Mercury Ascendant

by Oddeline

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Ottawa-based folk musician Oddeline’s new single, Mercury Ascendant, wears its influences from the darker side of classic folk music on its sleeve. Taking inspiration from Nick Drake, Francoise Hardy, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen, the song features pared down percussion, lush strings, and fingerpicked guitar. Passing as a sweet, simple love song, the lyrics poke fun at the long tradition of the “silent muse” – a figure celebrated by artists as a source of inspiration, depicted as sort of a mirror to the artist with nothing of their own to contribute.

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sweet mystical man, you sit in the corner
watch over all I do
hearing my songs, smiling sort of
you stare with your eyes so blue
just want you to know I couldn't do this without you

sweet blue-eyed boy, you grin in the corner
like you know something I don't
no don't you say it, don't let me ask
I'll either find out or I won't
the moment we met I gave you every word I wrote

sweet mercury soul, ghost in the corner
your gaze echoes round the room
it bounces off walls, you're under the table
and over the mantle you loom
I hope you know you came not a moment too soon
one moment later I'd have given into the gloom
oh won't you come sit with me every afternoon
stay by my side past the rising of the moon

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released March 28, 2024
words and music by Oddeline

produced by Oddeline and Ben Kissner
mixed by Eric Passmore
mastered by Philip Shaw Bova

vocals, acoustic guitar & percussion by Oddeline
strings by Jacob Clarke
bass by Keith MacGougan
electric guitar by Ben Kissner

cover artwork by Oddeline

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Oddeline Ottawa, Ontario

Heavily influenced by 60s jazz-folk like Nick Drake and Fairport Convention, with a DIY attitude rooted in a love of early indie bands, Oddeline is a folksinger, songwriter, and producer from Ottawa, Ontario. From recording and performing her original music, to organizing community music events, to producing other artists, Oddeline is carving out a unique path as a young artist. ... more

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