STACEY and the pure pop prescient beauty and turmoil of "One Woman"

 

"passing by our tiny lives and how we've got so far"

"One Woman" by Toronto based singer-songwriter STACEY is one of those songs that turns heads I think because it feels so utterly surprising in tone and texture. It has a lush pop sound with glammy power pop affections around the edges. STACEY's vocal aesthetic feels classic as does the melodies floating somewhere between mid-70's Harry Nilsson, Dolly Parton and Carole King when pure pop held a potent sway amid classic rock power chords. 

About the song and it's inspiration STACEY shares: 

"'One Woman' grapples with the inevitable feelings of hopelessness and futility that come with wanting to change the world, while simultaneously existing under the weight of it. It is the impossibility of standing at the bottom of a mountain of sorrows and you alone are not enough to move it. A snapshot of feeling small. I wrote “One Woman” Summer 2019 with my friend Brandon Wolfe Scott who also produced it. With every horror 2020 brings us I wonder if I am unknowingly psychic."

Pushing modern concerns on decades old templates is interesting and sort of adds a contextual sidebar on current issues. A reminder of how some things never seem to change and questions if those past times often times colored by nostalgia may of not been that great at all. One thing is for sure, to me the 70's did represent a true blending of cultures, at least, within the musical landscape. It felt like a time of growth, a time of promise until Nixon (and his war on drugs) sent us in the absolute wrong direction. In any event, "One Woman" and STACEY's artistic persona is compelling, cool and beautiful. 

-Robb Donker Curtius

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Toronto singer-songwriter STACEY shares "One Woman," the third single off her forthcoming debut full-length album Saturn Return (due early 20121). With swooping guitar layers over a breezy beat, the song is a prescient expression of feeling frustrated in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.


STACEY says about the inspiration behind the song,

"'One Woman' grapples with the inevitable feelings of hopelessness and futility that come with wanting to change the world, while simultaneously existing under the weight of it. It is the impossibility of standing at the bottom of a mountain of sorrows and you alone are not enough to move it. A snapshot of feeling small. I wrote “One Woman” Summer 2019 with my friend Brandon Wolfe Scott who also produced it. With every horror 2020 brings us I wonder if I am unknowingly psychic."

"One Woman" follows the LP single "DMT," which arrived with a music video directed by Peru-based collage artist Sara Serna. A hazy, de-tuned piano opens the song before STACEY sweeps in with a chromatically ascending then lilting vocal melody. As the track blooms, the psychedelic video shifts through multicolored collage sequences while she showcases inventive '60s hair and makeup looks.

Earlier in the year, STACEY introduced Saturn Return with the misty, wistful single "Far Away." The video directed by Laura-Lynn Petrick (Weyes Blood, Mac DeMarco, Alvvays) finds STACEY slipping into a dream filled with hot air balloons, shimmery beach scenes, and a retro dance number.

STACEY is a romantic for the apocalypse generation. Referencing '60s sonic icons like Beach Boys, Carole King, Skeeter Davis, and Nancy Sinatra, she delivers contemplative, psychedelic nostalgia with a modern twist. Her songs have soundtracked over 15 different TV programs including Lucifer, Orphan Black, and Degrassi.

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