By Will McGuirk

“We each have our own story to tell, but putting our circle together in honour of our ancestors helps us weave a future.” - OMBIIGIZI

“For me, Go is about our struggle to let go of what we love, the familiar, to fulfill a dream we're driven towards, a passion that consumes us, or to let go of a love that causes us strife, heartbreaking as it is;" Reem Morsi, video director.

"This is essentially a 'what you don't know won't hurt you' story. Every relationship strikes its own balance of logic and emotion. Sometimes, being open with your partner about something like having a drink with an old friend, when there's no logical reason for your partner to feel threatened, should be harmless. But, no great mystery, sometimes logic doesn't count for shit in relationships.” - Scott Klass, The Davenports

” It’s totally about depression and leading a hard life.” - Matt Pike

By Will McGuirk

"Back in 2018, when I was on the road with Alessia Cara, we went to Austin, Texas, and my dad recommended we go to this barbecue spot he had been to when he was touring there. We had a day or two off to explore, so we went. I thought of my dad while I was there, and often when I was on the road, because he's also a touring musician - we’re very similar and we're very close. I wrote this song to articulate the significance and importance of our relationship, how much I love and admire him, and our many parallels." - Georgia Harmer

“Although my Dad was a very complex human, he was very compassionate towards me, especially when I explained how the kids would tease me for being Ojibway. He’d always let me stay home with him and oftentimes we’d go to the Rez store for chips and pop; I’d get Cherry Coke or Vanilla Coke. The lyrics and song title are inspired by these memories of my childhood and of my father." - Daniel Monkman, OMBIIGIZI

“It’s a lot of me trying to articulate my own coping with existential dread, hopelessness, and what I’ve called ‘Grim Reaping’—which is to me, the idea that we are all reaping what we sow, and right now we’re sowing some pretty fucked up shit.” - Stefan Babcock, PUP

“We tried to write vertically instead of horizontally,” - Mathieu Blanchard, Sunglaciers

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: OMBIIGIZI, Jenny Berkel, Ava Kay, Ouri, Allegories, The Davenports, Miles Francis, and Pike vs The Automaton

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Geoffroy, Georgia Harmer, OMBIIGIZI, Pup, Sunglaciers, Niall Mutter, Miles Francis, and Clever Hopes