As the album’s serene final track, it begins sparsely with soothing acoustic guitar strums that back Maryam’s tranquil voice, before a selection of horns and strings unfurl to deepen their meditative and peaceful ambience. “I wanted to close the record with a song about learning to be alone and taking time for yourself,” Maryam says.

“I spent most of the record trying to navigate codependent issues when I really needed to learn how to just be one with myself and still. I brought together all my favourite musicians and they all did an impeccable job. It was me and Louie’s favourite song to work on together, and Christian Lee Huston is such an incredible songwriter and to have him play on this track was such a dream. Aaron Hutchinson who plays horns on this track did a phenomenal job, creating this dialogue within the song, and Eliza Niemi’s cello brings it home. It’s my favourite song on this record and it’s a meditative closing track.”

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It’s fitting then, that the album is awash with additional collaborators, each bringing their own unique talent and skill into the mix. Louie Short and Shamir worked with Said as producers on the project, and played on a number of tracks in addition to a cadre of musicians like Christian Lee Hutson, Eliza Niemi, Dorothea Paas, Grant Pavol, Victoria Bury, Annie Truscott, Nick Short, and Drew & Jeremy Harmon filtering in and out of each song. The impact of the connection between us living not just at the core of the songs, but at the heart of those creating the underlying musical landscape is felt as the sensibilities of each new drummer, guitar or horn adds a new and specific element to the record.

Throughout mole, poolblood serves as a halcyon guide through a world of their own creation, lush and dense and beautiful at one turn, sparse and tender and revelatory in others. With an undeniable ear for the building blocks of an unforgettable hit, poolblood is an invitation to a journey, the offer of the expanse of a musical universe that is ever-expanding.

mole:

1. <3
2. wfy
3. shabby
4. twinkie
5. voyager
6. null
7. beam
8. sorry
9. my little room

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This week, they announced their signing to Next Door Records, and also shared the new, nostalgic single ‘twinkie.’ Produced by Shamir, who also plays guitar and drums on the track, the song is reflective of what poolblood does best – lush and expansive bedroom pop.

Said explains, “‘twinkie’ is a song I wrote about the tenderness of time, time as a source of love, and the way time is the ultimate parent. Starting over is as sweet as a golden sponge cake.”

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