Montreal's Hua Li 化力 has just shared her latest single "Cherrier," an ode to her adopted city and the Plateau-Mont-Royal neighbourhood. The artist has also released an accompanying music video.
Sonically, "Cherrier" is a vibrant, peppy track with a bounciness driven by its synth bass line. Lyrically, the artist reminisces on her memories and past, with rue Cherrier at the center of it all.
In a press release, Hua Li 化力 said:
"Cherrier" is a song about coming of age, leaping from 2009 to 2019 and back again as I attempt to overturn traumatic memories. Since writing this song, I've been able to kiss again on rue Cherrier and reclaim these parts of the city from a place of healing and celebration.
"Cherrier" also arrives alongside an accompanying self-directed music video, shot on a camcorder and meant to trigger early-2000s nostalgia, and made in collaboration with the artist's friend Simona Lepadatu.
"I wanted to revisit some of the places that I walked through daily when I lived on the Plateau," said Hua Li 化力 in a press release. "Watching the footage back as I think of my early twenties feels like I'm somehow misremembering what those streets used to look like."
Listen to "Cherrier" and watch the music video below.
Sonically, "Cherrier" is a vibrant, peppy track with a bounciness driven by its synth bass line. Lyrically, the artist reminisces on her memories and past, with rue Cherrier at the center of it all.
In a press release, Hua Li 化力 said:
"Cherrier" is a song about coming of age, leaping from 2009 to 2019 and back again as I attempt to overturn traumatic memories. Since writing this song, I've been able to kiss again on rue Cherrier and reclaim these parts of the city from a place of healing and celebration.
"Cherrier" also arrives alongside an accompanying self-directed music video, shot on a camcorder and meant to trigger early-2000s nostalgia, and made in collaboration with the artist's friend Simona Lepadatu.
"I wanted to revisit some of the places that I walked through daily when I lived on the Plateau," said Hua Li 化力 in a press release. "Watching the footage back as I think of my early twenties feels like I'm somehow misremembering what those streets used to look like."
Listen to "Cherrier" and watch the music video below.