Indigenous folk-rock artist Mike Bern simply dropped a strong new tune, ‘Into The River‘. Raised in Tobique First Nation alongside the Tobique and Wolastoq rivers, Bern’s roots run deep within the land and his group. His music blends people and rock sounds with sincere storytelling that connects actual life experiences and his ancestral historical past.
Bern’s love for music began at a younger age. Impressed by his late uncle’s guitar enjoying, he taught himself to play over 30 years in the past utilizing music as a strategy to heal and categorical himself. A giant turning level got here throughout rehab, when a counselor advised him his writing seemed like songs, and inspired him to maintain going. And followers of his music are glad he took that recommendation.
‘Into The River’ tells the story of a love that’s ending, however with peace as a substitute of anger. Bern stated: “I wished the music to really feel each nostalgic and hopeful. The retro vitality of the monitor brings steadiness to the bittersweet story, reminding us that even in change, there’s motion towards one thing new.” Lyrics like “I hope our love will float into the river / I hope it does” and “Our love can’t maintain / The shallow of lies we blame / I hope our love will sink into the river” present the backwards and forwards now we have once we realise a love is coming to an finish. The river turns into a logo for shifting on, change, and beginning anew.
Bern retains rising as an artist with each launch. His previous albums, Waponahkew and Ancestors, earned him recognition throughout Canada. With ‘Into The River’, Mike Bern proves as soon as once more that his music flows straight from the guts.
Hearken to the brand new single ‘Into the River‘, out now.
