Singer-Songwriter Jesse Northey Unveils New Album ‘Onion Knight’ Alongside Music Video For “Picking The Numbers”

To celebrate the release of new album Onion Knight, Jesse Northey has shared the track “Picking The Numbers” and accompanying music video. With the album released earlier this month, the songwriter, engineer and producer takes a personal deep dive on this latest single.

With a steady percussive beat punctuated by synths, the sunshiney track has Northey reminiscing on childhood memories, sharing that “it’s about an affinity for keno, vague memories of driving around rural Montana as a child, the family dog going to ‘the farm’, and an affirmation that we’re going to win big later down the road!” The track evokes the feeling of a drive down winding backroads, especially in the bridge as the lyrics probe the back and forth questions, “does your right hand know what the left hand does? / does your conscience show like you think it does?”

Video director Laura la France adds that, “when we planned to do the shoot in Vegas, I decided to just wing it and see what we came up with. When the film came back from the lab, I knew we had something as overwhelming and over the top as Sin City itself. I don’t think we could have planned it better if we tried.”

Capturing scenes and memories on film adds to the nostalgic feeling of the overall track, as viewers travel around Vegas alongside Northey, being granted access to what could be recent or years old memories. The combination of the track and video brings the memories being talked about into focus and invites listeners and viewers into the scene in a personal way that might have you thinking back on memories of your own – I know it did for me.

Onion Knight is available now, released through Victory Pool Records.

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Aug 16 – Nelson, BC – Hume Hotel Beer Gardens

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Aug 19 – Vancouver, BC – The Railway Club

Aug 20 – Victoria, BC – Vinyl Envy w/ Peach Pyramid

Sep 02 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison w/ The Secret Beach