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His His is the recording project of Toronto-based artist Aidan Belo. He combines elements of Greenwich Village-inspired folk, contemporary indie folk, coupled with low fidelity analog production to create something that sounds honest and melancholic.
Today, he shares the new single, “Outside” which “started out as a little chord loop from an omnichord that I got at an auction,” says Belo. “I added guitars, bass, drums, ran them through my cassette deck and was sitting on this instrumental track for a while. This winter, I was hanging out with my bandmate at his place in Parkdale after a band practice. We then went to a bar called Pharmacy and at the end of the night I was going to call an Uber home but it was a bit expensive ($50 or so) because of the snowstorm that had just started. I ended up walking about an hour and a half home, trudging through the snow. At some point in the walk I came up with the vocal melody that would become ‘Outside’. I got home, partially thawed, and in a frenzy, tracked the vocals and wrote the lyrics. It’s about walking through what felt like a completely empty city at the time and reflecting on some of my friends who have left Toronto for good.”
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Since the first His His release in late 2020, this project has generated more than 1,000,000 streams across Spotify and Apple Music, and has been featured on CBC Music.
Everything is recorded in the empty space of an old wood barn on his family’s farm which has been temporarily converted into a makeshift studio, where everything is recorded entirely to 1⁄4 inch tape and cassette.
His His made their live debut at POP International Music Festival 2022 in Montreal and have since showcased at SXSW 2023 + 2024.
His His will perform in Toronto this week on April 18 at The Baby G.