FROM UPCOMING DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM ARRIVING MARCH 25

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TORONTO, ON – March 4, 2022 – The release of the debut self-titled album from Avalon Tassonyi (TAH-show-nee) is right around the corner, and today, the folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist shares another taste of the new music. A protest song at its very core, Peace Time brings a stark anti-war message, speaking to environmental racism, and pointing to the pitfalls of having awareness without taking action. Listen to Peace Time here.

"In 2018, legendary songwriter, Buffy Sainte-Marie, was quoted saying, ‘I constantly ask myself: where are the great protest songs today?’” reflects Avalon. “Peace Time encourages you to not shy away. The oldest problems can be the hardest to resolve, and there are no simple solutions but carrying on business as usual isn’t it. No one person is responsible, but we all have responsibilities; that’s the way I see it."

A fitting accompaniment to the song, the video for Peace Time feels at-once calm but unsettled. The song’s lyrics are felt in full against a backdrop of dissonant landscapes, letting the viewer feel the weight of each word. Watch the video here. 

There’s a drought, there’s a famine
And the bombs keep on coming
Oh and arms that we keep selling
But don’t worry, we’ll be fine
Don’t ya know they say this is peace time

There’s a thousand missing women
Sacred waters don’t dare to swim in
Let alone think of drinking
Just keep boiling off the slime
Don’t ya know they say this is peace time

There are tankers, so keep on drilling
And a plastic swallowed ocean
In the midst a mass extinction
Just ignore it, that ain’t a crime
Don’t ya know they say this is peace time

No don’t worry, we’re in our prime
Don’t ya know they say this is peace time

ABOUT AVALON TASSONYI
Born and raised in Toronto’s west end, Avalon Tassonyi (they/them) grew up tinkering on the family piano, learned to play guitar and soon began writing songs from a young age. At 17, they moved to Montréal to pursue music, playing in a number of bands over the better part of a decade. During this time, they explored different styles from jazz to indie rock to country, ran DIY shows and released music independently at a high volume. Their longstanding former moniker, Inland Island, is most noted for the album Zsa Zsa’s Window Opens Slowly (2016, Egg Paper Factory), which was an exploration of trans femininity, radical softness and Hungarian cultural diaspora.

Avalon has come full circle, now living in Niagara-on-the-Lake on the peach farm where their maternal family has been rooted since immigrating to Canada. With that, they’ve come to embrace the acoustic, folk and country sounds that they grew up on, re-emerging to share music under their own name for the very first time. Avalon Tassonyi’s songs are grounded in lyrical prowess, self-assuredness, an embrace of simplicity, and a love for all human emotion, from its silliest to most sombre elements.

Folk stylings of the likes of Nick Drake run clean through the album’s track-list. Other apparent influences include Springsteen’s Nebraska, early Wilco, Lucinda Williams, My Morning Jacket, John Prine and Joni Mitchell. From protest songs, to piano ballads, to alt-country barn burners, Avalon appears poised throughout, playing nearly every instrument on the record and coming off as believable while holding the tune in a wide vocal range.

Pre-order Avalon Tassonyi here (out March 25 via Vain Mina Records)
Listen to Peace Time here
Watch Peace Time here
Listen to Outside here
Watch Outside video here

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