St John’s (note: not Saint John’s) Catherine Allan and Andrew James O’Brien, better known as JUNO-nominated duo Fortunate Ones, are finally following up their 2015 debut album, The Bliss, with a new single and video, “Northern Star.” The track comes from their upcoming sophomore album, Hold Fast, out May 25th on Old Farm Pony Records.
“Jason has created a dream-like starscape that feels hypnotic and deeply compelling. We were blown away by the execution of his vision,” says Fortunate Ones‘ Andrew James O’Brien of “Northern Star” director Jason Levangie work on the video.
“The song is about traveling a long journey to a new beginning, and with the themes of the ‘Northern Star’. I wanted to make the band emblematic of a guiding force, a light in the darkness… so to me, the band in the video is a celestial Rosetta Stone, a singing map, guiding weary travellers through the cosmos,” says Levangie.
The video is a feast for the eyes, while still holding the basic format of a performance video Levangie has immersed the band in a colourful starscape (go ahead, you try to do that). While it might look cool now, there’s still a nagging feeling that this might be the contemporary rendition of a laser backdrop. Time will tell.
Fortunate Ones can currently be found on an extensive North American tour as special guests to fellow Newfoundlander and former Great Big Sea frontman, Alan Doyle.
Tour Dates:
Feb 27- Cleveland, OH – Music Box
Feb 28 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
March 1 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
March 2 – Chicago, IL- City Winery
Marcy 3 – Minneapolis, MN – Dakota
March 4 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
March 6 – Saskatoon, SK – Broadway Theatre
March 7 – Regina, SK – Casino Regina
March 8 – Edmonton. AB – Winspear Centre for Music
March 9 – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
March 10 – Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Performing Arts
April 12- Rochester, NY- Anthology
April 13- New York, NY- City Winery
April 14- Pawling, NY – Daryl’s House Club
April 15 – Old Saybrook, CT- Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
April 17 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head
April 18- Richmond, VA – The Tin Pan
April 19- Ithaca, NY- The Haunt
April 20- Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater
April 21- Norfolk CT- Infinity Hall
April 22- Washington, DC – The Hamilton Live
April 24- Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
April 25- Fall River, MA – Narrows Center for the Arts
April 26- Brownfield, ME – Stone Mountain Arts Center
April 27 – White River Junction, VT – Briggs Opera House
April 28-29- Boston, MA – City Winery
May 1 – Fredericton, NB- Fredericton Playhouse
May 2 – Saint John, NB- Imperial Theatre
May 3 – Moncton, NB- Casino New Brunswick
May 4 and 5 – Halifax, NS – Marriott Harbourfront
*Supporting Alan Doyle