Not very 1980s, the key line: “Goin’ on tour, and everything’s expensive / but we’re built to spill, and it’s gotta happen.” Featuring a musical car crash!
Devours – Jacuzzi My Stonewall
Devours released this single a couple months back, and treats it like an updated calling card. “I guess we’re mainstream now, let’s move out to the ‘burbs,” reflecting on the status quo-ing of gay men compared to the relative marginalization felt by queer folk pre-Stonewall, relishing “freedom that you died for.”
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