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Jessie Reyez: Love In The Dark

The latest track from the fast-rising star begins as a sparse piano ballad, then surges with swelling strings and a massed vocal choir. We hear a hit here.

Jessie Reyez: Love In The Dark

By Kerry Doole

Jessie Reyez - Love In The Dark (FMLY / Island Records / UMC): The fast-rising star (and recent Grammy nominee) has announced that her full-length debut album, Before Love Came To Kill Us, arrives on March 27.


It is remarkable how far she has come with just a couple of EPs, and it is fair to say that this is one of the most anticipated Canadian albums of the year. Last fall's track and video, Far Away, packed a punch, and this new advance single will surely further fuel interest in the record.

The song begins as a sparse piano ballad built around Reyez’s distinctive breathy delivery, then surges with swelling strings and a massed vocal choir. The epic sound punctuates powerful lyrics – "And when the stars are falling down, There's love in the dark." We hear a hit here.

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Reyez has yet to match the huge success of her 2016 single Figures (triple-platinum in Canada, gold in the US), but that is surely just a matter of time.

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Obituaries: Canadian Music Industry Remembers Ottawa Music Pioneer Harvey Glatt

This week, we also acknowledge the passing of Mastodon guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds and veteran American saxophonist Michael Antunes.

Harvey (Morley) Glatt a pioneer of the Canadian music industry as an owner of record stores, music venues, record labels and radio stations, an artist manager, concert promoter and philanthropist, died on Aug. 20, at age 91.

The news was reported in a Facebook post by his son Richard Glatt. It reads: "It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of my father, Harvey Glatt. Huge supporter of all music (especially Canadian) and the arts. Ottawa legend, music icon, and visionary. He made his mark, leaving us on #NationalRadioDay."

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