Kathleen Edwards, ‘Change the Sheets’ Video

Kathleen Edwards Change the SheetsThe first single off Kathleen Edwards’ forthcoming Voyageur LP — “a road ditty” that she warned “might make you drive faster” — now has an official video replete with fitting footage of Edwards and her band pounding the pavement on recent tours. While director Dan Huiting traces the tune’s steady pace by cutting time-lapse photography with behind-the-scenes moments and live coverage of Edwards unveiling “Change the Sheets” to various crowds, you might spot a cameo from the record’s co-producer, Justin Vernon. Check it out above.

Previously: “Sidecar”

Kathleen Edwards: “Sidecar”

Last month, Kathleen Edwards shared “Change the Sheets,” a promising first preview of her forthcoming Voyageur LP, which was co-produced by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Here’s our second taste: “Sidecar,” a concise, uplifting ode to new love — complete with a turn of phrase that recalls many of the lyrical moments that have endeared me most to Edwards’ past work. “You and I will be sidecars,” she declares in the chorus (note the artwork), “there to chase down the hard stuff.” Give it a spin above.

Kathleen Edwards Announces Voyageur LP, Shares New Songs

Canadian alt-country singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards will return next January with her follow-up to 2008’s Asking for Flowers. Co-produced by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon (with whom she’s shared the stage on multiple occasions), Voyageur began last summer when Edwards wrote new tune “Wapusk” for the National Parks Project after visiting the titular northern Manitoba park. “A … Read more