After recently following up their much-loved 2023 studio album ‘I Am Not Myself’ with their stellar offering ‘Waste Away’ earlier this year, Canadian outfit Hotel Mira recently returned to the fold to deliver their uplifting new single ‘The View From The Barstool’.
Lifted from their newly released EP ‘I Am Not Much Help’, which is available to stream now, ‘The View From The Barstool’ continues that bright and euphoric indie-pop aesthetic they have become synonymous for. With its rich and shimmering textures, breezy atmosphere, and stellar vocals layered throughout, they continue to shine as one of the more exciting names on the rise right now.
Speaking about the new release, the band’s Charlie Kerr said, “I think the notion that someone would be wholly unaffected by being a (even mildly) public figure is absurd. There is a psychic damage or at least shift to knowing that what you are going to say and do will be analysed and consumed and that you have very little control in the matter. So, I suppose what ‘The View From The Barstool’ is articulating is that I recognize a change in me. I feel less insane acknowledging I am sensitive to being treated differently. The opening lines manage to paint a picture that is pretty alarming: a desire for self-harm, a band aid solution by way of validation from strangers and then a declaration that I will be un-phased by either. The conditional love you immerse yourself in by letting yourself be rated and critiqued by strangers makes it hard to turn off and on, in our private moments (if they still exist). There’s an Anderson Paak line that I think of constantly “and fuck fame that killed all my favourite entertainers”. That’s why I bring up Marilyn Monroe in the lyrics. She was a brilliant artist who was chewed up and spat out just like so many before and after her. I wonder is that simply what we signed up for?”
While plenty has already been said about their progressive direction lately, ‘The View From The Barstool’ still leaves a lasting impression on their ever-evolving sound to date. With such a flair for warm and inviting production once again, they are certainly looking to turn some heads with this one.
