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Brea! of "esh Air
THE NEW SINGLE FROM ABOUT THE SINGLE
Despite having lost family members, their livelihoods on stage, and pieces of themselves to the COVID pandemic, the country duo made a decision to avoid addressing the epidemic in their previous releases. All with the exception of one song written for the time we now find ourselves in.
“COVID often felt like an abusive relationship. Just when things seemed to be getting better, it would get much worse. No matter what you did or tried, there never seemed to be a way to escape. We felt trapped,” said Armand Antony. “We didn’t want to write a song that screamed ‘this is a song about the pandemic’. So instead we personified COVID as the one inflicting that sort of pain before we’re finally free as the story of the song is told.”
“It was surprising how well the personification of the virus managed to reflect any kind of person or event or situation keeping you down in life, whether in small ways, or in the biggest, scariest ways imaginable,” said Nicole McCafferty. “The song is meant to be an explosion of joy - the thrill of new beginnings coming from a place where you worried you may never be free. We really wanted the focus to be on the escape and reclaiming a part of yourself you were afraid of losing forever.”
This upbeat and pacy track focuses on the hope and excitement of looking ahead, beyond the pandemic that has drained so much, not just from both performers, but from all of us. It is the perfect song to wrap up the summer and kick off a return to a life we used to know.
Release date: September 10, 2021
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE TRACK AND EPK
ABOUT BROADTREE
Broadtree is a Canadian pop-country duo consisting of Armand Antony & Nicole McCafferty. Having lost their creative stage work as actors to the COVID pandemic, the pair found comfort in developing a new songwriting partnership. They have created a unique blend of stylized storytelling over a bed of catchy pop country ready to blast in the summer sun. McCafferty and Antony have taken up several causes as their platform develops, speaking out about racial equality, First Nations rights in Canada, support for the LGBTQ+ community, and keeping an open line of contact for anyone looking to learn or talk about mental health and illness.
SOCIAL LINKS
Linktree (all social channels)
CONTACT INFO
Nicole McCafferty & Armand Antony partofthatmusic@gmail.com
PUBLISHING INFO
Music and lyrics by Armand Baksh-Zarate (SOCAN 7784991) and Nicole Marie McCafferty (SOCAN 11404410)
“Breath of Fresh Air” meets all CANCON/MAPL criteria