CHRIS VELAN’S NEW ALBUM THE LONG GOODBYE IS RELEASED TODAY ON NEWSONG RECORDINGS. IN CELEBRATION, THE FULL ALBUM IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM COURTESY OF CBC MUSIC AND THE NEW VIDEO FOR “HANG ON TIGHTLY” PREMIERES TODAY THANKS TO EXCLAIM!. NEW CANADIAN TOUR DATES TO COMMENCE IN AUGUST.
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR “HANG ON TIGHTLY” HERE VIA EXCLAIM!
STREAM THE LONG GOODBYE HERE COURTESY OF CBC MUSIC
“compulsive and compelling” The Toronto Star
In celebration of the release of his new album, The Long Goodbye, Montreal singer-songwriter Chris Velan has teamed up with CBC Music to stream the whole album and with Exclaim! to premiere the new video for album track “Hang On Tightly”.
“This is definitely not a summer beach album”, jokes Velan. The Long Goodbye is a collection of songs that chart the emotional depths and shallows navigated in the aftermath of a relationship’s end. While he may have masked his inner struggles with the pop sensibilities of Solidago (2009) and Fables For Fighters (2011), here he surrenders fully to the beat of heartbreak.
The result is a stripped-down, achingly intimate recording of eight songs that carry the listener through Velan’s most poignant work to date. “I didn’t allow myself anything to hide behind on this album. I couldn’t see any other way to do it.” Velan even wrote two songs on piano – a first for him – and performed them live in the studio as a way to push him into new emotive and musical territory and out of his comfort zone.
Continuing to break new ground, the video for “Hang On Tightly” is first time Velan has experimented with shooting and editing. Filmed entirely on a GoPro throughout the course of one day and edited over the course of one night, Velan takes the audience along to explore comforting yet new territory, barefoot. Velan says, “It took at least a week for my feet to fully heal and for me to be able to walk without limping.”
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR “HANG ON TIGHTLY” HERE
STREAM THE LONG GOODBYE HERE
You can purchase the album from iTunes or the NewSong Recordings Store
TOUR DATES
Aug 22 – Vancouver – Railway Club – w/opening guest, Jake McFadden
Aug 24 – Victoria – Canoe Brewpub – w/ opening guest Jake McFadden
Sept 1 – Powell River – Sunshine Music Festival
ARTIST WEBSITE: http://chrisvelan.com/
LABEL WEBSITE: http://www.newsongrecordings.com
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