Emerging from the “Queen City”—Regina, Saskatchewan—LOA is the feminine force behind the new-wave sound rising out from the prairies. In a land primarily known for folksier fare, the Canadian alternative R&B/soul singer-songwriter aims to breathe new life and substance into the prairie sound. Likened to other alternative R&B artists such as Banks, Grimes, and Halsey, LOA brings her own coalescence of dark mysticism to the genre, making her better known to many as the "3 Witch."
Tide, LOA's debut EP, boasts the handiwork of industry heavyweights such as Heights Beats (producer on Shad’s Juno Award-winning album TSOL) and Colin Leonard, who mastered Bryson Tiller’s album True To Self (which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200) and Migos’ US Billboard Hot 100 #1 single “Bad and Boujee." Last year, prior to its release, LOA toured throughout her native Canada and elsewhere, performing at showcase festivals such as Canadian Music Week in Toronto, ON, Breakout West Festival in Edmonton, AB and FOCUS Wales in Wrexham, UK. Following her UK tour, LOA was featured by renowned UK music news sites including Drowned in Sound, Gigwise, and The Line of Best Fit.
LOA is currently hot off the heels of her 2018 spring tour, which was focused around her showcase performances at Canadian Music Week (CA) and New Skool Rules (NL) this past May. This summer LOA is looking forward to focusing on exciting collaborations with likeminded artists she met during her travels from across the globe.
lyrics
Speak deeper
Long, harder, sweeter, deeper
When night becomes our only greeter
Speak deeper
Mmm deeper
Slower, softer, sweeter, deeper
When lies have made all your talk cheaper
Speak deeper
Mmmm, ahhh…
Move in colour
Vibrant, shining, velvet, colour
When distance makes our shadows longer
Move in colour
Touch with lightnening
Pulsing and electrifying
When you’ve gone numb from all your trying
Touch with lightening
Mmm, ahhh…
credits
from TIDE,
track released May 7, 2018
TIDE EP:
Vocals: LOA
Drums: Gaelan Malloy
Piano: Walter Jeworski
Chorus: Debra Burnett, Lisa McEachern, Samantha Goertz, Josh Gonzales, Taylor Mabbott, Danny Olliver, Ben Sefton, Colton Fritzler
Songwriting by LOA
Engineering, Mixing, Production by Walter Jeworski
Additional Production by Jon Neher, Heights Beats, Deadkeys
Mastering by Colin Leonard at SING Mastering
Executive Producer: Marvin Chan
Recorded at Blue Door Studios
Artwork by Logan Tanner, Tefrondon
Photography by Insomniak Media
Logo by LLY Atelier, Amoz Newkirk
Special Thanks To: Mom, Dad, Merv XX Gotti, Jeah, Eleven03, Hart Godden, Brian Manz
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