jewishindependent.ca\/oldsite\/archives\/april12\/archives12april06-29.html<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\u201cMaking music and writing has always been a part of how I process emotions,\u201d said Turner. \u201cIf I am not writing, I am usually bubbling up inside with some uncomfortable feeling and that never ends well. While it took me awhile to pick up the guitar and really get back into preparing for an album after starting a family, I was always writing in my head, even if it never made it onto a piece of paper.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having kids has changed her approach to life. \u201cWell, I have a deeper admiration for my own mom now,\u201d she said. \u201cYes, Mom, you! I have a greater understanding of the complexity of a mother and child relationship. I have spent the last couple of years processing who I was before kids and who I am now (hint, I\u2019m still figuring that out) but, while a lot has changed, the really neat thing I have discovered is that, when it comes to making art, my intentions are still pretty much the same. Having little ones reinforced my ideas about media and made me more determined to create content that, hopefully, leaves this world better and not more wounded.\u201d<\/p>\n
The album in from the dark<\/em> is more edgy than the EP Ready or Not<\/em>. Last fall on Facebook, Turner posted what she described as a more cheery song than she had in awhile, but \u201cHey You\u201d didn\u2019t make the cut to the album.<\/p>\n\u201cIn order for me to commit to recording a song, I need to feel really connected to it,\u201d she explained. \u201cWhen I am writing, I often get emotional during the beginning of the songwriting process and that\u2019s how I know it\u2019s something I can stand behind. The lyrics mean everything to me, and it\u2019s something I spend a ridiculous amount of time agonizing over.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I could have, I would have made a 20-song record because I have so many more songs I wish I could have included\u2026. This album was about artistic exploration for me and testing out a few new sounds, stepping out of my comfort zone and letting my curiosity be the driving force even when my self-doubt wanted to weigh in. \u2018Hey You\u2019 felt like it would fit better on a different album, perhaps a future collection of songs for my kids, as a way to share with them all the emotions that come with parenting, along with my hope for them in this world. It felt comfortable to sing and play and I wanted to choose things that felt a bit more unsafe.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso,\u201d she added, \u201cin this recording process, my producer, Tom Dobrzanski, listened to all my demos and we chose songs that we both connected to. I believe that people have to be into what they are working on or it will be forced. So, we selected songs that felt right to both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to Dobrzanski \u2013 who has worked with Said the Whale, and who used to be in the Zolas as a musician \u2013 on keyboards, Turner worked with several other notable musicians on in from the dark<\/em>: Marcus Ambramzik, bass (the Belle Game, the Matinee); Brian Chan, cello (Jordan Klassen, Heis, Zaac Pick); Niko Friesen, drums (Hannah Georgas, Jane Siberry); Stephanie Chatman, violin; Julien Amar, piano on \u201cFor the Win\u201d; and Adrian Glynn, vocals (solo artist as well as his band, the Fugitives). Turner is the lead singer and plays the acoustic guitar.<\/p>\n\u201cI am beyond lucky to have had so many wonderful humans on this project,\u201d said Turner, who reached out to Glynn a couple of years ago at an open mic.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the time,\u201d she said, \u201cI didn\u2019t have any actual plans in the works to record, but I asked him if he would be up for singing on a song in the future. I have always loved male and female vocals together and it was on my bucket list.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through Glynn, she connected to Dobrzanski, who owns Monarch Studios, and, she said, \u201cbefore I was even ready, I had committed to making an album!\u201d She credits Dobrzanski for bringing \u201cin an amazing team of Vancouver-based musicians who he had worked with before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Most of songs on in from the dark<\/em> were written over the past few years, \u201cand some even within the weeks leading up to recording,\u201d said Turner. \u201c\u2018Better\u2019 is an older one of mine and it surprises me how relevant it still is. \u2018Better\u2019 is my way of processing how deeply women are affected by the expectations we have of them, specifically in our appearances. It\u2019s about how we show up for each other, and expresses my desire to help create a world where we aren\u2019t so hard on each other and hard on ourselves. I wrote it in my early 20s, before kids, and I am furious that it feels like it is taking forever to make these positive shifts.<\/p>\n\u201cI have a background in TV and film and the constant critiques on my image and weight were damaging to say the least,\u201d she explained. \u201cWhen I released my debut EP, I had just stepped back from pursuing my career in acting because I wanted to be in creative control of the image and content I was putting out. I was so upset that I couldn\u2019t do that as a 20-year-old actress \u2013 that it was always about looks and physique and never about my work \u2013 and so I decided to rebel by not putting my face on my album. I didn\u2019t want that to weigh into whether people listened or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of all the songs on the album, Turner said, \u201c\u2018Stay With Me (Jacob\u2019s Song)\u2019 holds a special place in my heart. It is dedicated to someone I loved dearly who passed away unexpectedly at the age of 8. It was the hardest song to record on the album because its essence is out of my control. I don\u2019t think it will ever be good enough in my eyes, but I sure tried. I know that talking about people who are no longer here often brings pain and sadness to the surface. It was my hope to make a song that created space to honour and reflect and remember.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amid the pandemic, Turner is trying \u201cto stay hopeful and focus on the blessings that will come out of this,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m processing the experiences slowly and watching for the creation and innovation that will help us heal.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrior to COVID-19, I was trying to engage in conversations with people, many of whom were women, about isolation, although I wasn\u2019t phrasing it like that. Motherhood can be terribly isolating \u2013 beautiful and wondrous and lonely. Pretty much anyone anywhere can feel alone even with people swarming around them. I have been mulling over that thought for quite some time, so I ask myself, what\u2019s different now?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s different is that almost everyone is experiencing it in some form now, and perhaps it won\u2019t be so hard to talk about it after things settle and people are able to integrate themselves back into their communities. I don\u2019t think this feeling of isolation is new, I just think there is less to distract us right now. I really believe that, if we can be more transparent as humans, we will feel more connected. So, that\u2019s what keeps me positive, I guess. If we felt alone before all these unexpected changes, the blessing is that we will come out with a stronger sense of what was missing and how to fulfil that for ourselves and others.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added, \u201cI also have a greater appreciation for those who have shown up and worked hard to bring people together, like our teachers and artists everywhere and people in all types of service industries. Sometimes you don\u2019t realize how much you rely on someone or something until it\u2019s not accessible anymore. I have a better understanding of the different skill sets people have, and how I value them will be forever changed.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information on Turner and her music, visit her website, haleykturner.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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