Huge Canadian landscapes, and slightly little bit of Vladimir Nabokov, function priceless thematic fodder for Rebecca Lappa on her newest launch, ‘Tales of a Taurus.’

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It’s mentioned that if your Zodiac signal is a Taurus, you “take pleasure in stress-free in serene, bucolic environments, surrounded by tender sounds, soothing aromas, and succulent flavors.”

The snowy surroundings in Alberta, Canada may definitely qualify as such a location, and Edmonton native Rebecca Lappa is eager on not simply stress-free within the snow, but additionally drawing lyrical inspiration from it.

Lappa has been making music since childhood and put out her first formal launch, Tattered Rose, in 2015. She returned with Tales of a Taurus earlier this 12 months and all through this album, winter climate analogies dominate. “It’s so pretty once you crack that skinny ice, diving beneath into my Atlantic,” she sings on advance single “Blue Lips.” “You bought me biting down in your chilly shoulder, houtdated my breath as we’re freezing over.”

The singer continues this snow-loving development on “Forecast” – “Lock your self out within the chilly. I gained’t be right here once you freeze to the bone ’trigger [there’s] no extra ready on you” – and actually hammers it residence with the music video for “Your One,” filmed within the attractive frozen-over Abraham Lake close to Banff Nationwide Park. Along with her native Canada, Lappa additionally offers a shout-out to a different large wintery nation with “Lolita,” impressed by the 1955 Russian novel by Vladimir Nabokov.

“I’m presently at a degree in my life the place probably the most uncooked and genuine model of myself feels finest expressed by way of pop and various music,” Lappa confides. “With this EP, I’m persevering with my journey of inventive expression. My focus is making music and tales that issues to me and hopefully it should influence others.”

In a dialog with Atwood Journal, Rebecca Lappa elaborated on how evoking her true self, together with recreating the snow-covered landscapes that outline her native province of Alberta, gave rise to her newest musical work, Tales of a Taurus.

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A CONVERSATION WITH REBECCA LAPPA

Atwood Journal: Let’s begin by acknowledging your roots: how would you say that the town of Edmonton and/or the pure panorama of Alberta has influenced your artistry and songwriting?

Rebecca Lappa: It has impacted my artistry by making its means into the descriptions of the snowy panorama in my tune “Blue Lips.” Up to now I’ve written songs about Alberta’s historical past and the important thing geological options in my province, such because the Rocky Mountains, the Wild Rose.  I’ve additionally written written songs in regards to the city of Wayne, Alberta and Personal Pattison, a recipient of the Victoria Cross, for his actions on the battle of Vimy Ridge.

How would you summarize how your journey within the music biz has gone up to now?

Rebecca Lappa: My journey within the enterprise has been lengthy and attention-grabbing. With experiences enjoying the Edmonton Folks Pageant Stage, enjoying at Folks Alliance Worldwide within the US, enjoying Canada Home in London and the Nice Escape Pageant in Brighton and touring Canada by prepare, being nominated for and profitable a Canadian Folks Music Award. In spite of everything these years as an impartial artist it’s wonderful to be working with Tonic Information and my nice supervisor, Mandy Wheelwright.

You previewed this launch with the singles “Lolita” and “Blue Lips.” How do you are feeling these songs represented the remainder of the album that later adopted?

Rebecca Lappa: I really feel they had been a very good illustration of the album as a result of they showcased my properly crafted lyrics and my new indie pop sound.

What did you discover so intriguing in regards to the novel Lolita that you just went forward and created a complete tune impressed by it?

Rebecca Lappa: I discovered it attention-grabbing that popular culture continues to make use of that archetype with younger feminine musicians and so I wrote this tune as a continuation and exploration of the usage of this narrative in society at present.

What are your hopes now that your new EP Tales of a Taurus is out? How do you hope it should help you join together with your viewers?

Rebecca Lappa: For the reason that EP has been launched, my hope is that individuals will join with the experiences which have formed the songs. I hope it should join with a variety of individuals and permit them to really feel much less alone in our shared experiences.

It looks like you are attempting to strike a stability between shiny indie-pop manufacturing and extra conventional acoustic enjoying in your music. Is that so? What methods do you utilize to merge the 2 of them collectively?

Rebecca Lappa: Having the acoustic guitar merge with the indie pop sound helps give the music uncooked authenticity. With Louise Burn’s steering, I used to be capable of take my tales and the sounds I take pleasure in listening to and mix them on this EP.

EPs oftentimes are warm-ups for full-length releases; is that the case right here as properly? It looks like this may very well be a very good time to present 2015’s Tattered Rose some firm in your LP catalogue.

Rebecca Lappa: I’ve two extra singles that had been produced by Louise Burns that will probably be popping out within the fall. These singles will probably be added to the EP to make a full-length album.

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