Montreal songwriter Cedric Noel has shared a video for new single "Allies," the third taste of his upcoming record Hang Time, out November 12 on Joyful Noise/Forward Music Group.
"Like many of the songs on the album, I wrote this one when I was pondering both the genuineness and strength of the allyship in my life, and how it intertwines with trust," Noel said of the track in a statement. "Repeating the words 'are you on my side' felt necessary...almost like a constant reminder."
The single is swelling and elliptical, culminating in a piece of speech from Malcolm X that eventually overwhelms Noel's arrangement in a swirl of noise. The lush, intimate Ali Vanderkruyk-directed video finds the singer in the woods, being drenched in water.
"Allies" follows the previously released "Comuu" and "Nighttime (Skin)."
Check out the video for "Allies" below.
"Like many of the songs on the album, I wrote this one when I was pondering both the genuineness and strength of the allyship in my life, and how it intertwines with trust," Noel said of the track in a statement. "Repeating the words 'are you on my side' felt necessary...almost like a constant reminder."
The single is swelling and elliptical, culminating in a piece of speech from Malcolm X that eventually overwhelms Noel's arrangement in a swirl of noise. The lush, intimate Ali Vanderkruyk-directed video finds the singer in the woods, being drenched in water.
"Allies" follows the previously released "Comuu" and "Nighttime (Skin)."
Check out the video for "Allies" below.
