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Sid The Cat Presents Fog Lake W/ Foxes In Fiction 10/11/2024 at Scribble Fog Lake is the solo project of Newfoundland, Canada artist Aaron Powell. Over the last ten years, his lo-fi recordings, described as “harrowing nostalgia,” have explored the dark valleys where everything has settled and must be understood. On his new album, Tragedy Reel, he reflects on small-town alienation and loss spanning his years living in rural Newfoundland. Lost friends, lost love, addiction and vignettes of high school disillusionment are interwoven in Powell’s somber yet hopeful melodies, which combine the soaring highs of nostalgia with the sinking feelings of disappointment and regret. The album was recorded in the summer of 2020 during a 3-month stint in his hometown (population: about 2,000.) Powell combines downtrodden acoustic guitars with muffled pianos, and enveloping synth work by Warren Hildebrand of Foxes in Fiction, who also mixed the record. Across these songs, Powell uses music as a vehicle for healing, repentance and forgiveness in order to craft something deeply personal and therapeutic for himself, and hopefully in turn for others. Single and album highlight “Dakota” evokes an American landscape, alluding to Powell’s experiences constantly moving back and forth from the city to his hometown on the island of Newfoundland. Swirling pianos, banjos and guitars create the bed of the track, along with the inclusion of string work provided by Molly Germer, who has previously worked with Alex G, Whitney, and Tomberlin. Powell describes the clashing feelings of homesickness and the never-ending battle between wanting to stay and try to make things work or begin again somewhere else. “I wouldn’t wanna stay here with you / But I don’t wanna leave here without you.”
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