LISTEN: Belle Plaine, “Squared Up”

Artist: Belle Plaine
Hometown: Saskatchewan, Canada
Song: “Squared Up”
Album: Malice, Mercy, Grief and Wrath
Release Date: October 19, 2018

In Her Words: “‘Squared Up’ isn’t about grief, but it is about the choices that musicians make to follow what they love into the world and leave their families. We give up routine and stability to do what we love. I wrote it for my friend Zachary Lucky specifically, but it’s become a song that I sing for all my friends who tour. We’ve become each other’s family – putting each other up when we cross paths, setting up shows, and calling each other for support. There’s as many conversations with my music friends that end in ‘I love you- as with my relatives.” — Belle Plaine


Photo credit: Little Jack Films

LISTEN: Zachary Lucky, ‘Make It On Time’

Artist: Zachary Lucky
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Song: "Make It On Time"
Album: Everywhere a Man Can Be
Release Date: October 7
Label: Wroxton Recordings / Fontana North Distribution

In Their Words: "We went into making this album without any mindset of how it should be, and I guess we made a country record without really trying to. We just wanted to get some people involved who really knew how to play their instruments and see what we could do together. I’ve never made a record in this way before, and I firmly believe it’s the purest thing I’ve ever done.” — Zachary Lucky


Photo credit: Jacklyn Barber