I would like you to tell to our readers in which way you think your new album differs from the debut one.
When Jeremy and I were writing “Oh No” I wasn’t sleeping well and felt strung out in general. I was tired and sad about nothing really so I wanted to make music that felt the opposite of that, happy and fun and energetic, so I think that feeling permeates the new record.
How does he complements and contributes when your writing and producing?
Jeremy has more patience than I do. When I can’t think of how to finish a song my impulse is to abandon it and start something new, whereas Jeremy will commit to finishing it if he thinks it’s worth finishing. If it weren’t for him I would never finish anything.
We had the pleasure to interview you in occasion of the release of Pull My Hair Back. That time we asked something about the particular image that you chose for its cover. The “film noir Veronica Lake/ Blade Runner” look as you called it. Can you tell us something about the image choice for this new album?
The image for “Oh No” was chosen at the last minute. We didn’t know what to use for the cover. Nothing felt like it fit until we shot the “It Means I Love You” video. People from the video crew were taking pictures and Kodie, one of the cameramen, took the photo we used for the cover. Jeremy took the picture that appears on the back of the record.
“Oh No” shows again your big love for the R&B and the boogie electro funk era. Can you tell us how your affection for that kind of sound began, what does it means to you and which are the records that you most cherish out of that musical age?
It all started with a compilation CD my parents got me for Christmas when I was eight or nine. They ordered it from much music which is like the canadian equivalent to MTV and it was called much retro. It had disco and boogie and one of the first disco songs I every loved, “Knock On Wood”.
You are constantly touring, next italian gig at the C2C festival in Turin. Do you still enjoy the life on the road?
Absolutely! I’m the luckiest girl in Hamilton.
Can you tell us something about the show and how was the reaction of the public till now, from your point of view?
I have a drummer now named Tori Tizzard and people really like to watch her play because she’s amazing. When I play alone it’s a different vibe. Not better or worse but a different experience.
