Join Canadian Art Pop band Laura Hickli as they tour their new record, ‘dark secrets', which explores grief following a major vehicle accident. The Slice presents this magical show of dreamy art pop and big feelings featuring local gems Bailey Kate and Chin Music.
LAURA HICKLI (Art Pop)
Sounds like: Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Weyes Blood
Laura Hickli (Calgary, AB) is an internationally touring progressive art pop songstress known for her tightly arranged dreamy soundscapes, exquisite vocals, evocative lyrics, and emotionally powerful performances. The classically trained pianist was homeschooled in a conspiracy-laden religious household where she honed her ability to reflect deeply felt emotions through dynamic, textured, and technical songwriting and production.
In 2023, Laura and her band suffered a serious motor vehicle accident that left Laura with PTSD and a traumatic head injury. Two years later, she emerges with ‘dark secrets', a gripping and exceedingly personal new record birthed during her chaotic grieving process.
Hickli has a knack for creating art out of life's ebbs and offering a small gift of resilience to the returning tides. A performer in several award-winning projects, Hickli's personal works have garnered worldwide attention with radio play on CBC, BBC+, numerous Top Album of the Year awards, and glowing accolades from The Big Takeover, Cups N Cakes and more. Recently signed to Ba Da Bing Records (Sharon Van Etten, Beirut), Hickli's developing story offers a fresh and inviting look at what life can be, while carrying the foundations of her spellbindingly intimate, yet explosive brand of dark process-music.
www.laurahickliofficial.com // @laurahickli
BAILEY KATE
There is something weightless about Bailey Kate's songs,they pass by with a kind of supernatural ease. Timeless songwriting and dextrous arrangements are the cornerstones of her debut record "Within / Without". The songs give a first impression of simplicity, but layers of harmonic and lyrical complexity reward the attentive listener. Lead lines interweave with her vocals to form a sturdy thread of melody and countermelody. On "Within / Without", Bailey explores themes of relationships, community, and existential dread with clear-eyed sincerity. On this debut record, she has worked with a handpicked community of top-notch audio and visual artists. Key collaborators include Jon Martin (Green Recording Studio) in the role of Engineer and Producer, Philip Shaw Bova (who's mastered records by Feist, Andy Shauf, and others) as Mastering Engineer, and Angeline Simon as photographer. On stage and on record, Bailey is backed by a hot band of some of Alberta's finest musicians including members of Starpainter, The Moon Runners, and The Silkstones. When Bailey Kate performs, people lower their voices and turn their heads as if by instinct-- there is something immediately inviting about her voice and her melodies. Her low- key charisma and Alberta's music scene-she's been performing for just a few years, but gives the impression of a seasoned vet on stage. Bailey has spent the last few years perfecting the songs she is sharing with the world on "Within / Without", this debut release in the career of one of Alberta's most promising young artists.
https://www.baileykatemusic.com/
CHIN MUSIC
