FOLLOWS INFERNO VISUAL ALBUM RELEASED IN THE FALL FEATURING STUNNING SHORT FILMS SET TO THE SONGS FROM LATEST RELEASE SET THE FIRE

ON TOUR THIS SPRING
WITH SUMMER DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Toronto, ON – March 9, 2022 – On March 18, Kandle Osborne will release Inferno – an EP featuring re-imaginings of select songs from her critically-acclaimed debut independent record, Set The Fire (May 2021). Inferno completes Kandle’s powerful cinematic music video series while recreating the songs in a darker and sexier trip hop style, as well as stripped down versions featuring nothing but her haunting, timeless voice and an acoustic guitar. Listen to the lead single, No Good, here for a sneak peek at this new project which truly shines a light on Kandle’s stunning genre-bending sound.

“These are not live versions, nor are they covers of previously released songs from Set The Fire,” comments Kandle. “The artistic goal and challenge was to take the same lyrics and produce entirely different musicality to essentially show how powerful interpretation, through music and production, can be. I changed the key, the melody and the tempo to tell the same stories in 100% new ways. If you listen to the Set The Fire version and then the Inferno version, you will find that the songs are very unrecognizable, which I believe is what makes this project so unique and powerful.”

The Inferno EP follows the November release of its companion short film and visual album of the same name. With a passion for storytelling, (Kandle studied at the Western Academy of Film Photography, and releases feminist visual art with an ongoing ‘women in music’ cartoon series), the Inferno visual album was a natural step in bringing the stories of Set The Fire to life – after earning a nomination for a 2021 Prism Prize for Set The Fire’s lead single, Lock and Load, (her second nomination for the award following Not Up To Me), as well as an earlier nod for a Canadian Independent Video Award in 2020. Starring Keenan Tracey and James Neate, alongside some of Canada’s top musical talent, Louise Burns, Kendel Carson and Debra-Jean Creelman, the visual album was directed by long-time collaborator, Brandon William Fletcher, and features a stunning interwoven series of music videos – some audiences have seen before, some they have not – as well as a little new footage that landed on the cutting room floor, and some live videos for various version of the reimagined songs. Watch here.

While bringing her music to life on record and in film, Kandle is thrilled to also be bringing the songs to the live stage this year. Dates kick off on March 17^th, including a Vancouver stop with 54.40, dates across Quebec, and back to BC for a performance in Victoria with July Talk (see below for full details and find tickets here). Stay tuned for more shows to be announced soon.

INFERNO EP TRACKLIST:
1. Dream Amnesia
2. No Good Inferno
3. Fuel for Lust Interlude
4. Boss Inferno
5. Vampire ft. Still Eye (Keenan Tracey)
6. Sweet Boy ft. Kendel Carson

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
March 17 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom (w/54.40)
March 21 – Québec, QC – L'Anti  (w/Hey Major)
March 24 – Montréal, QC – Petit Campus (w/Patrick Krief)
March 26 – Chicoutimi, QC – Bistro café Summum (w/Hey Major)
March 31 – Sherbrooke, QC – La Petite Boîte Noire (w/Hey Major)
April 2 – Gatineau, QC – Le Minotaure (w/Patrick Krief)
May 2 – Victoria, BC – The Royal Theatre (w/July Talk)
* more to be announced soon

About Kandle:
Once again, Kandle stands out from the pack and shows us that nobody sounds quite like her. On Set The Fire, she seamlessly marries her adoration for 60s girl group soul and the 90s rock she grew up on. The tracks buzz with a retro feel but the dark, no holds barred songwriting is what we've come to love from Kandle. Tales of toxicity, manipulation and heartbreak are delivered with stark, striking honesty over a captivating array of sonic influences. Sparkling piano, distorted guitars, dynamic horns and doo-wop backups make you (almost) forget you're deep diving into her darkest secrets.

Kandle’s mastery of music comes as no surprise, having collaborated with some of Canada’s finest songwriters, including Sam Roberts, Coeur de pirate, Peter Dremanis (July Talk) and Devon Portielje (Half Moon Run), in her impressive career to date — which also includes a Video of the Year JUNO nomination. Kandle also starred in Jack White’s 2018 video for Corporation, and her music was recently featured in Netflix's, Tiny Pretty Things. Growing up in the music industry as the daughter of Canadian rock royalty Neil Osborne of 54-40 has provided Kandle’s artistry with a unique insight. She brings a seasoned performance to every line and every word, channeling over a decade of touring the globe into music that’s familiar yet undeniably her own. 

With strong influences from the fierce female greats of a bygone era (Nancy Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Shirley Bassey, to name a few), Kandle writes and sings exclusively with her heart; something so often void in the modern era of overproduced perfection. She sings honest and raw, vulnerable yet empowered, never afraid to pen even life’s heaviest moments. This is an artist at her most empowered and authentic – an artist who by sharing her own story of healing, can help us all do the same.

DOWNLOAD – Inferno album cover art | DOWNLOAD – Set The Fire album artwork
DOWNLOAD – hi-res press photo

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