Canadian Songwriter Mo Kenney Announces 5th Studio LP 'From Nowhere' + Tour Dates in Canada And London

Ang Mo Kenney ay nag-aalok ng fith LP, "From Nowhere", at i-release ang lead single "Evening Dream". Sa From Nowhere, na itinatag ng longtime collaborator Joel Plaskett, Kenney ay nag-eksplorado ang mga magandang at mahirap na mga bahagi ng pag-aralan sa sobriety, ang mga bagay na ito fixes at ang mga bagay na ito ay hindi.  

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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. - Mo Kenney.

On their fifth studio album, From Nowhere, Mo Kenney embraces the textures of ambiguity and the rich blur of being, failing, and becoming. As they shift through lush arrangements that touch on dreamy folk, sparse alt-country, and warm, hazed-out lo-fi pop, everything is up for interpretation and nothing is fixed. In their lyrics, Kenney opts instead to defy definition, making room for non-linear and fragmentary sentiments that challenge their own feelings about personal growth, acknowledge the slippery and shadowy nature of memory, and build love songs that conjure the bonds of friendship just as much as they hint at romance.

They evade easiness right from the start in the glowing chorus of opening track "Bad Times," admitting, over sparse piano and despite four years of sobriety: "I know it ain't right, but I miss the bad times sometimes."

"I sort of thought that getting sober was going to fix all my problems with relationships, and then I would just be fine," Kenney laughs. "Drinking was causing all the issues I was having, but it was just the tip of the iceberg; quitting made all my problems more clear but didn't resolve any of them."

Ang mga sumusunod na pananaliksik ni Kenney sa mga pangunahing dahilan ng kanilang mga interpersonal drama ay nakakatakot halos halos halos tulad ng inihayag nila, na-encouraging acceptance ngunit din nag-aalok ang karaniwang frustrating uncertainty at temporality ng mga bagay. From Nowhere ay nagtatampok na liminal at trepidatious oras kapag ang isang ay nangangailangan upang pumunta ngunit hindi sigurado kung saan sila ay maaaring pumunta. Ang driving "Evening Dream" ay may lahat ng mga halimbawa ng isang post-summer coming-down bilang Kenney nag-iisip tungkol sa mga nebulous feelings ng flings: "Bathing sa pale green light, walang pag-iisip tungkol sa kung ano ang gumagana sa labas,"

Sa pamamagitan ng malakas at malakas na pag-aari ng "Honey Come Home" at "Self Doubt," Kenney ay nagpapakita ng mabuti na walang glory o revelation sa pag-iisa sa iyong mga pakikipagtulungan. Kapag ang unang distils ang loneliness at alienation ng isang partner's absence, ang ikalawang nakikita Kenney nagkakahalaga sa crippling second-guessing na maaaring sumunod sa anumang mga acute uri ng clarity bilang sila maluwag na ilipat ang kanilang mga salita sa higit sa isang whisper sa kung ano ang tinatawag bilang ang karaniwang honky-tonk sa Earth. Sa pamamagitan ng mga mabuti na atmosphere ng "That's Not Me,__PF_

From Nowhere's intimate subject matter was handled with deft hands by some of Keney's nearest and dearest collaborators—Joel Plaskett, Rose Cousins, Victoria Cameron, Siobhan Martin, and Jordan Murphy—and recorded, mixed, and engineered by Thomas Stajcer at Plaskett's Fang Studios in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

In contrast to its heavy predecessors, the airy "Love You Better" offers a featherweight finale to From Nowhere; in earthy reverie, Kenney acknowledges their past failures and that they're not always going to get it right, but resolves to do the only thing they can: keep trying. "Staring at the ceiling, trying to find the meaning," they sing over eddying acoustic guitar. "Put it all together; I will love you better."  

Mo Kenney Tour Dates:

Jun 28th-30th – Ingonish Beach, NS, INGO Pride 2024 Keltic Lodge at the Highlands - Mga tiket

July 9th – Corner Brook, NL, Rotary Arts Centre - Mga tiket

July 10th - Gander, NL, The Shed

July 11th - Trinity, NL, English Harbour Arts Centre - Mga tiket

July 12-14th - St.John’s, NL, NL Folk Festival - Mga tiket

July 19-21st - Yellowknife, NT, Folk On The Rocks - Mga tiket

Sept. 6th - Halifax, NS, Seahorse Tavern - Mga tiket

Sept. 14th - Saint John, NB, Haven Music Hall - Mga tiket

Sept. 16th - Montreal, QC, Casa Del Popolo - Mga tiket

Sept. 17th - Toronto, ON, The Baby G - Mga tiket

Sept. 18th - London, ON, The Aeolian Hall

Sept. 19th - Ottawa, ON, NAC - Mga tiket

Sept. 20th - St. Catharines, ON, Warehouse -  Mga tiket

Sept. 21st - Kingston, ON, The Broom Factory - Mga tiket‍

‍Oct. 9th - London, England, The Green Note - Mga tiket