Land of Talk
Land of Talk Share New Single + Video “Diaphanous”
STREAM + PURCHASE HERE | WATCH + SHARE HERE
NEW LP INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS OUT JULY 31
ON DINE ALONE RECORDS | AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER HERE
Livestream Performance as part of POP Montreal June 7 at 4:30pm ET
Link to hi-res photo: https://bit.ly/2LZa8r7 | Photo Credit: Joseph Yarmush
(May 26, 2020) – Land of Talk, the Montreal-based band led by Elizabeth Powell, share the video for atmospheric “Diaphanous” today. The aptly named opening track from forthcoming album Indistinct Conversations is the perfect lead-in to the album’s hazy dream world, where Powell’s masterful, at times cacophonous guitar playing and delicate, stream-of-consciousness vocals are ever-present. Stream and purchase “Diaphanous” HERE. Watch and share the official video directed by Lara Kramer HERE.
About new single “Diaphanous”, Powell explains: “After having recorded and shared the initial demos, hearing what Bucky had manifested from essentially just my humming and strumming at once both floored me and swept me off my feet. What begins as an airy groove, swells into a sweeping anthem for going easy on oneself. And, the importance of levity.” On the video, Kramer adds: “It has been an exciting and meaningful experience collaborating with Lizzie, a strong voice. Approaching the visual treatment of ‘Diaphanous’ I lead with my sensing the song’s underbelly, the guts. Without pushing the telling of a narrative. Finding self-determination in what we chose to reveal and disclose, what we make transparent.”
On June 7, 2020 at 4:30pm Eastern time, join Lizzie for a livestream performance as part of POP Montreal via popmontreal.com. Indistinct Conversations, available for pre-order HERE, will be released on July 31, 2020 via Dine Alone Records.
“Diaphanous” follows additional singles “Weight of That Weekend” and “Compelled”, which earned press from outlets including Pitchfork (Selects playlist), Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, Paste, NPR Music (NMF playlist), and Brooklyn Vegan, among others. All 11 songs on Indistinct Conversations were written by Powell (vocals/guitar/keys), who also produced and arranged the tracks together with bandmates Mark “Bucky” Wheaton (drums/keys) and Christopher McCarron (bass). The trio recorded the album in a studio built by McCarron in Wheaton’s apartment basement.
By drawing back into their interior world while creating Indistinct Conversations, Elizabeth Powell was able to emerge with a stronger sense of self — and more willingness to confront the oppressive structures of the world. This process included embracing their identity as a non-binary femme who uses the pronouns she/they, and engaging directly with the trauma inflicted on them as a “woman-presenting human.”
As Powell stepped into a more authentic sense of self, they increasingly felt comfortable saying more with less, cutting whole swaths of lyrics down to oblique, minimal statements and dropping to a more low-key, almost speak-singing style inspired by Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett, or Bill Callahan. “I used to think that as a ‘female vocalist,’ as a ‘female singer,’ like…‘gotta sing high! You’ve really got to blow your load in the chorus and show people how high you can go,’” Powell explains. “Now it’s like, What if I get to the chorus and I don’t feel like singing? What if I just kind of want to get something across in very few words? This record is me being a lot more true to what I want to say and how I would want to hear it, not really trying to cater to any preconceived notions of what a woman is ‘supposed’ to sound like.” That radical self-acceptance, the ability to speak in one’s own voice, is the hallmark of Indistinct Conversations. By digging deep, Powell has found a certainty we all deserve: the realization that their own voice is enough.
Land of Talk’s 2020 tour dates have been postponed to 2021; more info will be announced soon.
Artwork by Regina Giménez
Link to Indistinct Conversations LP Artwork: http://bit.ly/3c4F2u8
Indistinct Conversations tracklist:
1. Diaphanous
2. Look To You (Intro)
3. Look To You
4. Weight of That Weekend
5. Love In 2 Stages
6. Compelled
7. Footnotes
8. A/B Futures
9. Festivals
10. Now You Want To Live In The Light
11. Indistinct Conversations
