HOW A 40-DAY WALK ON THE CAMINO INSPIRED 5TH PROJEKT’S NEW SINGLE, ‘VAGABOND’
‘VAGABOND’ IS THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR UPCOMING EP, ‘THE WOLF’
LIVE PERFORMANCE AT THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO, NOVEMBER 22
VAGABOND COVER ART
15 NOVEMBER 2022 (TORONTO, ON) – “Vagabond,” the first single from 5th PROJEKT’s upcoming EP, “The Wolf” arrives today in advance of the album’s release on March 7th, 2023 via their own independent label, Organik Rekords.
The Toronto cinematic art-rock band paints with sound on Vagabond, a psychedelic cry of sovereignty amidst dreamy shoegaze atmospheres grounded in grunge. The haunting vocals of Tara Rice (vocals, guitar, fuzz bass, drums) are accentuated by the angular and ambient guitars of Sködt McNalty (guitars, synth). Inspired by the shadow side of Jesca Hoop and the found sound percussion of Tom Waits, the song carries the grit of early PJ Harvey that would appeal to fans of Metric or Blonde Redhead.
This new body of work was years in the making, an alchemical process inspired by Rice and McNalty’s weeks-long journey on the Camino Santiago de Compostela. This walking meditation from the south of France, across northern Spain to the Atlantic Ocean is a mystical initiation that dates back thousands of years. It continues to serve as an alchemical process for distillation, refinement and purification of self. Living out of a backpack for over a month really changes your perspective on life and what you truly need. This is the path of the Vagabond who represents all of us, and the journey is both wistful and triumphant.
IMAGE CREDIT: 5th PROJEKT
ABOUT 5TH PROJEKT
5th PROJEKT’s previous EP, The Labyrinth (2022) enjoyed 11 weeks on Top 30 college radio charts across Canada making the Top 10 in Guelph and Windsor. The band was featured in the spotlight series on Canadian psychedelia, Psych! on CFUV 101.9FM Victoria, BC, and received accolades as Earshot Distro’s Artist of the Week in September 2022. Their music has received award nominations from The Ontario Independent Music Awards, The Toronto Independent Music Awards and The Orange County Music Awards. The band’s captivating live presence has led them to showcase at music festivals like NXNE, Canadian Music Week, Indie Week, Kaleidoscope and Spirits of the Earth Festival along with two tours of Eastern Canada. On stage, 5th PROJEKT is a 4-piece featuring Rice (vocals, guitar) and McNalty (guitars) accompanied by Peter Broadley (bass) and Jeremy Oram (drums).
