SHARES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE
SLASH TO HURT, STAB TO KILL

SET TO PERFORM AT SXSW ON MARCH 18^th

TORONTO, ON – March 8, 2022 – Today, Toronto-based singer-songwriter, Tegan Johnston (formerly known as Little Coyote), is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of her debut full-length record – Sentimental Ballad. Arriving April 29^th, the album is a raw expression of heartache through minimalistic piano and lyrically driven songs. Listeners were treated to a taste of the new music with the deeply personal lead single, Blue Monday (released in January), and latest release, Slash to hurt, Stab to kill, which dropped this past Friday. A gut-punch of a breakup song, Slash to hurt, Stab to kill is accompanied today by a stunning music video – watch here. Teagan will also be bringing the new songs to life on stage next week, with a showcase at SXSW on March 18^th. See show details here.

The songs found on Sentimental Ballad are strong and powerful while also holding space for softness and vulnerability. Combining Teagan’s delicately detailed piano playing with lyrics full of love and longing, she seeks to explore human darkness and the fabric of our dreams.  

“Slash to hurt, Stab to kill is a sonic attempt at glittering optimism on a sad subject of wanting a relationship to end but not being able to end it,” says Teagan. “It’s about knowing someone has hurt you and will continue to hurt you, but not being quite hurt enough to turn away.”

Directed by Teagan, the Slash to Hurt, Stab to Kill video was filmed by her friend, Dzesika Devic, at a motel in the Poconos. “We drove to an old 80s love motel in the Poconos that I had seen online and filmed in the motel room for two days straight,” Teagan reflects. “The story I hoped to tell through this video is one of a person trying their best to reconnect with themselves and their romantic side after a breakup. Through multiple outfits, activities and performances we attempted to show stages of grief and what the exploration of heartache and romantic pain could look like in a confined space.”  

With Sentimental Ballad, Teagan Johnston weaves intricately dynamic songs that are sure to haunt you in a way that soothes your soul and provokes warm memories of long-lost romances.

SENTIMENTAL BALLAD TRACKLIST
1. I just wanna look through the eyes of love again=
2. Blue Monday
3. High Arctic
4. Nineteen
5. Faster
6. Slash to hurt, Stab to kill
7. Get out of town
8. I've got a good joke, if you've got a quarter
9. Dirty God
10. Sun Come
11. Holy, not ready to hide
12. The (Never) End

ABOUT TEAGAN JOHNSTON
Formerly known as Little Coyote, Teagan Johnston (she/they), is a singer-songwriter who drives the genre beyond its current borders, bringing a radical rawness to her work that hits you in your heart. Born in the Yukon, raised between South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the West Coast of Canada, Teagan brings a vast and ever layered perspective to her work.

Compared to the likes of Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, and Nick Cave, Tegan’s debut ‘The Trouble with Teeth’ was released in October 2017 with the enthusiastic support of EggHunt Records. Her following 2019 EP, Stay Gold, received many accolades and acclaims from various media outlets, such as VICE’s Noisey, PopMatters & more. A seasoned and experienced live performer, at home playing solo or backed by a band, Teagan has toured North America and Europe, including performing a special set at David Lynch’s prestigious private Paris nightclub Silencio.

Teagan partakes in several art forms outside of music as a means of communication and creative expression. She has modelled for Canadian fashion designer Evan Biddell, and written OP ED articles for The Toronto Star and She Does The City. In 2019 Teagan played her breakout acting role as Catherine in a Canadian Indie Horror movie The Strings as well as composing original music for the film. Outlets such as The New York Times, The A.V. Club , Bloody Disgusting and more have called Johnston’s performance and music in the film “commanding” and “magnetic.”

DOWNLOAD – album cover artwork | DOWNLOAD – hi-res photo

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