MILQ is an indie pop band from Edmonton, AB, Canada. Their holistic first statement, the debut tired.EP is officially out now. Displaying the full breadth of MILQ’s work, tired. ranges from upbeat synth-pop songs to ambient, soundscape inspired ballads.
The newest single from the trio’s EP, “idontwannaseeyou,” transports its listeners to a place of vivid imagery and emotion.
The band’s debut single, “Stay,” garnered a strong local fan base as well as shows playing alongside PVRIS, iamhill, New City, and Tyler Shaw. In 2019, MILQ released two singles, “L.U.2.H.” and “Saw You Out Last Night.” The band started 2020 with a sold out headline show at The Aviary on February 7th with their debut EP released on June 26th.
Artist Hananel Edri is from Tel Aviv has already started to make this a reality. He graduated from a Broadway academy and was accepted for prestigious productions of off-Broadway musicals and throughout the United States. Despite the success that began, in a moment of intense longing for his homeland, for his family and friends, Hananel decided to take a break from his intense work abroad and return to the complex yet fulfilling reality of Israel. From the age of 7, he started studying dance, acting, singing and performing arts and was considered a child prodigy. His new video for “Just Press Play” is dreamy and addictive just like the song itself. We had the chance to catch up with Hananel as he tells us about his new video below.
Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically?
This song to me, really tells the story of how music chose me since I was very young and led me to be who I am today. By music and singing I was able to express hardships, face hardships and overcome obstacles. “With your love and your freedom- you let me be who I am”. The video tells my life story of growing up and wanting to perform and express my passion, which had no name at the beginning. Through artists like Freddie Mercury, George Michael and prince, I was able to draw inspiration and with the help of my mother I was able to pursue that dream and live it.
What was the inspiration behind this video(visuals, storyline, etc.)?
Just as my life story implies – the video is inspired by the legendary Freddie Mercury and the effect he had on me in my early days. There’s a little boy who plays my character as a child. He seems very artistic and passionate about music and performance. His father doesn’t approve of it too much but thankfully his mom believes in him and eventually buys him a piano, which also reaffirms his path in the arts. The entire music video portrays the early days in the 1990’s, with a retro set and vintage vibe, and in the same time jumps into the present with visuals of me singing and performing on a big stage and living my dream.
What was the process of making this video?
Actually the video concept was conceived together with the creation of the song. I knew it had to be biographic and to show how powerful this passion is and how incredibly lucky I feel doing what I do today. When the time came to shoot the video, COVID-19 broke out in Israel as well and a day before the shoot we almost had to cancel it. I was literally heartbroken but driven. We decided to cut down personnel and crew and film it regardless, just being extra careful and safe. I’m so happy we made it eventually because the day after we shot it- there was a complete lockdown quarantine in the whole country so at least we were able to work on the editing while waiting for the plague to end. Just like the lyrics of the song are suggesting- “so if my heart misses all it’s broken pieces- I just press play”.
Atay & JAX are a new Nova Scotian hip hop group compiled of Adam “Atay” Taylor of Spryfield and Jaxon “JAX” Booth of Lunenburg. In 2019 the duo began collaborating in the studio to create “Honey” a 9 song LP that served as JAX’s debut album and served up a mellow, alternative hip-hop sound with comedic undertones and small-town stories.
Atay engineered, mixed, mastered, and featured on the record. The intention was never to present as a duo, but when the album launched, the chemistry in their performances was undeniable, and the fans demanded to hear more. Atay & JAX quickly developed a reputation for their gritty, high energy, punk-esque live performances. Footage from these shows created major “FOMO” and on social media. People from all around were showing up in surprising numbers to these campy church hall concerts, whilst screaming the lyrics along with high accuracy. On February 15th 2020 Atay & JAX released their debut album as a duo. To Date ‘Last Night’ has been streamed over 80,000 times.
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