Wyatt C. Louis Shares “Carefree” From Debut Album, Chandler, out May 24th
Wyatt C. Louis has shared their latest single, “Carefree”. The third track from their debut album Chandler, out May 24th on Royal Mountain Records, “Carefree” is a delicate and textured collaboration with Nixon Boyd (Hollerado, Anyway Gang) and follows previous singles “In Emerald” and “Bobtail Road“.
With enveloping clarinet and Wyatt’s signature syrupy vocals, “Carefree” is a track to be enjoyed with that first sip of coffee in the morning before the day fully begins. It comes off the back of a US tour with Noah Reid, along with shows with William Prince and Kacy & Clayton,
Wyatt describes the track as “not necessarily about being free of your worries, but rather finding those little pockets of clarity. It’s about the desire to get to a point where you can let your guard down, a simple check in that provides the space to take a breath, and find a sense of direction when things feel uncertain.”
Walking the line between genres like an easy path rather than a tightrope, carried by textural and ethereal songs, Wyatt C. Louis gently pours their heart into effortless vocals, which comes through clearly on their debut album Chandler, a title referencing their middle name. Louis, a nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) singer-songwriter born and raised in parts of Treaty Six Territory, lets the amalgamation of those places shine through on these tracks about life and love.
Out via Royal Mountain Records on May 24th, 2024, Chandler is suffused with a soft comfort that glows with feelings of familiarity and ease. Louis found levity through collaboration on this album recorded at singer-songwriter and producer Phenix Warren’s studio, Alta Sound, in Calgary, AB with Colin Carbonera stepping in as producer/engineer, Kyle Donauer playing drums, and Jesse Shire on the bass.
“It’s such a comforting space for bringing a couple of people in. It’s pretty small, but it does the job really well,” says Louis of collaborating at Warren’s.
A new experience, the result is upbeat yet thoughtful. Together, they made the kind of songs that show off Louis’ contradictions of paying homage to the country music ingrained in their childhood’s geography, with an indie and roots spin that makes it something all its own.
To the rock ‘n’ roll classic inspiration passed down like tradition from their father who played plenty of Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, and Beatles records in the house when Louis was growing up — Louis mixes in softer-voiced influences, like Leif Vollebekk, Feist, and William Prince from Peguis First Nation, MB. Through studying voice at Red Deer College, they were able to fine-tune this instrument, gaining control and understanding that allowed them to deliver their effortlessly light vocals that are nonetheless charged with emotion.
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