MUSIC

Release Date: September 27, 2024

Following the release of an internationally acclaimed EP, 2023’s As Though I Had Wings, Mallory returns with Songs to a Wild God, 10 new songs offering a tour of what she describes as, “my reverence for the wild mystery that keeps my feet on solid ground in a world that is spinning by me at rates I can hardly fathom sometimes."

Powered by her multi-octave voice, the sound of Songs To A Wild God ranges from cinematic folk-rock to intimate spoken word observations. While Mallory has often leaned on her formal musical education on previous releases, she says that this time she wanted to rely solely on her gut and intuition. The results speak for themselves, as Songs To A Wild God hearkens back to when artists such as Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and Sarah McLachlan built their reputations through a musical connection to nature.

It also needs to be mentioned that at the core of Songs To A Wild God is the work of Tom Hirons, whose poem “Sometimes A Wild God” has become a touchstone for many other artists seeking to reconnect with the natural world.

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2024 ALBUM: SONGS TO A WILD GOD

Behind The Music

On the surface Mallory’s music weaves between singer-songwriter and folk-rock, while embodying a depth that explores compelling elements of jazz, blues, country, and avant-garde. Over the course of her five album catalogue and collaborations, Chipman has become celebrated as an artist that challenges genre boundaries and blends her influences into her work to create music that is most authentically her own. Currently she feels musically inspired by the likes of Kate Bush, Feist, Arooj Aftab, and Kathleen Edwards, to name a few.

Mallory is continuously honing her craft through consistent writing and performing, as well as engaging in exciting projects and collaborations. Dive into her full catalog on your favorite platform and gain some insight to her creative journey below. You won’t want to miss what she’s been up to!

Listen To Mallory's Catalogue

2023 EP: As Though I Had Wings

As half of the rising alt-country duo The Goddamsels, listeners around the world are quickly getting to know and love Mallory Chipman as one of the vital new voices on the Canadian scene. Now, the ever-prolific Alberta singer/songwriter is taking flight—metaphorically at least—on a new solo project, 'As Though I Had Wings', an EP reflecting her love of nature, and specifically, birdcalls.

Each of the four songs on As Though I Had Wings is based on sounds of birds native to Alberta, all of which are endangered or threatened, such as the burrowing owl, the black tern, the red-winged blackbird, and the peregrine falcon. Mallory says that the inspiration for the project struck one day when she heard a common birdcall and it suddenly reminded her of a film score buried deep in her memory. From there, she began tuning in more closely to birdcalls on her regular hikes, while thinking of how to transcribe them into playable music by establishing a key and making sense of their rhythm.

As simply a songwriting experiment, the results are stunning, but on another level, Mallory’s approach perhaps opens up previously unexplored ways of thinking about melody—melodies that only birds can produce. As Though I Had Wings presents many other such questions, but the answers are invariably embedded in four songs that together comprise some of the finest folk-rock currently being made.

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IN THE PRESS

May 4, 2023 - Edmonton Journal
Fresh Tracks: New EP another feather in Mallory Chipman's hat

June 13, 2023 - Roots Music Press
Mallory Chipman shares new live performance video for ‘Diving’ from solo EP As Though I Had Wings