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15 Minute Live Performances: KANDLE
This week’s edition of 15 Minute Live Performances (watch our previous 15 Minute Live Performances set from rising star UPSAHL here) features Canadian singer-songwriter and a nominee for the prestigious JUNO Awards (Canada’s biggest music prize), KANDLE. We previously featured KANDLE as part of our ongoing A Day in The Life Of… feature and today, to coincide with the release of her new album, we’re happy to bring to you this 15-minute live performance. KANDLE, the daughter of musician Neil Osbourne, has really impressed us in recent months, especially on songs like “Honey Trap,” “When It Hurts” and “Lock and Load.” If being nominated for the JUNOs wasn’t enough, KANDLE was also a nominee for a 2021 Prism Prize for “Lock and Load.” Her further accolades include a&nb...
A Day in the Life of…Kandle
Canadian singer-songwriter Kandle, daughter of Neil Osborne of the alt-rock band 54-40, notes Nancy Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Shirley Bassey as her influences, but there’s no doubt every line she writes and sings comes from her heart. There’s a refreshing lack of underproduction and honest realness to her performances, making them vulnerable and intoxicating. Her EP Birds, all Neil Young covers, features six of his most heart-wrenching hits, including “Only Love Can Break Your Heart.” Accompanied by longtime friend, acclaimed fiddler and vocalist Kendel Carson, Birds reinvents these beautiful classics, infusing them with striking harmonies and Kandle’s signature style. Kandle’s new album Set the Fire illustrates Kandle’s musical dexterity, but is no less authentic and arresting, st...
