Montreal's Helena Deland stopped by CBC Music's First Play Live recently to play some selections from her series of songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" Vol. I-IV, as well as a goosebump-inducing performance of her 2016 masterpiece "Baby"...
At the risk of sounding extremely biased, which, as a blog, I definitely am: if we're being honest, the 9 songs that make up the four collective volumes of Helena Deland's From The Series of Songs “Altogether Unaccompanied”, while not technically intended to exist as a cohesive full-length album, is easily one of the best records of the year...
While the four volumes of Helena Deland's From the Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" do not technically constitute a full-length album -- Helena says that the songs are "to be considered as their own little things," adding, "They are part of something larger, yes, but they live on their own" -- enough time spent with the series reveals an elegance and understated dignity in the way Helena approaches relationships (romantic, familial, and otherwise) that inextricably links these songs to one another...
Montreal's Helena Deland will grace us with two beautiful new volumes from her series of songs Altogether Unaccompanied this fall on our label Luminelle Recordings, and we're very psyched to share the release's magical lead single here today...
Helena Deland shares the haunting new video for "Take It All", one of the highlights from her latest 12" From the Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" Vol. I & II, out now on Luminelle Recordings...
We're extremely psyched to team up with our friends at Heavy Trip to present this stellar bill on Friday, May 11th, at the Baby G in Toronto as part of this year's Canadian Music Week. Starring two of our Luminelle Recordings artists from Montreal, Anemone and Helena Deland (both artists to catch at CMW according to the Toronto Star), as well as Toronto native and current Detroit resident Moon King...
Featuring Sudan Archives, Men I Trust, Helena Deland, Anemone, Barrie, True Blue + more. All photos by Patrick Waites:
Happy to squad up with Winspear for this sick unofficial day party on Tuesday, March 13th at Cheer Up Charlies. Free / no badges. Get acquainted with the lineup below:
Since her stunning song "Baby" first stopped me in my tracks back in the summer of 2016, Montreal's Helena Deland has become one of my favorite artists in the world, and I feel incredibly lucky to be working with her for the first release on our new label Luminelle Recordings...
The official Gorilla vs. Bear x SXSW 2018 showcase goes down on Friday night, March 16th, at Seven Grand in downtown Austin. Featuring the best official SXSW showcase lineup I've ever seen in my life, starring: Hinds, Faye Webster, Men I Trust, Helena Deland, Sun June, Hater, and Forever...