Silka Weil tries to stay afloat in the turbulent waters of romance on her debut single and video Capsized — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
“Capsized is about the threat and promise of allowing ourselves to dream,” says the Montreal singer-songwriter. “It addresses longing in many forms, for a relationship that is doomed to fail, or a future you could only imagine. I always felt there was a kind of grace to the song.”
Her debut single, the song dates to her days in her parents’ basement, and “polishing it into a finished piece of work has been like framing an old photograph,” she says. Capsized was “a salve for wounds I didn’t know I had until I gave myself the space to feel them. It finds a gap through negative self-talk to uncover what our deeper impulses point towards. That has always been the beauty of writing for me: Discovering the hidden treasures inside ourselves.”
Weil has been singing since before she knew how to speak, and has been playing guitar since she was nine years old. Her folksy pop-rock sound draws inspiration from vintage pop and contemporary artists, with a particular affection for late ’90s women such as Alanis Morissette, PJ Harvey and Dido. She has performed around Canada in Banff, Kingston, and Montreal, and abroad in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her upcoming debut EP was produced by Jean-Sebastien Brault-Labbé, who has produced music for Gabrielle Papillon, Samuele, Matt Stern, Vamoise, Barnabé and The Blue Seeds.
Watch the video for Capsized above, listen to the track below, and find Silka Weil at her website, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
