With a soul-stirring single out now and their first EP on the horizon, Dweller have launched themselves as a Canadian supergroup worthy of everybody’s consideration. Of their very first interview, they spoke with Atwood Journal about their formation, discovering their sound, and the vulnerability and isolation behind “Depart This House,” their achingly intimate, breathtakingly lovely debut.

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We felt like ‘Depart This House’ really encapsulated the mission assertion of this band; to seize personable musical snapshots with our friends: No filter, no filler, simply love.

Since debuting simply 27 days in the past, Canada’s Dweller haven’t mentioned a lot about their first tune – or about themselves.

For probably the most half, they’re letting the music communicate for itself – and to its credit score, “Depart This House” speaks volumes not nearly who this band is, however who they’re going to be: A bunch pushed by emotive songwriting and vulnerability, friendship and human connection, inventive freedom, belief, and mutual respect.

I wait up by myself for
A name from a pal
I haven’t been feeling too
Sturdy these days I’ll admit

It dawns on me the time could
Have come it might have handed
The place I simply really feel linked
And depart it at that

Comprised of Toronto-based Georgia Harmer (vocals/synth) and Julian Psihogios (drums) and Winnipeg-based Kris Ulrich (guitar) and Dylan MacDonald (AKA Discipline Information, bass), Dweller is one thing of a Canadian bicoastal “indie supergroup” of types. After all, there’s nothing damaged about their social scene; all 4 members have their very own preexisting, lively and thriving musical initiatives outdoors of the group – in reality, Atwood Journal printed full-length characteristic articles on Kris Ulrich’s sophomore LP Large within the USA and Discipline Information’s self-titled album previously yr.

Associates first and bandmates second, the 4 artists shaped Dweller “as an excuse to spend extra time collectively,” and ended up writing and recording their first few songs reside on a Tascam 388 at Ulrich’s Oolytone Studios in Winnipeg.

“Numerous the songs we made had been fragments of concepts that took us some time to comprehend that it was okay to let songs be tough sketches or a brief vibrant burst of an concept,” vocalist Georgia Harmer tells Atwood Journal. “I feel all of us spend loads of time sculpting songs into these actual photos of what we’re chasing, and on this mission we had been in a position to let the songs unfold into what they’re, which is actually a collaboration of everybody’s voice. We restricted ourselves to the 8 tracks of the 388 and dedicated to zero overdubs, which centered us on discovering the precise proper instrument and voice for every tune.”

She continues, “The conversations across the formation of “The Dweller Sound,” because it pertains to the recording course of, all stemmed from the belief we’ve in one another and permitting everybody to lean into their intuitions. With that safety, we every had the chance to aim these – in different contexts – alien concepts, we had been in a position to let ourselves freed from any musical shackles and easily create. The dearth of inner inhibitions introduced an organicity to the method that allowed the music to do the speaking as a substitute of the concept of the music.”

As their debut single, “Depart This House” is a breathtakingly lovely introduction to Dweller.

A hush instantly falls over the ears as mild, brooding guitars create a heat mattress of indie folks sound. Georgia Harmer’s stirring voice glows like a beacon of sentimental gentle alongside this tender reverie, beckoning wayward vacationers (and unsuspecting listeners) forth and providing sanctuary from the chilly, darkish night time whilst she herself spills her soul: “I wait up by myself for a name from a pal. I haven’t been feeling too robust these days, I’ll admit,” she sings. “It dawns on me the time could have come it, it might have handed, the place I simply really feel linked and depart it at that…“

“Depart This House” is achingly intimate, weak, deeply cathartic, and confessional: A tune born of loneliness and isolation, of the acceptance of bittersweet realities and truths, and finally, of shifting on out of your current environment and discovering (or making) a brand new “residence” for your self. Harmer and co. hone that message in a refrain that’s as catchy as it’s emotionally uncooked: “I suppose I’ll depart this residence for an additional one,” Harmer sings, directly resigned and resolved to primarily begin once more. She repeats the shiver-inducing line: “I suppose I’ll depart this residence for an additional one.“

Highlighting simply how a lot this tune means to them, Dweller themselves describe “Depart This House” as “the whisper of a determined cry falling slowly from the lips“:

“Because the band sways out and in of the listener’s foreground, holding focus for seconds, peering round corners for a look, Harmer sings of isolation – of a regrettable acceptance of the reality. The bass a drone, the guitar an autonomous shadow, the synth like waves of a tide below a moonlit sky. Because the undercurrent softly lulls, a lone flame beckons from a canvas of black.

It’s not simple to plant new roots; to search out new areas of belonging, new acquainted faces and chosen households to name our personal. “Depart This House” is step one in all a protracted, arduous, and taxing non secular and emotional journey that we don’t usually discuss, not to mention hear expressed in tune. Dweller maintain nothing again of their efficiency, portray a totally intoxicating and immersive scene that seduces the ears and strikes the guts:

I’ve seen this sort of lonely
In individuals I’ve noticed
I didn’t assume it might occur
With out understanding that it might

Everybody off with out me
That’s the individual I’ve grow to be
I inform myself this stuff
Once I really feel like I’ve executed one thing unsuitable

That’s why the vulnerability is so uncensored; I didn’t actually think about anybody ever listening to it.

“This tune got here from a really inner and personal feeling, a spot of feeling sorry for myself for feeling remoted, and I by no means truly meant for it to be launched,” Harmer admits. “It wasn’t till my bandmates heard it and associated that I spotted it was a extra common feeling than I believed. I hope that if individuals hear it and relate, they really feel much less alone in no matter loneliness they thought they had been alone in.”

Lyrically, Dweller attempt to be an open e book: Harmer’s phrases chill to the bone as collectively, she and her bandmates dwell within the depths of a lone soul’s smoldering, spine-chilling upheaval.

“It’s only a stream of consciousness,” she says of those lyrics. “What I used to be feeling within the second that wanted to be expressed. I exploit songs as a technique to course of feelings with immediacy. I normally decode them later – I don’t assume too arduous. That’s why the vulnerability is so uncensored; I didn’t actually think about anybody ever listening to it.”

With Dweller’s self-titled debut EP due out December 1st through Winnipeg-based indie label Birthday Cake Information, there’s by no means been a greater time to get to know this fledgling band.

Don’t simply take our phrase for it; Exclaim!, the Canadian authority on music for 3 many years and counting, has additionally declared Dweller a supergroup value watching. They’re all acquainted faces – every a seasoned artist in their very own proper – however in Dweller they’ve created one thing altogether contemporary, unfiltered, genuine, and thrilling.

Dive into our interview with Dweller beneath as all of us get to know our new favourite Canadian supergroup – a definitive Atwood Journal artist-to-watch for 2024! – and make sure to hearken to the Dweller EP upon its December 1^st launch!

I suppose I’ll depart this residence for an additional one…
I suppose I’ll depart this residence for an additional one…
I suppose I’ll depart this residence for an additional one…
I suppose I’ll depart this residence for an additional one…

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MEET DWELLER

What impressed the band identify? What’s the story there, if there may be one?

Dweller: We needed one thing that felt shut and familial. The identify “Dwellers” was initially steered by our pal Cassidy Mann as we had been sitting round ingesting wine after recording these songs, however we ended up shortening it to “Dweller.”

How do you are feeling the music you’re making collectively as Dweller distinguishes you out of your particular person artist initiatives (which I imagine many, if not all of you’ve got)?

Dweller: It looks like an opportunity to step into a special position and mindset. Numerous the songs we made had been fragments of concepts that took us some time to comprehend that it was okay to let songs be tough sketches or a brief vibrant burst of an concept. I feel all of us spend loads of time sculpting songs into these actual photos of what we’re chasing, and on this mission we had been in a position to let the songs unfold into what they’re, which is actually a collaboration of everybody’s voice. We restricted ourselves to the 8 tracks of the 388 and dedicated to zero overdubs which, centered us on discovering the precise proper instrument and voice for every tune.

Inform me about your sound; did you’ve got intentional conversations concerning the sort of music you needed to make, or did it come collectively extra naturally? In that case, what had been these conversations like?

Dweller: It undoubtedly got here extra naturally. The conversations across the formation of “The Dweller Sound,” because it pertains to the recording course of, all stemmed from the belief we’ve in one another and permitting everybody to lean into their intuitions. With that safety, we every had the chance to aim these – in different contexts – alien concepts, we had been in a position to let ourselves freed from any musical shackles and easily create. The dearth of inner inhibitions introduced an organicity to the method that allowed the music to do the speaking as a substitute of the concept of the music.

Alongside that line, why did you select “Depart This House” as your debut single?

Dweller: We felt like “Depart This House” really encapsulated the mission assertion of this band; to seize personable musical snapshots with our friends. No filter, no filler, simply love.

Are you able to share a bit concerning the story behind this tune? What significance does this monitor maintain, for you?

Dweller: This tune was written in isolation in the course of the pandemic and it’s fairly actually about being alone and not sure of the place your property is. I feel it’s good that this tune solely totally materialized within the context of shut friendship and togetherness, which was what was lacking when it began being written.

What was your imaginative and prescient going into this tune – and did that change over the course of fleshing it out and recording it?

Dweller: It did change drastically. The preliminary writing of the tune happened on an acoustic guitar so instinctually we recorded a pair takes with Georgia enjoying acoustic and the remainder of us enjoying a extra Americana-style association. The tune is bloody sensible, as each tune that Georgia writes tends to be, however one thing concerning the vibe was barely off. It wasn’t till Dylan started chugging that pulsating bass half that the vibe was kicked into excessive gear and the association you hear on the file was born.

I’d like to study extra about your songwriting course of! How is songwriting on this band approached?

Dweller: A pair songs had been introduced in pretty realized already and a few we simply began by enjoying collectively, hopping on totally different devices till we caught onto one thing we favored. A tune like “Depart This House” was already written, so we ended up taking it in a bunch of instructions earlier than touchdown on the model we launched. As quickly as we did a take with the present vibe, all of us immediately knew that was what that tune wanted. I feel an enormous a part of this band is the liberty to discover. How quiet can we play this tune? How loud can we play it? Is a tom on high of the snare the precise factor for this tune? Something is on the desk as a result of all of us belief one another’s instinct.

“I wait up by myself for a name from a pal. I haven’t been feeling too robust these days, I’ll admit,” you sing on the high of this tune. It is such an intimate technique to start; why did you begin the tune off like that?

Dweller: It’s only a stream of consciousness, what I used to be feeling within the second that wanted to be expressed. I exploit songs as a technique to course of feelings with immediacy. I normally decode them later – I don’t assume too arduous. That’s why the vulnerability is so uncensored. I didn’t actually think about anybody ever listening to it.

You go on to sing, “I suppose I’ll depart this residence for an additional one.” There’s one thing devastating concerning the refrain… are you able to share extra about what these phrases, that sentiment of leaving residence, means to you?

Dweller: It’s about realizing that you simply now not really feel at residence the place you’re, so there’s mourning and loss, but in addition the concept there may be one other residence on the market, which is a hopeful afterthought. Uncertainty and alter could be so melancholic, and but the unknown is stirring. This tune takes place on the finish and likewise the start.

How do you are feeling “Depart This House” introduces you and captures Dweller’s artistry?

Dweller: “Depart This House” actually opened up our willingness to belief one another musically, and with fairly weak concepts and emotions. All of us respect one another’s concepts a lot, and there was a lot room on this tune for all of them to reside. I feel it’s a extremely good instance of our mutual inspiration main us to an association and efficiency that feels individually true to all of us, however can also be made up of a collection of responses to one another’s concepts.

What, for you, are the takeaways from “Depart This House”? Relatively what do you hope listeners take away from this tune?

Dweller: This tune got here from a really inner and personal feeling, a spot of feeling sorry for myself for feeling remoted, and I by no means truly meant for it to be launched. It wasn’t till my bandmates heard it and associated that I spotted it was a extra common feeling than I believed. I hope that if individuals hear it and relate, they really feel much less alone in no matter loneliness they thought they had been alone in.

What does the longer term maintain for Dweller?

Dweller: We’re already speaking about recording extra tunes. With solely 4 within the financial institution, enjoying a present is simply barely out of attain, however as soon as we get sufficient songs for an additional EP/album collectively… Wow. The chances are countless. Dweller on the highway? Dweller headlining Coachella? We wouldn’t say no.

Ultimate query, who’re a few of your inventive inspirations and who’re you listening to lately?

Dweller: At the moment I’ve been listening to “The Trials of Van Occupanther” by Midlake. Georgia mentioned it was a formative album for her and I’ve been loving it. Additionally our friends in Dizzy put out a file this yr that’s pure magic.

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