Heaps Share Their Vulnerability On New Single & Zine For “You Were There”
“Can we ever move past our insecurities if we won’t first acknowledge them?”, asks vocalist Warren Frank of indie rock band Heaps. The Kawartha Lakes four-piece attempt to understand the hesitation and insecurities caused by fear on their new single “You Were There”, a captivating second track from their upcoming debut album What Is Heaps out August 28th.
“The song works to navigate the dynamic that creating and performing music can bring about”, he continues. “Can one be authentically vulnerable when they know an audience will be receiving their work? How can one prepare themselves to handle the flippant negativity that can so easily come from those who care so much less than you? It’s a rally for ourselves. A reminder to abandon self-consciousness and care deeply, whether people are looking or not.”
Fortunately, the band did not hold back (or it seems that way) on “You Were There”, putting together the soulful, anthemic power of Colony House, the catchy guitar pop of The Elwins, and the explosiveness of Sam Roberts Band to create something that is both familiar and new. While the lyrics and meaning behind song may be filled with doubt and dread, the song’s charismatic energy and surging force cover up the negativity.
While they may be opening up about their insecurities, the band faced their creative hesitations head-on with their new music video, relying on their cohesiveness and joint-creativity to shoot the visual accompaniment. The band shares:
“No shows means less income, which means we can’t hire anyone to do video work with us. The inability to hire outside work challenged us to prepare for our upcoming releases in a more D.I.Y way than ever. We looked inward and decided to take on the entire production of the video by ourselves, from directing and filming to editing and colour correcting. The experience has produced a video that we are very proud of and exemplifies what our group is about; collaborative creation. Through making this video we pushed what we thought our group was creatively capable of and will inform our creative process outside of song-writing in a way we likely couldn’t have imagined before.”
Enjoy the windy colours of the new music video below. Alongside the track, Heaps have shared an online zine inspired by the current global situation. Opening up about their uneasiness during this period of time, the vulnerability of the collection aims to connect with their fans on a new level. Read it here.
