North Star calling

"Much like its title, North Star Calling is a guiding light, a beacon for those to find refuge. In times where many an uncertainty has no easy answer, this record finds beauty in the smallest of moments. "One heart can't hold everything," and much like the dedication of the title track, these songs will continue to help all those that need it".

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"Top of the world" - "When listening (...), one is instantly transported to a vast land of powerful rivers, magnetic minerality and abundant stars reflected upon infinite lakes. A Dené singer-songwriter from the Northwest Territories (a Canadian territory roughly the size of Peru), [Leela Gilday's] people have been walking the land for thousands of years. Songs like "K'eintah Natse Ju" and "Yake Gotine" pay homage to her ancestors and, in doing so, Gilday creates a sort of Boreal blues. Perched on top of traditional melodic drum patterns, sinuous guitars and deep, introspective bass, Gilday's voice is the big star here. Powerful and fierce, yet nurturing and evocative, she sings effortlessly throughout this album (her fifth) with soulful panache. Inuk avant-garde artist Tanya Tagaq also appears as a guest on the opening track to add a somewhat darker tone to the beginning of the album. A natural storyteller, Gilday is a force of nature and North Star Calling her guiding light".