WATCH: Veranda, “Toutes les rivières”

Artist: Veranda
Hometown: Montreal
Song: “Toutes les rivières”
Album: Là-bas
Release Date: September 16, 2022
Label: Big In The Garden

In Their Words: “Being in your thirties seems to carry all sorts of existential questions. Am I in the right place? Is my life what I had expected it would be? ‘Toutes les rivières (All the rivers)’ is an invitation to unburden ourselves of the weight of these questions and welcome the unforeseen, like a meandering river embraces each bend, rapid and waterfall. After all, it’s not the destination that counts but the journey that takes us there. We all have our path, rhythm and uniqueness that makes each of us beautiful in our own way. Veranda captured the video footage in Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia during their Spring 2022 tour.” — Catherine-Audrey Lachapelle and Léandre Joly-Pelletier, Veranda


Photo Credit: 2022 Félix Renaud (photograph), Éloïse Bourbeau (MUA), Cassandre Émanuel (styling)

LISTEN: Veranda, “Yodel Bleu”

Artist: Veranda
Hometown: Montreal, QC, Canada
Song: “Yodel Bleu”
Album: Yodel Bleu
Release Date: May 29, 2020

In Their Words: “‘Yodel Bleu’ is a song about using yodeling to cure the blues! It tells the story of this girl who’s so down that the only thing that brings her joy is yodeling when she’s all by herself. And who could blame her? Because let’s face it, it’s hard to be blue when you’re yodeling. Maybe what we all need right now is a good dose of yodel therapy. Isn’t there an old saying that says ‘You can’t yodel in a minor key’? The song is also a tribute to the great Jimmie Rodgers and his classic ‘Blue Yodel’ song series.” — Catherine-Audrey Lachapelle and Léandre Joly-Pelletier, Veranda


Photo credit: Kevin Beaulieu