"when I let you go..."
Serbian-Canadian musician Dana Gavanski released her debut album, "Yesterday Is Gone", on March 27th via Flemish Eye Records (Canada), Ba Da Bing Records (Americas) and Full Time Hobby (Rest of the World) and if the track Small Favours portends the rest of the songs on her debut, then it must be a stunner.
It is not only her songwriting on SF that turns eyes with it's sense of inclandestine mischief and truth telling (and never mind that the production feels exquisitely different) it is Gavanski's vocal aesthetic, the character of her voice that captured me so utterly that I had to replay the song three times to actually hear the song and absorb it. There is something so interesting about her tonal quality and even the pronunciation on some words. The fluidity of her melodies, the flexibility of the sounds and her absolute self assured uniqueness. Even though she does not sound like her, I flashed on Nico (Christa Päffgen) and maybe because she too was incredibly unique in her own way.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Serbian-Canadian musician Dana Gavanski will release her debut album, Yesterday Is Gone, on March 27th via Flemish Eye Records (Canada), Ba Da Bing Records (Americas) and Full Time Hobby (Rest of the World).
"Authoritative debut " (8/10) - UNCUT
“Dana Gavanski casts a spell on listeners with her psych-washed folk songs.” - Exclaim!
“Her honeyed vocals tiptoe around whimsical lyricism about the changing of the seasons and the slow burn of time” - Beatroute
Today, she presents “Small Favours”, the final single before the album release later this month.
Dana shared her state of mind when she wrote “Small Favours” and how it came to her in a song.
“Small Favours expresses a cheekiness. A playful dismissal of heaviness and getting bogged down by emotions, acknowledging how things may seem small when they’re big and big when they’re small.”
Take a listen to “Small Favours” here: https://smarturl.it/yesterdayisgone
And if you missed it last month, watch Dana’s video for the album’s title track “Yesterday Is Gone” filmed in the colourful and retro underground of Montreal’s metro system. https://youtu.be/8xM8SJrxYeI
By turns break-up album, project of curiosity, and, as Dana puts it, “a reckoning with myself,” Yesterday Is Gone is an album of longing and devotion to longing, and of the uncertainty that arises from learning about oneself, of pushing boundaries, falling hard, and getting back up. Moments of beguilement splinter a backdrop of tenderly picked guitar, bass, synth, and poppier elements, which commune to produce her own kind of wall of sound. Each component is meticulously placed, yielding a deeply sincere response to the chaos of human emotion.
Yesterday Is Gone was co-produced between Dana, Toronto-based musician Sam Gleason, and Mike Lindsay (Tunng and LUMP w/ Laura Marling). While Sam helped Dana bring out the tunes, Mike’s input marked the beginning of developing Dana’s sound. The two kept stripped it down to the essentials, keeping things bare and letting the songs speak for themselves. The album shapeshifted as it passed through the hands of Dana, Sam, and Mike, taking on different tastes, feelings, and visions. When Dana performed the songs with a band, they found new form again. She was intrigued by performers like David Bowie and Aldous Harding, who inhabit different personalities on stage, physically tuning themselves to their music.
“Often we have to go a little far in one direction to learn something about ourselves,” Dana says. The months of solitary writing and self-doubt testify to this, but they’ve led to Yesterday Is Gone: an optimistic, steely-eyed gaze into the future.
Pre-order Yesterday Is Gone - https://smarturl.it/yesterdayisgone
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
03. 27 - UK Brighton, Resident (in-store)
03.29 - UK Nottingham, Rough Trade (in-store)
04.13 - UK Manchester, Soup Kitchen^
04.14 - UK Bristol, Louisiana^
04.15 - UK London, Lexington^
04.17 - BE Brussels, Botanique
04.18 - NL Rotterdam, Motel Mozaique
04.19 - LUX Luxembourg, Rotonde
04.22 - FR Paris, Pop Up Du Label
04.27 - CH Zurich - El Lokal w/ Nadia Reid
04. 28 - DE Munich - Heppel & Ettlich
04.30 - DE Berlin - Maze
05.02 - DE Cologne - Theater Der Wohngemeinschaft
05.15 - UK Brighton - The Great Escape Festival
09.04 - UK Moseley Folk Festival
09.06 - UK End of the Road festival
^ - support from Margot
Live dates are on sale now, tickets available from www.danagavanski.com
Website | Bandcamp | Twitter | Facebook
Flemish Eye Records
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Serbian-Canadian musician Dana Gavanski will release her debut album, Yesterday Is Gone, on March 27th via Flemish Eye Records (Canada), Ba Da Bing Records (Americas) and Full Time Hobby (Rest of the World).
"Authoritative debut " (8/10) - UNCUT
“Dana Gavanski casts a spell on listeners with her psych-washed folk songs.” - Exclaim!
“Her honeyed vocals tiptoe around whimsical lyricism about the changing of the seasons and the slow burn of time” - Beatroute
Today, she presents “Small Favours”, the final single before the album release later this month.
Dana shared her state of mind when she wrote “Small Favours” and how it came to her in a song.
“Small Favours expresses a cheekiness. A playful dismissal of heaviness and getting bogged down by emotions, acknowledging how things may seem small when they’re big and big when they’re small.”
Take a listen to “Small Favours” here: https://smarturl.it/yesterdayisgone
And if you missed it last month, watch Dana’s video for the album’s title track “Yesterday Is Gone” filmed in the colourful and retro underground of Montreal’s metro system. https://youtu.be/8xM8SJrxYeI
By turns break-up album, project of curiosity, and, as Dana puts it, “a reckoning with myself,” Yesterday Is Gone is an album of longing and devotion to longing, and of the uncertainty that arises from learning about oneself, of pushing boundaries, falling hard, and getting back up. Moments of beguilement splinter a backdrop of tenderly picked guitar, bass, synth, and poppier elements, which commune to produce her own kind of wall of sound. Each component is meticulously placed, yielding a deeply sincere response to the chaos of human emotion.
Yesterday Is Gone was co-produced between Dana, Toronto-based musician Sam Gleason, and Mike Lindsay (Tunng and LUMP w/ Laura Marling). While Sam helped Dana bring out the tunes, Mike’s input marked the beginning of developing Dana’s sound. The two kept stripped it down to the essentials, keeping things bare and letting the songs speak for themselves. The album shapeshifted as it passed through the hands of Dana, Sam, and Mike, taking on different tastes, feelings, and visions. When Dana performed the songs with a band, they found new form again. She was intrigued by performers like David Bowie and Aldous Harding, who inhabit different personalities on stage, physically tuning themselves to their music.
“Often we have to go a little far in one direction to learn something about ourselves,” Dana says. The months of solitary writing and self-doubt testify to this, but they’ve led to Yesterday Is Gone: an optimistic, steely-eyed gaze into the future.
Pre-order Yesterday Is Gone - https://smarturl.it/yesterdayisgone
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
03. 27 - UK Brighton, Resident (in-store)
03.29 - UK Nottingham, Rough Trade (in-store)
04.13 - UK Manchester, Soup Kitchen^
04.14 - UK Bristol, Louisiana^
04.15 - UK London, Lexington^
04.17 - BE Brussels, Botanique
04.18 - NL Rotterdam, Motel Mozaique
04.19 - LUX Luxembourg, Rotonde
04.22 - FR Paris, Pop Up Du Label
04.27 - CH Zurich - El Lokal w/ Nadia Reid
04. 28 - DE Munich - Heppel & Ettlich
04.30 - DE Berlin - Maze
05.02 - DE Cologne - Theater Der Wohngemeinschaft
05.15 - UK Brighton - The Great Escape Festival
09.04 - UK Moseley Folk Festival
09.06 - UK End of the Road festival
^ - support from Margot
Live dates are on sale now, tickets available from www.danagavanski.com
Website | Bandcamp | Twitter | Facebook
Flemish Eye Records
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