Tuesday, March 2, 2021
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
Scoftware Magazine
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Culture
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
Scoftware Magazine
Home Music

Le Ren Announces Debut EP, Out 7/31, & Shares New Single/Video

Jaleel M. by Jaleel M.
June 30, 2020
in Music
0
Le Ren Announces Debut EP, Out 7/31, & Shares New Single/Video
0
SHARES
4
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter





Le Ren, moniker of 26-year-old Montreal-based musician Lauren Spear, announces her debut EP, Morning & Melancholia, out July 31st on Secretly Canadian / Royal Mountain. Today, she presents a new single/video, “If I Had Wings.” Following “Love Can’t Be The Only Reason To Stay,” “ a brief, delicate, and restful folk gem” (Uproxx), “If I Had Wings” sways with pedal steel and Le Ren’s stirring voice as she sings of wishing to be able to see a loved one again: “If I had wings // I’d fly away, oh lord // Ya, I’d be heaven bound // So I could see your face once more.” The accompanying video, directed by Ali Vanderkruyk, is spectral. “This video lives somewhere in the distance between Tkaronto (Toronto) and Nexwlélexm (Bowen Island). It was shot with an iPhone and on 16mm film and was processed, printed and scanned at Niagara Custom Lab in Toronto (where the director works as a technician).” 

Watch the Video for “If I Had Wings”

 Two years ago, Spear’s ex-boyfriend was killed in a car accident. Since then, she has been struggling with the weight of being the sole keeper of their shared memories and in response, translated a sliver of that experience into music. Morning & Melancholia is a mediation on mourning, memory and how to live with the ellipses you’re forever left with in the wake of loss.

The way Le Ren is able to look tragedy directly in its eyes and never let her voice so much as quiver is owed to a few things. Raised on rural Bowen Island, British Columbia, the isolated lifestyle allows for a certain independent dedication to craft that is evident in her performances. With a folk and bluegrass study going back to her early teens, you can hear in Le Ren, the gorgeous folk formalism of Canadian heroes Kate and Anna McGarrigle, or The Holy Trinity of John Prine, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. Their curious, deadpan and cosmic approach to life’s most brutal swipes feed Le Ren’s sensibilities, and her own lyrical couplets are as simply put as they are devastating. “Discussing songwriting feels the same as when someone asks about your tattoo,” says Le Ren. “You’re putting it out there, showing it in public right on your arm. Then, when someone asks you ‘Hey, what’s that tattoo mean?’, you’re shocked to have to explain it, as it is a choice that feels essential for a particular moment.”

Le Ren’s music is gut wrenching, but sure-footed. And you can almost hear the slight smile on one side of her mouth as she sings, the knowing smile of someone who knows real pain, knows there’s surely more to come, but who also knows it doesn’t erase life’s humorous, enduring beauty.  

Video for “Love Can’t Be The Only Reason to Stay”

Pre-order Morning & Melancholia





Source link

Related posts

EVANGELIA Releases New Single “Fotiá”

EVANGELIA Releases New Single “Fotiá”

October 9, 2020
2nd Generation Wu Release Video For “Heaven on Earth”

2nd Generation Wu Release Video For “Heaven on Earth”

October 9, 2020
Previous Post

Lili Reinhart Apologizes For Posing Topless in Breonna Taylor Call For Justice

Next Post

HAYLEY WILLIAMS RELEASES PLAYFUL “SUGAR ON THE RIM” LYRIC VIDEO

Next Post
HAYLEY WILLIAMS RELEASES PLAYFUL “SUGAR ON THE RIM” LYRIC VIDEO

HAYLEY WILLIAMS RELEASES PLAYFUL “SUGAR ON THE RIM” LYRIC VIDEO

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

RECOMMENDED NEWS

Jamie Scott pays homage to mentor Toby Smith with new album

Jamie Scott pays homage to mentor Toby Smith with new album

8 months ago
2020 Emmys: Where to Watch the Most Nominated Shows

2020 Emmys: Where to Watch the Most Nominated Shows

7 months ago
UK court declares Lakshmi Mittal’s brother Pramod Mittal bankrupt with debts of over 130 million pounds

UK court declares Lakshmi Mittal’s brother Pramod Mittal bankrupt with debts of over 130 million pounds

8 months ago
Biden has 13-point lead as criticisms of Trump grow, United States News & Top Stories

Biden has 13-point lead as criticisms of Trump grow, United States News & Top Stories

9 months ago

FOLLOW US

  • 81 Followers
  • 29.5k Followers
  • 108k Subscribers

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Business
  • Culture
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Music
  • National
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • World News

BROWSE BY TOPICS

2018 League Balinese Culture Bali United Budget Travel Champions League Chopper Bike Doctor Terawan Istana Negara Market Stories National Exam Visit Bali

POPULAR NEWS

  • Kris Jenner Spills Details About Her Sex Life With Corey Gamble: Watch

    Kris Jenner Spills Details About Her Sex Life With Corey Gamble: Watch

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Common Saints Release New Single “Idol Eyes”

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish Are Men in Kilts for Travel Show

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • KRISTIN LASH & JAKOB GREY Team Up On “Sleeping With The Lights On”

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A Blackhat Hacker Durgesh Singh Kushwah Tells Us All!

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers

© 2020 Scoftware.com

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Culture
  • National
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Opinion

© 2020 Scoftware.com

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy