16 MM SHOT VIDEO FEATURES JAUNT’S TOM HELLIWELL IN SOLITUDE, PAINTING HIS SELF-PORTRAIT
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ALL IN ONE ARRIVES APRIL 16, 2020
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Toronto-based six-piece Jaunt are set to release their debut album All In One on April 16 and today they are sharing the video for the title track. Directed by Pia Perez and Sylvain Chaussée and shot on 16mm film, the video features lead singer Tom Helliwell in solitude painting his self-portrait. This is the second video in a series of six, depicting the members of Jaunt at home within a moment of time; caught, slowed down, under a microscope, on repeat, and in reverse.
With members of the band either in self-isolation from being exposed to Covid-19, recently laid off as a result of the virus, or stuck in Mexico, “All In One,” seems somewhat prophetic.
“The song is an optimistic ballad about what it means to be present,” says the band. “We hope it can spark a bit of joy and encouragement for those who listen in these strange times that we are collectively experiencing. In a way, the song feels mysteriously prescient for the moment. Hope everyone is staying safe, connecting with their loved ones, and keeping their head up.
Written in one fruitful session, the band attempted to preserve the essence of the moment by keeping the original demo vocals and replaced the back track with instrumentals recorded with BADBADNOTGOOD’S Alex Sowinski. “All In One” quickly became the album’s centrepiece and began to inform the direction of the remaining nine songs.
Jaunt recently shared “Delighted To Be Spoken To”, the second single from the upcoming LP and a song about resisting self-pity by developing a practice of gratitude for the fleeting, simple, joyful details of life. The accompanying video video was the first in the aforementioned series of 6 tableaus – 1 for each band member – depicting mundane, yet vibrant and playful environments caught, slowed down, under a microscope, on repeat, and in reverse shot on 16mm. “Delighted To Be Spoken To” features vocalist Caitlin Woelfe-O’Brien.
Recorded over three years and engineered in collaboration with Alex Sowinski, this collection serves as a travelogue for the band’s growth. All In One celebrates connection, creativity, and adaptation all passed through the lens of desktop pop sensibilities and an endearingly adventurous spirit. Equal parts experimental and infectiously raw, faintly electric and distinctly exposed, the cornucopia of styles and sounds presented in All In One finds itself glued together by a palpable and unique sense of understanding and friendship.
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More about Jaunt
A trip down memory lane might credit Jaunt’s beginnings to an elixir of coincidence and surrendering to try something new. Pat O’Brien, now the band’s guitarist, met future lead singer and songwriter Tom Helliwell at a Halloween party, striking a friendship that manifested across a few years of jams and shared musical creations. Somewhere along the way, Pat booked a show out of the blue, the band released their first EP, Chat, and Jaunt had graduated from a digital manifest of closeted collaborations to something tangible. Keyboardist Daniel Reardon entered the fold for the band’s first performance, followed closely by the addition of drummer Duncan Hood and bassist Nick Nausbaum.
Jaunt’s artistic palette, social circle, and resume developed quickly and organically, alongside their time active in the Toronto music scene. Duncan’s friendship and collaborations with Alex Sowinski intersected with Nick’s ties to the Montreal ecosystem that produced breakouts like Homeshake and Yves Jarvis; this further fostered creative community and opportunities to tour and record on top of groundwork already established by Pat and Tom. Duncan and Nick began performing with Charlotte Day Wilson as her backing band and would cross paths with vocalist and video artist Caitlin Woelfe-O’Brien playing similar venues. A friendship was sparked, Caitlin contributed her voice to coloring the band’s second EP, Cue, and now is a full-time member of the group. By this time, Jaunt had become a well-oiled machine: a synergetic sextet fueled by earnest ambition and artistic momentum.
The band’s origin story is the genesis for what would become their full-length debut. In name, All In One, evokes wholeness while feeling vast, a testament to the record’s breadth of musical directions and underlying cohesiveness. Thematically, it’s an homage to changes and evolution experienced by Jaunt on both an individual and collective scale throughout the album’s creation. The unpredictable variables in the bandmate’s lives – new jobs, partners, successes, failures, Tom moving to Hawaii for love – all provided a backdrop and clear pathos as they developed a consistent collection of works. Some songs on the album are more recently recorded; others were pocketed for future use. The goal and meaning of All In One was always on the horizon as Jaunt navigated unwaveringly toward it.
ALL IN ONE TRACKLIST
01 All In One
02 Nostalgia For The Present Moment
03 Crushed Velvet
04 Pt 2
05 True Affections
06 Bakers Moves
07 Obvious Answer
08 Callous Standard
09 Suggestions
10 Delighted To Be Spoken To
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