Masterful indie folk-pop trio Moonrise Nation recently released their debut album, Glamour Child, July 28 on Zinc Records, a label formed by Bobby Z of Prince's band, The Revolution. The trio have now shared a stunning live acoustic video of album cut, "Demo Day" with Northern Transmissions.
Of the video, Emma McCall explains, "When I wrote Demo Day all I had was a dinky, little guitar in my apartment. It was mid-January in
Chicago and my roommate and I were poor so the apartment was always freezing. My guitar was terribly out of tune so I just played the top three strings and that's where the main guitar riff came from. It only took me about 30 minutes to write the whole song. I had just spent a long night with my partner at the time and realized that the relationship was ending. I was analyzing the design of our connection and how hard we had tried to build something that was just not going to work. Ending in a grey area and ultimately letting go of love was very trying for me and I still reflect on that lesson whenever I listen to the track. Performing it stripped down in a desolate gym with only our voices and a lone electric guitar echoing off the walls is an homage to Demo Day's humble beginnings; it intensifies the feelings of defeat and desperation while also remaining intimate and a bit hopeful."
While on their recent tour, the trio spent time in
Chicago for a session with Audiotree, and in LA on Live Nation's rooftop for a session with BalconyTV
Watch Moonrise Nation's live acoustic video of "Demo Day"
Sessions: BalconyTV + Audiotree
The trio recently shared a beautiful cover of
Talking Heads' "This Must Be The Place" via
Earbuddy, following the video premiere for album cut
"Common Fear" with
POPULAR TV. Previously, they debuted chillingly beautiful album track
"Eye to Eye" via
Ghettoblaster, and title track "
Glamour Child," which currently has
1.1 million Spotify streams and counting. Additionally, Moonrise Nation recently had a chat with
Paste Magazine in a "Style Record" feature, and spent an afternoon while on tour in LA with
Atwood Magazine.
Hailing from Oak Park, Illinois, songwriting and vocal duties are equally shared between guitarist Emma McCall, keyboardist Arden Baldinger, and cellistEva Baldinger the latter two of which are sisters. Their storytelling is crafted from a very personal place, deftly sculpted into a layered, universal experience. Produced by Stephen Shirk (Alabama Shakes, Delta Spirit), the album captures the vertiginous,
Millennial high-lows of self-confidence and doubt, happiness and practicality, innocence and reality, feminist strength and vulnerability.
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