Vancouver indie-pop songwriter Adam Mah returns today his latest single, “Giving Up,” announcing his debut album, Year of the Dog, for a June 23 release. Produced by Shane Stephenson, Year of the Dog references Adam’s Chinese Zodiac and the year 2018, which was full of personal changes. The album explores themes surrounding navigating long-term relationships, nostalgia baiting, and the music industry’s current state. Watch + share the video for “Giving Up” via YouTube.
In many ways “Giving Up” is how we got here, as Adam notes. “’Giving Up’ was written post band break-up. A call to keep going in the midst of feeling like you’re starting from square one.”
Much of the album touches on long-term relationships, which come in many forms; from celebrating long-term romantic relationships, to coming to terms with dissolving ones. And more specifically, a breakup between bandmates.
Experimental electronic meets a modern-day 80s pop/rock daydream, Adam Mah is no stranger to creating evocative music. Adam’s diverse scope as an artist, producer, and composer has shaped him into a thought-provoking songwriter. His
tracks often examine the notion of perspective through captivating vocals, synthesizers bathed in reverb, and introspective lyrics.
Adam attended the famed Langley Fine Arts School, forming the band Derrival in high school, which released an LP and EP during a half-decade run, while touring across North America with acts such as The Zolas, Hey Ocean!, and performing at festivals, sharing the stage with Vampire Weekend, Childish Gambino, Young the Giant, Death Cab for Cutie, The Airborne Toxic Event, and Half Moon Run, amongst many others.
With appearances from Jordan Lawlor, ROYAL, and RIKII, Year of the Dog is a body of work ready to engage with subjects easier left unaddressed.
Year Of The Dog track list:
- Platforms
- Recycle Nostalgia
- Giving Up
- Underground Level
- Digital Age ft. RIKII
- Cynic
- Circles
- Be A Man
- Quiet Nights ft. ROYAL
- Video Subscription
- Something New
- The Other Side
