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HAYLEY BONAR – ” My Wave “

Posted: June 2, 2018 in MUSIC
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My Wave, the first new material from, Haley who seems to be stepping into uncharted musical waters.

My Wave is according to Haley, “intentional in its use of repetition and very few lyrics”, the vocal kept deliberately minimal to become engulfed into the music, just another texture among instrumentation. Yet even in the repeated phrase, “if I lost you, would I find you”, Haley hints at meaning, in her own words, “finding the strength to recognise that you hold the power to finding yourself or controlling your own connection to the world around you and others is simple, and powerful.” It’s not just lyrically, but also musically that this is a new direction, the maudlin waves of synths and minimal percussion, creating something denser and gloomier than we’ve come to expect. The track is the first hint of an as yet unannounced upcoming album, a tantalising glimpse of the potential experimentation to come.

My Wave is out now via Memphis Industries. 

HAYLEY BONAR – ” I Can Change “

Posted: May 6, 2016 in MUSIC
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From Haley Bonar’s new full length, Impossible Dream, coming August 5th, 2016 on GNDWIRE/Thirty Tigers (N. America) and Memphis Industries (UK, EU).

Haley Bonar was born in the excellently named Brandon, Manitoba and raised in the even better named, Rapid City, South Dakota. However her musical journey really begins in Duluth, Minessota, when, whilst playing a local club, Haley was spotted by Low’s Alan Sparhawk; a week and a spot opening for Low on a national tour later, and Haley quit being a college student and became an ambitious musical drop-out. All of which might go some way to explaining why Haley has called her latest album, Impossible Dream.

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This week has not only seen Haley confirm details of the release of her next album, but she’s also shared it’s first single, “I Can Change”. The song is fantastic, a blur of rolling toms, affected guitar chords and Haley’s stunning, Martha Wainwright-like vocal. The song deals with the universal themes of having to adapt to fit into the world around you, and how ultimately happiness can be found just by accepting your own personal truth, Haley singing, “I could be so happy, if I let myself be happy,but I’m too busy behaving for a crowd”. Emotive subject matter, delivered with an emotional honesty and a deftness of musical touch, what’s not to like?

Tracked to tape at Pachyderm studio in August, 2015. Engineered by Nick Tveitbakk. Mixed by Chris Coady. Mastered by Huntley Miller.

HALEY BONAR – ” I Can Change “

Posted: May 5, 2016 in MUSIC
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Haley Bonar has announced a new album titled Impossible Dream, to be released through Memphis Industries on 5th August.

The lead single is the insistent, yet still delicate, I Can Change and is highly recommended. Tracked to tape at Pachyderm studio in August, 2015. Engineered by Nick Tveitbakk. Mixed by Chris Coady. Mastered by Huntley Miller.

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HALEY BONAR – ” Kill The Fun “

Posted: December 14, 2014 in MUSIC
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With nine songs in just a little more than half an hour, Haley Bonar‘s the “Last War” merits constant replay: It’s chiming and charming enough to sneak some dynamite lines — “I wish I could date my former self / She’d be a fun girlfriend” — beneath Bonar’s stormy arrangements. The singer-songwriter’s fifth album, “Last War”, is like one of those Russian nesting dolls, as layer upon layer of ingratiating power-pop obscures thorny observations about dreams pursued, deferred and dashed.