WATCH / SHARE “HONEY” HERE
BUY / STREAM “HONEY” HERE
CANADIAN TOUR DATES BEGIN THIS WEEK INCLUDING STOPS IN ALBERTA, B.C., TORONTO, SASKATCHEWAN / TICKETS HERE
BUY / STREAM TOWARDS THE END HERE
“Saskatchewan's Katie Tupper makes the kind of soul-stained folk that feels instantly familiar, but it's her complex writing — vividly capturing the sights and smells of her home province, like the "fields of butter" on "How Can I Get Your Love?" — that makes her debut EP so anticipated, further calcifying the singer/songwriter's distinct and subtle touch.“ Exclaim!
“Tupper's smooth, neo-soul delivery is paired with a minimalist sound, often letting her honest songwriting shine in the forefront; definitely recommended for fans of Charlotte Day Wilson or Loony. .Her music helps us challenge the way we look back at events or people in our lives, always in search of ways to move forward with a set path and a clearer mind.” CBC Music
"[Katie Tupper] strikes a narrow balance between the vivid romanticism of soul and the hushed confessions of a folk singer/songwriter." - Under The Radar Magazine
"Katie Tupper pairs hard truths with soft sounds." - FLOOD Magazine
Photo Credit: Thomas Van Der Zaag // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Earlier this year, Saskatoon’s Katie Tupper released her debut EP, Towards The End, a sultry, glittering record that showcases her mastery as a musician, writer and producer. This week, the celebrated songwriter will return to the road with stops throughout Canada. Full tour dates can be found below, and tickets are available here.
And today, Tupper returns with “Honey”, a new single about “a long drawn out relationship that a friend of mine was in. Both of them knew that the relationship wasn't right but there wasn't any massive issue to trigger a breakup so they just stuck around for a few months. By the time they eventually broke up they were pretty much both over the relationship because I think they started mourning the relationship before it was even over. It made me think of all the rules of relationships and how we think we need to act or feel a certain way after a breakup. You can be totally happy and fine after a relationship ends and if the rules of post breakup life don't feel right you don't have to act that way."
WATCH / SHARE “HONEY” HERE
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CANADIAN TOUR DATES
May 13 - Edmonton, AB - Station On Jasper *
May 14 - Calgary, AB - The Gateway *
May 18 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret *
May 19 - Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom *
May 27 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground ^
Jun 30 - Saskatoon, SK - Sask Jazz Fest
Aug 5-7 - Regina, SK - Regina Folk Festival
* supporting The Franklin Electric
^ co-headline with Soran
MORE ABOUT TOWARDS THE END
Co-produced by Connor Seidel (Charlotte Cardin, Matt Holubowski) and Tupper, Towards The End is an ode to love, identity and the inextricable ways the two entwine. “It’s about navigating young love. About how we adapt and change with new people,” Tupper says.
Towards The End opener “Live Inside” starts with a drum kick, quickly joined by distant, emotive guitar and Tupper’s own omnipresent voice. An anthem for the COVID era, she sings, ‘Now that I live inside / I think I can have some peace of mind’. There’s a truth to it, both saddening and freeing: we’re more isolated than at any time in our lives, but have more time than ever before for self-reflection and realization. Refusing to be boxed into an anxious corner, Tupper instead opts for the wisdom and self-reliance she’s discovered from spending so much time in her own company.
WATCH / SHARE “MISBEHAVIN’” HERE
“Danny” rapidly pulls in another direction, finding Tupper lost in her thoughts over a lover that should have been more than they were. With delicately tapping percussion and her own soothing backing harmonies, the song lures you into a world of regret and longing. She knows she’s left behind someone that simply needed leaving, but it doesn’t make the healing any easier. It coaxes you into a sense of security with its layered vocals and twinkling keys, only to yank that very shield away in the face of her direct, even frightened lyrics: ‘what’s the worst some words can do to me now?’ The potential power of the words is consciously undermined by Tupper’s own inner-battle. The worst that can be done, she’s doing to herself, and it’s a feeling anyone who’s suffered the end of a love that they thought was “it” can immediately understand.
WATCH / SHARE “DANNY” HERE
Rolling off that very idea is “How Can Get I Your Love?”. With slow, serene strumming, more than any track on Towards The End, it calls towards the plains of her home. “I grew up in fields of butter,” she sings, but the dominant theme here is grasping and scrambling back towards a love long gone, albeit one she simply can’t accept has passed. If they were the one, how could they leave her, after all? “I know you got another lover, but being honest that don’t matter”, she utters in a bruised tone: words relatable to anyone who still sees themselves as the primary aspect of another’s life, in spite of all facts to the contrary. Sometimes, there’s simply no letting go, and “How Can I Get Your Love?” encapsulates that very feeling.
WATCH / SHARE "HOW CAN I GET YOUR LOVE?" HERE
“Cost Of Loving You” is equally wistful, albeit towards an entirely different destination. With delicate strings and gentle percussion, it unfurls into a tapestry of acceptance and regret intertwined. For anyone who’s invested time - time after time - into a relationship that ultimately went nowhere, there’s some serious acceptance that must be done. There are days, months, even years of hurt, but one has to arrive at a pragmatic place: it just is what is. “Cost of Loving You” is the anthem for just such a moment of conclusive acceptance.