![]() ![]() ![]() We’re watching public executions live streamed, we’re watching people get murdered solely because of their race and it’s terrifying. OKP: With incidents involving people of color, police and racist occurring almost on a daily basis around the globe - how can your music (and/or others) help to relieve the trauma that is being experienced by the masses?Ī: It’s so hard to reckon with the state of the world right now. And that set me on a path of trying to find a greater purpose with the work I was putting out. Like, is this the life I really want? I kept taking steps forward and then a bunch back because I didn’t know how to deal with it. Then I started putting shit out and getting a bit of press, and it made me pause and think about what I was manifesting. OKP: Can you talk about how your life was while developing as an artist? How did you react to your first bits of press?Ī: I was in this little creation bubble for years that was very solitary, and my process is still like that-it’s all about retreating into myself and being alone with my thoughts and the energy around me. Before you dive into the words, though, please check out the premiere of her Mark Martin-directed, Birthday Boy-produced video / song for "Bad Habits," which you can watch below. With her latest project, Nightshade, slated for release on J(which you can pre-order here) - we here at Okayplayer were fortunate enough to have a bit of a l l i e's time as she sat down with us to talk about her musical influences, creating safe spaces for others and overcoming depression for this week's installment of First Look Friday. ![]() Standing out in a crowd of wannabes, a l l i e has increased her star potential by linking up with choice selectors such as Nick Wisdom ( Bastard Jazz), Da-P ( Soulection) and Elaquent ( HW&W). It was a formula well concocted as press around the world lauded her EP, while Red Bull made her one of its first Canadians to be chosen as a Sound Select artist in 2014. Her 2013 effort, Strange Creature, was crafted on that blended diversity of soul and sci-fi sound. But that's not all, America, as the imaginative ingenue as also infatuated with experimental artists such as Little Dragon and Flying Lotus. There wasn't no sage person who was quoted with saying this, it just it a universal fact, and one that a l l i e lives by as a talent influenced by classic soul singers like Otis Redding and Etta James. Inspiration is the key to making all dreams come true. Photo Credit: Soteeoh There must be something in the water in Toronto because this week's First Look Friday subject, a l l i e, is a chosen act meant to take experimental sounds to the next level. ![]()
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