{"id":28950,"date":"2019-08-12T07:08:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T11:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=28950"},"modified":"2019-08-13T01:14:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T05:14:04","slug":"video-premiere-harlequin-gold-take-me-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/video-premiere-harlequin-gold-take-me-home\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO PREMIERE: Harlequin Gold &#8220;Take Me Home&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28953\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HarlequinGold_Denim_SpencerWatson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28953 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HarlequinGold_Denim_SpencerWatson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Spencer Watson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Life can change in the blink of an eye. It&#8217;s a trope used often in ABC family dramas, yet we all know the skin-tingling realities of romance, illness, or freak accidents. Elle and Avery O&#8217;Brien were living on opposite ends of the earth when their brother was involved in a serious dirt-bike accident. As he healed, the sisters came together to realize a dream that had been on the back burner: Harlequin Gold, the band, was born.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Take Me Home,&#8221; the latest single off Harlequin Gold&#8217;s upcoming debut EP <em>Baby Blue<\/em>, tackles the feeling of wandering, searching for a purpose, and the beauty of finding comfort inside oneself. Starring actor Nicolas Coombe (soon to be seen in the new live action <em>Dora The Explorer<\/em> film) as he runs through the city seeking the familiar, drummer Jamieson Ko&#8217;s driving beat matches the frantic pace of of the video&#8217;s narrative right from the offset. Producer\/guitarist Justice McLellan (Blue J\/Mesa Luna) rounds out the band, adding delicate trills and texture to the foreground. The video has many fun, playful moments; at one point, the music takes on an underwater effect as the main character dives into a pool. There is a sigh of relief at the end, as Coombe swims out into oblivion, toward an unseen home.<\/p>\n<p>Watch AudioFemme&#8217;s exclusive premiere of &#8220;Take Me Home&#8221; and read our interview with Elle and Avery below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4bsbPRG4A2g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Where did the name Harlequin Gold come from? It sounds almost like a Bond Villain!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EO:<\/strong> The words kind of fell out of my mouth when I was writing one of our songs, \u201cHarlequin Gold and Gasoline\u201d and intended to be a play on fool\u2019s gold. It shines brighter than gold when put in the right light but is often overlooked and undervalued. We both were coming from a dark place in our lives and felt like if given the right light, something great could come of this. We felt that having a name for our project would allow the freedom for true expression from each member of the band. Also, we are bond villains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>At what age did you start taking an interest in music?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AO:<\/strong> I got my first guitar at nine, and shortly after started studying classical singing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EO:<\/strong> I have been writing music since I was five years old. The only difference now is that I\u2019m writing love songs about people instead of the family dog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Is the music writing process ever difficult as sisters? Do you ever butt heads?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EO:<\/strong>\u00a0Mostly my head butts itself. Avery uses her bond villain mind reading powers to know what I\u2019m thinking before I do and steers me away from any dark hole I might go down. But in all seriousness, I write the foundation of the song and and we end up finishing it as a band. Justice has a great ear for production and arrangements and Jamison is a drumming mastermind. We are pretty sure he has three arms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Where do you draw from? What is your source material for music?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EO:<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019m highly emotional. It\u2019s a blessing and a curse sometimes. I read this quote by Kurt Vonnegut that said that artists are like canaries in a coal mine. We keel over long before anyone else knows what\u2019s wrong because we we feel everything so intensely. Most of our music is drawn from personal experience. I take whatever I feel and magnify it to get it out. I\u2019ve always thought of songwriting as a form of therapy because once it\u2019s on the page you don\u2019t feel it so much inside of you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Tell us about the video for \u201cTake Me Home.&#8221; How does it relate to your original intent for the song?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EO:<\/strong> The song its about how time will chisel and change you until eventually you\u2019re not the person you once were. Home is no longer a place but a state of mind and what used to scare you suddenly becomes your refuge. The video gives this idea a twist and shows someone who is trying to mold himself in to a place he doesn\u2019t fit. He knows his current situation isn\u2019t right and follows his intuition to reach a state of belonging. He was suffocated by his original idea of \u201chome,\u201d leading him to venture out to redefine it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>What emotion or general vibe are you hoping to create on the new EP?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EO &amp; AO:<\/strong> We wanted to create an EP that is relatable and honest. Something that was upbeat but with moments of melancholy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>What is the music scene like in Vancouver?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EO &amp; AO:<\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019s some amazing bands coming out of Vancouver and it\u2019s so exciting to watch the music scene grow. Since it\u2019s a smaller community, there\u2019s a lot of support from local musicians and we seem to all have each other\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Any local artists we should be keeping an ear out for?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EO &amp; AO:<\/strong> SO MANY! But some of our favorites are Blue J, Andrew Phelan, Hotel Mira, Jillian Lake and Peach Pit. We could honestly go on and on.<\/p>\n<p><em>Harlequin Gold&#8217;s self-titled debut EP is set to be released on September 27th.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPCOMING TOUR DATES:<\/strong><br \/>\n9\/02-06 \u2013 Brisbane, AU @ Big Sound Festival<br \/>\n9\/13 \u2013 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre (Westward Music Festival w\/ Milk &amp; Bone, Honne)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life can change in the blink of an eye. It&#8217;s a trope used often in ABC family dramas, yet we all know the skin-tingling realities of romance, illness, or freak accidents. Elle and Avery O&#8217;Brien were living on opposite ends of the earth when their brother was involved in a serious dirt-bike accident. 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