From dance flooring to deep truths, LOV’s voice invitations listeners to lean in and really feel the that means behind each observe. Premiering on Atwood Journal, her soulful anthem “Sister Period” celebrates womanhood, freedom, and the facility of letting go – rediscovering pleasure by yourself phrases.
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I put quite a lot of love into my music in order that it looks like a heat hug, and I simply hope that the listeners take heed to the messages as a lot because the melodies.
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It’s a great distance from Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan to the streets of Camden, London, the place Amy Winehouse as soon as lived, however for LOV, music closed that distance.
When she first heard “Rehab” on the radio at age 11, one thing clicked. The voice was daring and messy and stuffed with reality… and by some means, it felt acquainted.
“I assumed it was humorous how she was singing about rehab in such a spunky means,” LOV says. “As somebody who grew up with that language, seeing my household battle with issues like dependancy, I felt seen and heard in a means, realizing that different individuals on the earth are speaking about issues that aren’t so excellent and really making some actually cool songs about it.”
That second stayed along with her. Years later, it might assist form the soulful, reflective sound she’s now making her personal: Music that speaks to the place she comes from, and the place she’s headed.
Her newest single, “Sister Period,” is a celebration of that journey: A monitor she describes as a dances between girlhood and womanhood, pleasure and launch, energy and softness.
Damaged concrete damaged flooring
Don’t know ‘bout you however I would like extra
I do know you had plans to remain in however
20 minute warning I’m at your door
Give your self a break
You been workin onerous
Come and really feel the glow
stay the second of your
Sister Period, Sister Period
“From a younger age, we’re taught to tackle a lot,” she says. “I wished to jot down one thing that reminded us it’s okay – even needed – to let free generally.”
Raised in a comparatively small Indigenous group, the singer/songwriter is formed not simply by the place she comes from, however by who she comes from. Her roots run deep in her tradition and household, and the affect of the ladies in her life – particularly her Kokum (her grandmother) – continues to information her.
Yeah, we’re working onerous…
Come all people let’s transfer our our bodies
Yeah, we’re working onerous…
Come all people let’s transfer our our bodies
As a baby in residential college, her grandmother wasn’t allowed to talk her language or absolutely be herself. Although she hardly ever raised her voice, her presence was highly effective.
“She had this calm power,” LOV says. “I didn’t understand how fortunate I used to be, rising up round that, till I acquired older and understood the whole lot she’d been by means of.
“I usually consider her and the way she would have interpreted her granddaughter being on the radio, I think about her saying her well-known “wah hiy heee heee” (a Cree slang for “oh my goodness”). I wish to make her proud by showcasing this energy and resiliency that she had.”
Pent up purple pent up scene
Somebody’s acquired flashing lights on me
I do know we had plans to go residence however
20 extra minutes is all I would like
Give your self a break
You been workin onerous
Come and really feel the glow
stay the second of your
Sister Period, Sister Period
That spirit lives in LOV’s sound. Her voice doesn’t should be loud to depart a mark; it’s regular and certain – the type that makes you lean in as a result of it carries extra than simply melody; it carries that means.
From “Mama” to “Matriarch” to “Sister Period,” her songwriting threads collectively generational knowledge to work onerous, to relaxation, to take care of your self and your group.
And there’s loads extra forward. With a debut album on the best way this spring, an all-Cree single (“Maci Nimihtow”) coming quickly, and a fall tour within the works, there’s a lot to look ahead to from the rising artist.
Atwood Journal caught up with LOV to speak in regards to the energy of robust girls, discovering pleasure with out guilt, and the legacy of a grandmother whose quiet energy continues to echo by means of each tune.
Give your self a break
You been workin onerous
Come and really feel the glow
stay the second of your
Sister Period, Sister Period
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A CONVERSATION WITH LOV
Atwood Journal: Congrats on the brand new single! Are you able to inform me the story behind “Sister Period?”
LOV: Thanks a lot! “Sister Period” is a tune about girlhood assembly womanhood; it’s in regards to the initiation of younger girls expressing their mature facet and celebrating life by going out and having enjoyable, dancing, letting free. I actually wished to create a tune that felt like my first time going out with the women, the place the one factor on the agenda is hanging out, dancing and having enjoyable. I believe from a younger age, girls are conditioned to tackle a lot duty and it’s vital to remind one another that it’s okay and really inspired to have an evening of enjoyable every so often.
You’ve written a few songs about robust girls (“Mama” and “Matriarch”). Who had been the robust girls who formed you, and the way do they present up in your music?
LOV: My Kokum (grandmother) was a residential college survivor; she was there from the ages of 6-14. I grew up along with her calm power, not realizing as a baby how extraordinarily fortunate I used to be contemplating the quantity of trauma and loss she had skilled in these “boarding faculties.” I usually consider her and the way she would have interpreted her granddaughter being on the radio, I think about her saying her well-known “wah hiy heee heee” (a Cree slang for “oh my goodness”). I wish to make her proud by showcasing this energy and resiliency that she had, but additionally that so many extremely robust girls have all around the world. Which is why I embody quite a lot of solidified affirmations in my lyrics, “mama get to work” (“Mama”) and “Give your self a break, you’ve been working onerous” (“Sister Period”), are two opposing statements nonetheless, each wholesome reminders for girls to observe their coronary heart work and nonetheless stay balanced by taking breaks.
What do you assume is your energy as an artist?
LOV: Songwriting – I’d should say my skill to see the world in a optimistic lens, regardless of the issues I’ve skilled and what my individuals have gone by means of. Perspective is the whole lot, and I make it my mission to steer my music with love and good intentions. Music has the facility to heal, and I acknowledged that from a younger age.
Perspective is the whole lot, and I make it my mission to steer my music with love and good intentions. Music has the facility to heal, and I acknowledged that from a younger age.
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You describe your music as a mixture of resilience, rhythm and reinvention. (Love that!) What does that imply for you on a private stage? And what’s been the largest problem you’ve needed to overcome?
LOV: Being the mounted air signal that I’m (Aquarius), I’ve this deep want, or non-negotiable customary of doing issues in a means that feels genuine to me however can also be one thing that’s not being executed on the identical time, so I really like mixing genres and getting tremendous artistic in relation to studio time.
The most important problem I’d say is being okay with being so uncovered as an artist, as somebody who grew up being a “closet” singer, I battle generally with the publicity.
You had been born in Saskatchewan. I’m from Winnipeg. These aren’t provinces I consider as hotbeds of UK-soul impressed music! How did you gravitate to this sound?
LOV: Working with Producer Connor Seidel actually impressed this sound to come back to life, nonetheless, my greatest influences rising up had been UK-based singers like Amy Winehouse and Adele, so I believe it simply got here naturally after we had been within the creating course of.
Do you bear in mind the primary time you heard a tune in that style and the way it made you’re feeling?
LOV: I bear in mind being possibly 11-12 years outdated and listening to “Rehab” by Amy on the radio. I assumed it was humorous how she was singing about rehab in such a spunky means. As somebody who grew up with that language, seeing my household battle with issues like dependancy, I felt seen and heard in a means, realizing that different individuals on the earth are speaking about issues that aren’t so excellent and really making some actually cool songs about it. I’ve been a fan since.
When did you first understand music was your path?
LOV: My second month into tree planting (2023), I used to be working within the sizzling solar and I assumed to myself, “if I can do that extremely laboring and mentally draining job for 10 hours of the day, being away from my household, my consolation and my group, then I can do something and select one thing that makes me come alive.” I’ve been at it ever since. After tree planting, with no expertise I went busking to the west coast and sourced funds from grants and funders to get studio time. Rather a lot can occur in two years while you put your thoughts to it.
On one in every of your newest IG posts, you mentioned “only a rez lady residing her desires.” For individuals who don’t know or perceive rez life, how would you describe it?
LOV: Rez life looks like a paradox as a result of on the identical time that it’s residence, it governs these overseas ideologies that don’t serve my individuals in a helpful means. I cherished being so near household, ceremonies and gatherings, nonetheless, there’s quite a lot of therapeutic that also must proceed and generally that signifies that the rez isn’t at all times the most secure or finest place to be for progress.
There’s acquired to be quite a lot of delight in repping Treaty 6 territory, however most likely some strain too. How do you carry that as an artist? And what does that imply for you personally, particularly as your platform grows?
LOV: I truly don’t really feel any strain doing so as a result of on the finish of the day, I’m simply an artist telling my story. I’m proudly from these lands and can carry that in the whole lot I select to do on this life and as my platform grows, I simply assume “now I’ve extra to offer.” Ultimately I see myself partaking in quite a lot of music packages that mix life abilities, well being and wellness and music into one. That will likely be my means of giving again and in addition passing on the torch for the younger ones developing.
It looks like there’s energy and function behind your music. Do you’re feeling like that message is simply as vital because the sound?
LOV: YES! 10,000 %, I believe the phrases we select to make use of and pay attention to hold a lot energy and affect on who we will likely be and the way we’ll present up for ourselves. Talking good issues to your self is talking good issues out into the world, and while you do that you just create the opportunity of progress, evolution and peace.
What do you hope individuals take away out of your music?
LOV: That life is straightforward and meant to be an expertise that we be taught from, that matriarchy brings peace to the world as a result of girls are highly effective healers, that Indigenous expertise is prehistoric and that it’s okay to really feel good with no need to sabotage that. I put quite a lot of love into my music in order that it looks like a heat hug, and I simply hope that the listeners take heed to the messages as a lot because the melodies.
What’s subsequent?
LOV: Album launch is developing subsequent spring! Which is so thrilling, I can’t anticipate it to be out. I’ll have yet another single earlier than than known as “Maci Nimihtow” which is an all Cree tune. I’ve a cute little tour in November, particulars are all on my web site.
With regards to music path, I actually wish to collaborate with some amazingly proficient Indigenous artists like Fawn Wooden and AntioneX and create one thing completely different! Hopefully all of it works out however till then I’ll be chillin’, making demos at residence and ready for my companion’s new present to come back out on Netflix known as The Abandons. I’m tremendous happy with him and excited for the each of us!
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