LOWELL ANNOUNCES NEW EP ‘PART 1: PARIS YK’ + PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR TRACK “HIGH ENOUGH”
Arts & Crafts
On her 2014 debut album, We Loved Her Dearly, Torontoβs Lowell arrived as a confident young singer-songwriter on a wave of punchy-pop inspiration. Equal parts art-punk brat and sex-positive icon, Lowellβs music confronted LGBTQ issues and womenβs rights with unbridled courage and the exultance of dance-floor dream-pop.
Following her collaborative single βRideβ with Icona Pop, the young pop enchantress has now announced new music, Part 1: PARIS YK – an EP produced by Grammy and Juno Award-nominated Zale Epstein (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q) and mixed by Davey Badiuk (Dragonette, Tegan and Sara). The video for ethereal lead track βHigh Enoughβ premiered this week. We encourage you to post and share the video below!
Co-created by Lowell and director Sylvain ChaussΓ©e, the video for βHigh Enoughβ blends black-and-white film grain with dashes of colour. ChaussΓ©e, a Toronto-based filmmaker and photographer, described the video βHigh Enoughβ as βa cinematic study of Lowell as a performer through the use of movement and extensive colour printing techniques.β
This new three-song EP collection, a peek into the future work from one of Canadaβs most exciting pop talents, reflects back on a formative period of Lowellβs life. Intuiting northern lights and tundra with synonymous sound, Lowell blends music and image, personifying the stark Canadian North in contrast with the vibrant life of a musician. The product of a winning battle with writerβs block, Lowellβs lyrics consider the struggle to exceed expectations as an artist, including her own ambitions: βAm I good enough / Am I high enough / Yet?β
Where We Loved Her Dearlyβs βCloud 69β spilled over with energy, the granular electronics, liquid rhythm, and infinite echo of βHigh Enoughβ is set in perfect harmony. The Part 1: PARIS YK EP highlights Lowellβs patent sonic detail, blending cinematic atmosphere with an undeniable beat. βHigh Enoughβ shows Lowell settling into her own element and the sky is not even close to the limit.
Lowell
Part 1: PARIS YK
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Release Date: August 26, 2016
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Part 1: PARIS YKΒ Track Listing
1. High Enough
2. West Coast Forever
3. Blow The Bass