Toronto alternative artist Teagan Johnston shares “My Luck,” an introspective, melancholic track that explores feelings of unluckiness, disconnection, and the strange dynamics we attract when life seems to stack the odds against us. Written during a period of creative pause, the song channels both heartache and observation, questioning whether feeling unlucky makes it easier to choose to lose.

“I wrote this song at a time when I didn’t feel very inspired, and really lacked a connection to believing in things working out,” Johnston explains. “I was struck by the storytelling in Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ and felt re-inspired to share my own stories again.”

1. Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically? This song really just details times in my life of trauma and feeling unlucky as well as relationships I’ve cultivated with people who feel that same kind of unlucky. I really just had the idea for the music video and wanted to make it happen! I also usually make music videos for any single I put out, they are one of my favourite parts of releasing music. 2.What was the inspiration behind this video (visuals, storyline, etc.)? 
I started writing this song mainly while I was visiting Niagara Falls so the visuals were really present in my mind while I was writing it. I also have a dream to make a twin peaks esque Can Con true crime inspired soap opera set in Niagara falls so that was quite present in my mind for the music video as well for some of the visuals and themes. 3.What was the process of making this video?Myself and my friend Dzesika Devic who filmed the video and Jessica Lahey who did set design and styling for the video all loaded up in my van and drove to niagara falls! We rented a hotel room, shot a little bit there, had dinner at hooters across the street and then wandered around niagara falls shooting in the casino and arcade and the falls. We then got back to filming in the hotel room untill 4 am, we all had stuff to be back for in the city that morning so we decided to just pack up and drive home at 4am! Overall a wonderful delirium of a shoot made possible only by wonderful friends. 

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The accompanying video, directed by Johnston herself and filmed by Dzesika Devic, was shot at Niagara Falls; a site Johnston describes as a perfect embodiment of the song’s emotional duality. “Niagara Falls is a place that simultaneously feels it has given up but is also trying harder than anywhere,” she notes. “It’s gritty, dirty darkness while also being shiny, bright, and over the top. The juxtaposition of gambling, drinking, and shiny lights with the unbelievable force of nature of the Falls smack in the middle of it creates a type of energy I will never tire of.”

The track’s production mirrors its themes: intimate and grounded, with alt-country and indie-pop textures that support Johnston’s heartfelt vocals and evocative storytelling. Rather than offering a tidy resolution, “My Luck” sits in the in-between to highlight the quiet, sometimes gritty spaces where life’s unpredictability meets human vulnerability.

Formerly known as Little Coyote, Teagan Johnston is a multidisciplinary artist and singer-songwriter who pushes genre boundaries with a raw emotional honesty that resonates across music, film, and writing. A seasoned live performer, she has toured Japan, North America, and Europe, including performing a private set at David Lynch’s Silencio nightclub in Paris. Johnston’s work in film (most notably her breakout acting role and original music composition in Canadian indie horror The Strings) has been praised as “commanding” and “magnetic” by The New York Times and The A.V. Club.