EVANGELINE GENTLE’S NEW LP, WHERE THE DIAMONDS ARE, OUT SEPTEMBER 29
LISTEN / SHARE “WATERS” HERE
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“Evangeline Gentle's self-titled album is a triumph” - Exclaim!
“Gentle's voice communicates an aching warmth that comes with knowing hardness and choosing softness instead… every time I listen to the record, I'm blown away anew by their songwriting and the space they're carving out across multiple genres — indie pop, alt-folk, singer-songwriter — in a way that feels effortless" - CBC Music
"Gentle's voice grabs you instantly with its purity and expressiveness" - FYI Music
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Today, Evangeline Gentle is sharing a new track from her upcoming LP, Where The Diamonds Are. “Waters” is dedicated “to my dear friend Amara Hollow Bones who returned to earth in June 2022,” says Gentle. “Amara was a self-identified tenacious witch, an artist, and an incredible being, who came into my life like a guide when my inner relationship to femininity was undergoing a healing transformation. Their offerings of care during that season we spent together in the Mulmur Hills were profound and altered the course of my life in ways I will forever be grateful for. I always hear Amara in this Venusian song about worshiping the creative, erotic energy of the Divine Feminine, and I began performing it live with a pagan song added to the outro in their memory last summer that goes ‘We all come from the Goddess, and to her we shall return, like a drop of rain, flowing to the Ocean’. ‘Waters’ is for every woman and femme I’ve loved in the past and will in the future. It’s for the witches, healers, mystics, seers, and High Priestesses of the world. May we return to the wisdom of the Goddess together.”
MORE ABOUT EVANGELINE GENTLE & WHERE THE DIAMONDS ARE
Produced by Jim Bryson, mixed by Daniel Ledwell and mastered by Philip Shaw Bova, Where The Diamonds Ares takes an energizing leap in the indie-pop direction. “These 10 songs have provided a container for my peak experiences of joy, resilience, shame, ancestral trauma-healing, grief, love and queerness,” says Gentle. “Each track is an expression of reverence for the resilience of women and femmes in its own way. From the writing process to the recording process, the experience of making Where The Diamonds Are has been an empowering one. My hope is that this album will be empowering for its listeners too, and I can’t wait to share in September.”
Equally as unapologetic in its celebration of queer culture as opener “Bad Girls” is the track “Gay Bar”, which has us “dressed up and feeling like a shiny star”, and imagining the neon-lit dance floor of a utopian Gay Bar. Inspired by the words of Dolly Parton, “be a diamond in a rhinestone world”, Evangeline claims she’s “where the diamonds are” when in the company of “Radiant [drag] queens adorned in jewels” who provide respite from the “troubled world” outside.
WATCH / SHARE “GAY BAR” HERE
LISTEN TO EVANGELINE GENTLE TALK ABOUT “GAY BAR” ON CBC q HERE
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LISTEN / SHARE “BAD GIRLS” HERE
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“Underdog” is the album’s leading feminist anthem and is set to empower relating listeners with lyrics such as “calling me a crazy bitch won’t silence and degrade me, I speak my mind especially when men underestimate me”. Ablaze with Venusian themes of feminine desire and boasting the album’s most powerful vocal moments by both Evangeline and backing vocalist Carleigh Aikins alike, “Waters” is a smouldering, defining track. “Sarah” is a break-up ballad for the still-in-love and features guest vocalist Stewart Legere, while “Bad Kids” is a love song for the tight-knit group of queer youth Gentle spent her teen years with as troublemakers. “High Vibes” brings the spiritual realm of Evangeline’s creative process into sharper focus, its vulnerability opening the door for “He’ll Do It Again”, an attempt to convince a domestic violence survivor to leave. The dark and dream-like sonic landscape of “Deceive Lie Cheat Steal” mimics the relevant emotional wooziness of guilt and remorse. Closing track “Fall Again” is a folk-pop mood-booster and memorable finale.
LISTEN / SHARE “SARAH” HERE
BUY / STREAM “SARAH” HERE
Evangeline’s debut self-titled release earned appearances in Forbes, Under The Radar, Exclaim!, radio play on BBC, CBC, and SiriusXM, She has supported acts such as Kathleen Edwards, Donovan Woods, Whitehorse, Tim Baker, Begonia, Terra Lightfoot, Basia Bulat, Craig Cardiff, and Sarah MacDougall.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Sep 23 - Peterborough, ON - Peterborough Pride
Oct 20 - Peterborough, ON - Sadleir House
Oct 22 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo, Unplugged North Showcase
Nov 10 - Port Hope, ON - Sculthorpe Theatre
