Tag: Dempsey Bolton

This weekend’s indie anthem comes courtesy of Canadian musician Dempsey Bolton, who has just released a fabulous new single called ‘Arizona’.

Uplifting and playful in its character, this nostalgic bop finds Bolton reminiscing on the worry-free days of his youth. Explaining the song further, he says:

“I often reflect on a trip I had to Arizona and how little I had to care or worry about back then. It seems like as I get older my problems get broader and higher stakes. The song is really an ode or a nod to days gone by. I think it’s also me recognising that as time goes on, my perception of youth changes and I’m left with a dichotomy to deal with of still feeling like a teenager but at the same time, knowing I have some much more to lose now.”

The track serves as a taster to Dempsey’s forthcoming self-produced sophomore album, which is scheduled for release later this summer. In the meantime, make sure you’ve listened to the artist’s previous single, ‘With My Thoughts’ here.

Dempsey Bolton

Canadian indie talent Dempsey Bolton is no stranger to the Alfitude pages, and today’s release of ‘With My Thoughts’ will give you an idea as to why we love this artist so much.

While the production for the song feels lively and fun, the lyrics look at the inner demons that can sometimes hinder us from enjoying life. Dempsey elaborates further on how the song was created:

“The production was a labour of love for me; 1 wrote the song on acoustic guitar and recorded the demo the next day, tracking the live bass, electric guitar and putting together the drum loop in a couple hours. After that, I had what ended up being a hundred or so synth and vocal parts that I eventually whittled down into the 2 choruses and 2 verses. 1 knew I wanted a B section but 1 wasn’t sure where to go. Then I stumbled onto an organ and recorded my voice in a key that was 3 steps lower, thinking I could pitch it up and have it be a fun effect I ended up keeping my scratch “doo doos” and sampling them into the tremolo’d vocal you hear in the back half of the song. The section felt so dark and vibey by then and I knew I wanted to bring the chorus back again but also have it reflect the mood so I pitched down the vocals and had 3 different textures to fatten it up. The result is probably my favourite song to date.”

And we’d have to agree with Dempsey – this is also our favourite release from the artist yet. Listeners who want to experience more of Bolton’s work can check out his brilliant debut album ‘Monochrome’ here.

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“I wrote the song after getting ghosted by a love interest of mine. Even though I tried to forget about them by focusing on others who were interested in me, I couldn’t break away from constantly thinking about it. The whole idea is that everyone can be into you but as soon as one person isn’t, their opinion is the only one that matters.”

Taken from the debut EP, ‘Monochrome’.

Dempsey Bolton