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Peter Prince Releases His New Album — Born To Fly

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2 months ago

April 7, 2025

Celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter and filmmaker Peter Prince draws inspiration from a lifetime of travels and experiences to craft a vibrant collection of songs on his latest album, Born To Fly. With a career spanning over four decades, Prince has earned acclaim for his evocative storytelling and musical artistry. This album, his eighth release of original Folk/Roots music, is a testament to his ability to weave vivid imagery, heartfelt emotions and acoustic energy into every track.

“Over the Himalayas here come the birds of heaven,” Prince sings in “Shangri-La,” a song that reflects on his travels in Bhutan shooting a documentary about endangered Black Necked Cranes. The track features Tara Maclean’s rich harmonies, Jane Phillips’ deeply tender cello and captures the enchanting beauty of the land and its people.

The album showcases Prince’s distinctive finger-picking acoustic guitar, piano and harmonica, complemented by contributions from a host of talented guest artists. His warm, resonant voice brings life to lyrics that explore themes of change, resilience, and gratitude.

Highlights from Born To Fly include:

“Curly Blue”: A breezy ode to west coast love, featuring Ian Van Wyck’s double bass, Laurent Boucher’s drums and Doug Cox’s dobro guitar.

“Sea Wolf”: A haunting tribute to the aquatic wolf and Salt Spring Island’s indigenous legend of TAHĀKWIA; accompanied by George Crotty’s stirring cello and Prince’s soulful piano.

“Make A Difference”: With a distinctly poetic voice Prince urges the next generation to pick up the torch for social and climate justice; featuring Brent Shindell’s electric guitar and Henry Boudin’s saxophone.

“The Tongan Way”: A lighthearted homage to the South Pacific islands, where Prince’s experiences fishing in shark-infested waters and drinking kava with locals shine through in the lyrics. His rhythmic guitar and harmony vocals by Sivalla create a transportive feel.

“Feels So Fine”: A lively wedding song for Prince’s daughter, bursting with joyful harmonies and bluesy harmonica riffs.

“Ocean Heart”: A gentle mandolin-laced lullaby to begin the day with peaceful reflection.

“Don’t look back… everything changes,” Prince sings on “Born To Fly.” The album’s title track encapsulates the spirit of the project with imagery of life’s bittersweet twists of fate, his staccato finger-picking and flute accompaniment by Bruce Everett. The song beckons us to reach for our innate strength to rise above pain and loss—take the birds-eye-view and see what’s real.

Born To Fly was the product of a decade of sporadic recording sessions at Prince’s Salt Spring Island studio. Over 30 songs were recorded, but only 13 were selected to create a cohesive narrative about the life of an islander, a father, a lover, a dreamer.

Prince’s music is renowned for its ability to resonate deeply with listeners, taking them on journeys into the human heart and across the globe. Born To Fly is a masterful addition to his body of work, showcasing his evolution as an artist while staying true to his Folk roots.

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LLOREN captures feelings of hope and anticipation with retro vibes on new single

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2 days ago

June 13, 2025

Don Reed

Former ‘The Voice’ finalist and renowned TV sync music writer LLOREN releases her next single ‘Like I Need’.

On the track, LLOREN explains, “After coming out of a 12-year relationship, I realised that any love I accepted next would have to be something spectacular, the kind of romance you see on movie screens. It wasn’t that I wasn’t loved before, just not in the way I needed. When I started developing a new crush, as exciting as it was, I knew I couldn’t settle. I wanted and deserved the kind of love that sweeps you off your feet, full of passion, magic, and possibility. Nothing less. The chorus is a pretty much a road map to my heart!”.

Produced by Daniel Pashman, ‘Like I Need’ captures feelings of hope and anticipation, while keeping the retro, anthemic vibe that’s quickly becoming LLOREN’s signature. The track’s melancholic under-tones are swept away in a thick 80s production, as the chorus hits hard with its instantly engaging and relatable themes, bringing all of the feels of searching for new love.

Hit TV show The Traitors, Grey’s Anatomy, The L Word, 1923, Wish, The Company You Keep, Made In Chelsea, Love Island UK and Love Island USA are just some of the many sync credits LLOREN has amassed to date, which have steadily proved her rich, multi-faceted vocal and powerful contemporary inspired compositions to be a cut above the rest.

Tracks from LLOREN’s hugely anticipated forthcoming debut album ‘It’s Always Sunny in LA’ have already picked up airplay from BBC Radio 2’s Angela Griffin and Radio X’s John Kennedy and press acclaim from prestigious music tastemakers Louder Than War and The Line Of Best Fit, as momentum continues to build. LLOREN’s video for her track ‘Like This’ also won a Telly Award in the US, as well as also being nominated for a prestigious Leo Award in Canada.

LLOREN appeared at The Gibson Garage All Day Festival in London earlier this year and in her career to date has opened European tours for Fleurie, Johannes Oerding and Michael Patrick Kelly respectively, played the UK’s annual PRIDE celebrations in Manchester and London and toured with Mauvey, with whom she collaborated with on the track ‘Pillow’, performing it at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend as well as the Isle Of Wight Festival 2023.