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
I’ve been waitin’ in my grave
Patiently since the day
You put a price on my head
Looked at me and said
I’d be dead
Dead if I stay
So won’t you come to my Funeral, come
Save the date
Tell your baby she’s not welcome
‘Cuz I’ve been hot down here
It’s the party of the year
Won’t you come to my funeral
Come to my place
Where forever more I stay
Won’t you fall to your knees
Pray to the birds and bees
Won’t you come to my funeral
Yeah ‘neath the sea is where I lay
Drinkin’ in the salty waves
So won’t you bring your bottles down
And together we can drown
Come to my funeral, come
Come to my place
Where forever more I stay
Won’t you fall to your knees
Pray to the birds and bees
Won’t you come to my funeral
Yeah everybody that you know
Is comin’ to the show
Put on your best black duds
Bring some of those good drugs
Won’t you come to my funeral
Come to my place
(Come on down)
Where forever more I stay
(You made my bed)
Won’t you fall to your knees
Pray to the birds and bees
(You did)
Won’t you come to my funeral
(Now lay your head)
‘Cuz I’ve been waitin’ in my grave
Patiently since the day
You put a price on my head
Looked at me and said
I’d be dead, if I stayed
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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