Toronto-based, PEI-raised singer-songwriter Kari Lyn returns with “Home,” a roadtrip-ready folk anthem bursting with heart, hooks, and east coast pride. Marking her third single with producer Dan Hosh (Arkells, Wild Rivers), the track blends acoustic warmth with infectious melodies and vivid storytelling, capturing the magic of coming full circle after years of chasing something else.

Written during a songwriting session with production duo Good Grief as part of Canada’s Music Incubator, “Home” reflects on Kari Lyn‘s six-year journey across 29 countries and the unexpected realization that what she was searching for had always been waiting back in PEI. “I spent years running away from home, traveling the world, just to realize how important it was,” she shares.

The track’s rich textures – including a sneakily perfect fiddle sample and chantable la-di-da’s – mirror the song’s message: sometimes the pieces don’t make sense until you step back and take it all in. “We wanted it to feel like people were singing along – like a kitchen party in song form,” Kari Lyn explains.

1. Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically?

We (myself with Good Grief) wrote this song while I was attending Canada’s Music Incubator and I was feeling very overwhelmed and thinking about when I was done I would get a break and the chance to go visit my family. I was paired with this amazing songwriting duo for a session and I was talking about these feelings and also how I wanted to bring some of the life of the East Coast back into some of my songs when we decided to write this song. The lyrics came very easily as the three of us wrote it together making it the perfect mix of emotion, nostalgia, east coast and happiness. I chose to visualize the video in this way because the videos are quite literally from my hometown and also videos I took as I made the 18 hour drive from Toronto to PEI. I decided to blend them together to represent the nostalgia, excitement and reflection of going home. I can’t wait for people to sing la-di-da in a true PEI singalong way.

2.What was the inspiration behind this video (visuals, storyline, etc.)?

I had an idea that I wanted the video to be nostalgic and include scenes from my hometown but the idea didn’t truly form until I was on my drive home from Toronto to PEI, about to start my tour, unable to get this new song out of my head and watching the traffic change out the front window of the car. I started filming out the window and the cars and scenery changed and as the air started feeling fresher the further east we got. I then got my sister to come down to the beach with me when I finally arrived in PEI, getting her to film me as I ran around the beach grooving and singing to the song.

3.What was the process of making this video?

The whole concept was actually really easy and low effort. I filmed the car scenes literally in the car on the drive as I mentioned and got my sister to film me singing the song over and running the beach a few different times. I went home and pieced everything together myself to edit it to showcase the nostalgia and fun that the song showcases then added the words in a fun but simple way.