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Today, critically acclaimed guitarist and songwriter Terra Lightfoot is sharing her first new music of 2022 with the new single “Sleepyhead”, a track for all those hard-working people who have put their own needs on the backburner so they can be there for their kids. “They become personal chef, caretaker, doctor, driver, teacher, storytime performer, and monster-chaser, and do it all even when they're completely exhausted,” says Lightfoot. “To be able to do that for somebody else, especially in a pandemic, you really have to love them.”
Recorded in her living room with engineer James McKenty, Terra says "Sleepyhead” is about “the fact that you would do anything for your kids, and if you could turn back time, even knowing how hard it was, and how sometimes it felt impossible to be able to be in ten places at once, that you'd do it all again in a heartbeat. Because that's how much you love your kid. I'm not a parent myself, but I found it easy to go into the familiar territory of the everyday ups and downs of belonging in a family household.
Jimmy Bowskill later added some sparse strings from his studio in Cobourg, ON giving the song a lullaby-like quality. “We all have stories from childhood that our parents tell us so many times, it begins to feel like a real memory even though we were too young to remember it,” says Lightfoot. “For me, that shared ‘memory’ was getting in my mom's car, driving around at night, and listening to music with her until I fell asleep. I feel sleepy just talking about it”
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MORE ABOUT CONSIDER THE SPEED
Strong, sure-footed and soulful, Terra Lightfoot's last album Consider the Speed sees the artist finding new roots on the road, and at home in her own skin more than ever before. On this Memphis-recorded session, the acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist is in top form, backed by seasoned session ringers and captured by Grammy Award winning producer Jay Newland and Grammy Award winning engineer Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell.
Consider the Speed is a next-level progression from Lightfoot’s 2017 album New Mistakes. That album was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize and nominated for a JUNO Award for Best Adult Alternative Album, with its lead single “Paradise” also earning a production nomination as well as a SOCAN #1 Song Award.
The artist’s relentless drive as a touring performer has burned out at least one odometer and earned her the distinction of becoming the first female recipient of the Canadian Independent Music Association’s Road Gold distinction, in recognition of having sold more than 25,000 tickets in Canadian markets in a single calendar year. And in addition to millions of miles logged while touring the globe, including marquee tour dates supporting legendary acts like Willie Nelson, Bruce Cockburn, and Blue Rodeo, Lightfoot also found time to conceive, curate and produce The Longest Road Show, a ground-breaking touring revue.
PRAISE FOR TERRA LIGHTFOOT
"One of Canada's best all-around musicians... an amazing tour de force, the complete package" – Grant Lawrence, CBC Music
“Canada’s Terra Lightfoot has a huge voice and a big and gutsy guitar tone to match” - Guitar Player
“One of today’s brightest emerging rock artists” - Twangville
“Drawing from rock, soul & blues, Terra Lightfoot is a monster talent that will be gracing the world’s largest festival stages in no time” - PopMatters
“Ms. Lightfoot’s voice is a dominant as ever, straddling Memphis soul and urban blues with ease” - No Depression
"With a stunning command of songwriting and musical composition, paired with an absolutely intoxicating voice and her signature Gibson SG, Terra Lightfoot delivers a powerful mix of folk, alt-country and flat-out rock" – Tone Deaf (Australia)
"Perfectly suited for stadium-sized crowds to sing along to… without sacrificing the nuance or creativity that were hallmarks of her prior albums"– Exclaim!
“A masterful balance of hard riffs, heart-wrenching ballads, and soaring choruses" – The Record
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