Madisyn Whajne shares the video for her latest single “Dagger”. “Dagger” is taken from her forthcoming album Save Our Hearts which is out on November 13th. “Dagger” is available now on all music services.
The video was graciously shot and directed by my two good friends, Svjetlana Jaklenec (director) and Brent Robinson SOC”, explains Madisyn Whajne. “I had been scouting locations for years, always dreaming of shooting in these two places. I have an obsession with abandoned places, places with history that I can feel in my bones. Places that give me the chills. …We shot at an abandoned house and an old water mill. The video is a dreamy landscape that slowly turns dark, beautifully cut between the band that fades in and out. The imagery of the band rocking out while I stand still is the epicentre of the video and I like the way it conveys all the emotions in the song. Like the world is spinning around you and you have no choice but to keep standing.”
Madisyn Whajne has spent most of her life searching: for her purpose, for her family, for herself. Taken from her parents before the age of two as part of the infamous Sixties Scoop, in which the Canadian government forcibly rehomed tens of thousands of native children, the indigenous artist grew up without ever knowing her real name, to say nothing of her heritage. As a result, Whajne’s life has been shaped by a hunger for truth and understanding, a hunger that lies at the core of her extraordinary debut, Save Our Hearts.
The album was recorded live to tape at Montreal’s famed Hotel2Tango studio with engineers Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, The Barr Brothers) and Shae Brossard (Bahamas, The Dears). Backed by her band and longtime friends—producer Jay McBride on bass, James Gray on guitar, and her husband, Bobby Bulat, on drums—Whajne walks a delicate tightrope between indie rock charm and punk bravado on the album, balancing hope and despair in equal measure as gritty guitars and muscular percussion mix with dreamy production and intoxicating hooks. The result is a captivating collection that hints at everything from Alvvays and Snail Mail to Rilo Kiley and Real Estate, an invigorating, bittersweet debut that insists on resilience and survival in the face of pain and heartbreak.
