Canadian artist Bria Salmena shares an intense final preview of her debut album Big Dog with rage fueled single/video ‘Rags’. Big Dog is out this Friday with Royal Mountain in Canada and Sub Pop worldwide.
‘Rags’ is a raw and unapologetic track where Salmena lets the rage dismantle expectations.
“In writing ‘Rags’ and developing the video concept in collaboration with director Julia Hendrickson, “accommodation” revealed itself as the foundation of the rage we were both drawing inspiration from. Altering your values to accommodate external expectations was a feeling I knew all too well from my adolescence. When I realized I was losing myself, as an adult, to the same vices of external validation, I felt like an angry teenage girl all over again. As a way of reconciling this self-awareness, I sat in my bedroom and tried to write a song my fifteen-year-old self would want to hear.”
Bria Salmena
Check out the accompanying video here (NSFW).
“When I first heard ‘Rags’, I was moved by its raw anger, intensity, and sexuality—a fierce, youthful, and self-assured energy. I knew I wanted the video to capture those same qualities. There’s so much to be angry about right now, and Bria’s rage carves out a space where you can scream alongside her.”
Julia Hendrickson
Upcoming tour dates:
2 April – San Diego, CA – Casbah
4 April – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
5 April – San Francisco, CA – Make Out Room
8 April – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
9 April – Portland, OR – Swan Dive
11 April – Visilia, CA – Cellar Door
12 April – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
25 April – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Lounge
26 April – Kingston, NY – Tubby’s
27 April – New York, NY – Baby’s All Right
29 April – Baltimore, ML – Metro Baltimore
30 April – Richmond, VA – The Camel
1 May – Nashville, TN – The Blue Room
2 May – Cincinnati, OH – Southgate House Revival
3 May – Chicago, IL – Hideout
7 May – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB
9 May – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
12 May – Manchester, UK – YES
13 May – London, UK – The Lexington
14 May – Brighton, UK – The Great Escape Festival
16 May – Amsterdam, NL – London Calling Festival
17 May – Rotterdam, NL – Roodkapje
19 May – Paris, FR – La Boule Noire
20 May – Köln, DE – Jaki
22 May – Berlin, DE – Privatclub
23 May – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
24 May – Stockholm, SE – Echo Three Festival
25 May – Oslo, NO – Revolver
27 May – Hamburg, DE – Häkken
5 July – Orillia, ON – Mariposa Folk Festival
18-20 July – Guelph, ON – Hillside Festival
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