![]() ![]() Things kind of go a bit sideways by the end of it. ![]() Norm’s desire for love is maybe not being met by a healthy mind. But if you listen a few more times and really pay attention to the lyrics, you realize there’s something a little more sinister happening. “On first listen, you might think this is really just some nice songs about unrequited love. The album is part of an ongoing theme in which Shauf’s music is based on fictional stories and characters. Shauf hit the road armed with some new material, courtesy of Norm. I’m just trying to not take it for granted this time.” “I’m trying to not have it be lost on me that I’m getting to see a lot of places that people don’t really get to travel to very often. “I’m trying to really look at it differently this time around,” he says. The fruits of his labour were finally unveiled last month when the new album dropped. It really takes a toll on you.”ĭuring the COVID lockdown, Shauf spent a lot of time writing music in his Toronto studio. I’m glad it’s starting to come back because those two years, 20, those shows were a lot of work. I didn’t realize how long it would take to get that feeling back of comfort onstage. “Back in the day, it was like 10 years straight of touring. “I thought it would take a few weeks or maybe a few months but really, it did take a couple years to get back into it and get that confidence back,” says Shauf, who was born in Estevan, Sask. His first show back in late 2021 was “very shaky - literally shaking for most of the show.” “I’ve done a little bit of work to try to get out of my head and back to the realization that people want to be at these shows and people are excited.”Īlthough he has been performing for many years, Shauf admits he felt “a little shaky” after so much time off. “I finally feel comfortable onstage again,” says the multi-time Juno nominee. “Those years that we were stuck at home really seeded a bit of doubt in me, specifically where I kind of just didn’t feel like I was totally in my element when I was onstage anymore. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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