British-Canadian-born artist, Louise Burns, has seen it all and is telling her story through her music. If she looks familiar to you, you were probably obsessed with her band, Lillix, back in the early aughts. Now, Burns is killing it in her solo career and we wish we were privy of it sooner!
Burns’ new single, “Bloom,” is a synthy yet poignant gem perfect for those spring and summer road trips on the horizon featuring samples of ocean waves for good measure. The track’s accompanying video – directed by Brandon William Fletcher – showcases Burns’ inspiration for the track with an unmistakable reminiscent element of Kate Bush!
“I got heavily into nostalgia as a coping mechanism during the pandemic which influenced some of the sonic palettes I was choosing. I suppose I tried to make a chill out downtempo love song inspired by mid-90’s video game music,” shared Burns. “I brought it to Jason (Corbett, co-producer) and he really made it come alive. I think it’s my first attempt at a proper love song, in my own faux-misanthropic way.”
“’Bloom’ hit me very personally. Like most of my favorite Louise Burns songs it represents the voice of fear and doubt of intimacy inside my own head,” shared Fletcher. “From our earliest conversations we found we had a lot of universal experiences re: a love for old films, theatrical productions, and late 90’s pop songs. The imagery she sent me was reflective of films I was watching at the time and the colour palettes I’ve been exploring lately so it felt like a great start. All the emotions of the song, the additional inspo we collected accompanying it, and the overall oceanic vibe to the album Louise completed seemed to organically lend itself to the idea of being underwater. The idea of drowning in your feels, being overwhelmed or not in control, subsumed by the opportunity for love. Plus who doesn’t love a little pirate sea witch aesthetic?”
“Bloom” is set to be featured on Burn’s fifth studio album, Element, out on April 21 via Light Organ Records.
Check out the video for “Bloom” below:
