cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy) has released "Tomahawk" the new single from his upcoming solo album, Resonance.
Resonance, Key's fifth solo album, will be released February 19th on Artoffact Records. "This album may be my most personal," says Key.
Resonance sees Key enlist the help of an array of guest musicians, from Edward KaSpel (The Legendary Pink Dots) to Chris Corner (IAMX). Newest single "Tomahawk" is an industrial-laced techno joyride, featuring composer and sound designer Traz Damji, a longtime collaborator of Key's.
Stream "Tomahawk," here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/250bEYDVSRNv60UcCrEAMj
Pre-order the album, here:
https://brap.bandcamp.com/album/resonance
As co-founder of Skinny Puppy, cEvin Key is renowned worldwide for his contributions to industrial music. Through Skinny Puppy, solo work, and numerous other projects, Key has dozens of releases to his name, spanning almost 40 years, and bears a reputation as one of the leaders who has shaped the genre.
A 2019 Pitchfork article on industrial music states: "Vancouver’s Skinny Puppy are the germinal group of 1980s industrial music, a revolutionary band that pushed the limits of their voices, bodies, and instruments in ways that are still fruitful 40 years later. Their sound came from two gems of 1970s UK underground, new wave synth pop and industrial experimentalism, and offered forth a string of jagged, lo-fi groovy singles that dominated alternative ’80s dance floors. Skinny Puppy also delivered to the masses two iconic musician/performers, cEvin Key and Nivek Ogre, whose powerful, shocking stage shows would define industrial of the decade."
Resonance is inspired in part by the true story of Xwayxway, a largely forgotten Indigenous village located in what is now Stanley Park in Key's hometown of Vancouver. Key says: "I am honoured to be able to do that work... to lift up Indigenous voices... to help highlight the colonial erasure."
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