Rachel Bobbitt Plays Hometown Show Tonight in Toronto & Unveils Video For “Marian”
Emerging Toronto-based artist, Rachel Bobbitt, released her remarkable new EP, The Half We Still Have via Fantasy Records earlier this month. To mark the occasion, she’ll perform a special hometown show tonight at The Drake, and in addition, this morning shares a brand-new video for “Marian.”
“Marian,” one of The Half We Still Have’s standout tracks, is a mesmerizing, four-minute tightrope over life’s unrelenting ‘what ifs’.
“I wrote Marian with Justice Der four years ago now,” says Bobbitt. “I was in an exhausting relationship, and somewhat in denial about it. Looking back, I think writing a narrative about a dysfunctional couple in the third person was my way of addressing my feelings without getting too close to them. Marian was a woman I made up and viewed as a character in a story, finding ways to justify her situation and negotiate away her gut feelings of doubt. It’s only in retrospect that I can see how much of myself I put into her, and how writing this song was me working through my own dysfunction.
The video is an evening spent walking around with my now partner, who I created this song with and now share a life with. I wanted to capture some sweet mundanity to contrast the highs and lows experienced when the song was written.”
The Half We Still Have is a series of sharp and incisive character studies, told with unflinching honesty, piercing intuition, and fearless self-reflection.
“I wanted these songs to reflect the intense dynamics that take shape in relationships,” Bobbitt explains. “I’ve found in some relationships, you give and give, only to eventually lose yourself in the process. In those moments where we feel abandoned and hollow, a small sliver remains intact, preserved, and personal.”
Bobbitt will also be on tour this fall supporting Jesse Jo Stark. All dates are below, including stops in Montreal and Toronto.
Watch the video for “Marian” below and stay up to date with Rachel via her socials.
| Upcoming Shows August 17 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake (Record Release Show) September 15 – Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom * September 16 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground * September 23 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz * September 24 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground * September 25 – Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch * September 26 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop * September 28 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle * September 29 – St Paul, MN @ Turf Club * September 30 – Milwaukee, MN @ Back Room at Colectivo * October 1 – St Louis, MI @ Blueberry Hill * October 3 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar * October 5 – Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf * October 6 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge * * supporting Jesse Jo Stark |