CHRISTINA MARTIN DROPS BLISTERING SECOND SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM “STORM”
‘IN CONTROL’
Canadian songsmith Christina Martin returns with In Control, the second single from her unreleased eighth studio album Storm. After the ethereal sweep of opening single Stay With Me, second salvo In Control is a pounding percussion-led odyssey, dealing grace and grit with equal aplomb, it’s a fitting follow-up to Stay With Me.
“This song is about wanting to return to a feeling of being in control, but only after letting go and experiencing some of the human vices that lead to temporary pleasure. I’m pretty well practiced at living a routine, discipline and healthy life, but I’m still a mess a lot of the time, and turn to my sources for help getting back to the sense of feeling in control.”
Like all the best sequels, In Control is a darker, duskier beast than its predecessor. Grappling with the all-too-common clash between the desire for control over one’s life and the temptation to throw caution to the wind. It finds Martin doing what she does best, taking the deeply raw and personal, making it something instantly relatable, and firing it off in a sonic barrage that grabs you by the scruff and won’t let go. With clunking drums and broiling guitars swirling like whirlpools beneath, and Martin’s restless vocals gliding delicately over it all.
Tackling hefty themes, In Control is very much a song of two emotions, split egos crashing against the edges of the record. Order and chaos slugging it out to that brawny, arena-inflected drumbeat. The verses march relentlessly, whipped along by a crunchy rock guitar with the ghostly, echo-lathered backing vocals sending a spear of anxiety right through the middle. Yet occasionally the song breaks fleetingly into major key, unashamedly hopeful with soaring Bowie-tinged synths. Neither part sticks around for too long either – the whole affair is a gripping musical tug of war.
In Control also has an accompanying music video, the second collaboration with acclaimed director Brendan Henry. Henry delivers an epic, cinematic musing on the industry’s need for artists to (metaphorically and literally) break themselves for their art. The video features a giant custom designed statue of Martin, broken and falling to earth, and all the colossal pieces needing to be gathered from around the globe. Icaran, fable-like, and with a wide scope worthy of such a pounding track, it’s a suitable companion to the single.
Christina will host a global Music Video Premiere event on Crowdcast Sunday April 24 at 3PM Atlantic Time. The event offers fans a bioptic of the making of her music video with director Brendan Henry, and a chance for Q&A with Christina and co-producer Dale Murray.
About Christina Martin
Christina Martin is a powerhouse musician, songsmith, and performer hailing from the windswept East Coast of Canada. Her music dances effortlessly through Pop, Rock, Folk and Americana traditions but stays deftly unchained by any one label, refusing to be pigeon-holed and unafraid to dip into stranger waters. From her Austin-inflected 2002 debut Pretty Things, through more rousing rocky climbs such as 2015’s It’ll Be Alright, to the sweeping cinematic dreamscape of 2018’s Impossible to Hold, Martin is an artist who is constantly shifting, and constantly evolving. Through it all runs a backbone of raw honesty about the human condition. Be they personal confessions or narrative tales, each song is lovingly crafted, and hits in the heart like a well-thrown punch. With a brand new album on the way, promising to be more sweeping and orchestral than ever before, Christina Martin is going from strength to strength.
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