Nova Scotia-based musician Rich Aucoin is dropping his new Hold EP tomorrow and in advance, he’s sharing a new teaser track titled “The Dream” with Under the Radar. Aucoin slows down the tempo of his previous work on Hold and “The Dream” is an example. It follows other singles from the EP, “Release”, “The Fear” and “The Middle”. Take a listen below.
Here’s what Aucoin has to say about the latest track: “The Dream is a song about the contentment we can feel at an individual level when daydreaming or imagining a different world. It’s not about the achieving of making that world come to reality but looks at the various therapeutic benefits from such an endeavour. Whether it be imagining a time where you are not heartbroken, in an estrangement, or in conflict with the changes in your life, that power to picture yourself beyond the given moment is a useful tool for accepting the way things are and getting to that new spot, The Dream.”
Aucoin will be hitting the road, kicking off his fifteen-date PRESS ON tour on March 26th. The press release describes it will be “Unlike a traditional tour, he will be bicycling from city to city, raising awareness for mental health by donating 100% of proceeds to Mental Health Americaand The Canadian Mental Health Association. [crowdrise campaign] Aucoin will be joined by bandmates in each city as he pedals alone across the deserts, mountains, and forests of America.”
