BILLIANNE - Modes Of Transportation - LP - Vinyl [AUG 15]

LP - Standard Edition Recycled Black Vinyl. 

Billianne’s folk-pop oeuvre is a raw examination of growing, longing, and navigating all the relationships that form the building blocks of personhood. Her forthcoming debut album Modes of Transportation will arrive on the heels of a year that has seen nods of approval by Taylor Swift and P!nk, performances across American television (NBC’s TODAY Show & The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS Saturday Morning), iHeartRadio Canada’s Future Star, widespread support at BBC Radio 1, and worldwide touring supporting the likes of KT Tunstall, Julia Jacklin, Alexander Stewart, Half Moon Run and Hollow Coves. Her August 2024 single ‘Crush’ broke into the Top 10 at Canadian Top 40 radio and stayed on the charts for nearly six months. With her timeless voice as a sail propelling her forward, Modes of Transportation is a testament to Billianne’s willingness to see through the vision she has for herself.

"'Baby Blue' was written in the cold months in the city. We were channelling the warmth of the summer and west-end Toronto. I have fond memories of us singing the vocal loop you hear in the intro over and over in the living room as we figured out what this song was.

As I continue in this pop vein of music, I realize more and more that I love writing in this style. For me, the vocal booth becomes a playground, and it feels like my mind can branch off in many different melodic directions. We added gang vocals to this song, which was a goal of mine for the album - I wanted Duncan and Nick's voices on it like they're my "girl gang". I think I'm making it a mission of mine to shine more light on alto voices singing classic pop music. This is the second experience for my alto voice, and although it can be a challenge to record, it's a blast.

This song, like my last pop song, is about longing but also about realizing how you did nothing wrong in a relationship, and did nothing but try to be there, but they just couldn't reciprocate. The taunting lines "I'll be looking back just to study it baby, you'll be looking back like whoopsie daisy" are a light-hearted way of saying "you're gonna look back and realize you messed all this up". I also enjoyed getting "was gonna be your west-end girl" in there because I hope to one day be a west-end girl living in Toronto. Since I've still yet to be in a relationship, this is me predicting my future break-up, living in the west end, and riding the subway, all wrapped up in a story called 'Baby Blue'."

Tracklist: 

Modes I
Jessie’s Comet
Baby Blue
Cassiopeia
Future Emma
Crush
Wishlist
Memories
Let Me Run
Modes II