FREE CONCERT | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | AUG 4TH
APRICITY is a show to see, and guess what? You can see her twice, on Sunday, August 4th, and Monday, August 5th, at Kickstands.
Fuelled by the creative inspiration of female vocalists such as Garbage’s Shirley Mason, Alanis Morrissette, and Blondie’s Debbie Harry, the debut single from Ontario’s Apricity dispenses equal amounts of attitude and melody. Taking her moniker from the Latin word meaning “basking in the warmth of the sun,” “All My Lies” marks the culmination of a passion that has followed the recording artist all her life. Teaming up with acclaimed producer Thomas McKay, Apricity was initially drawn to the Evanescence-inspired dark tones that permeated the track’s lyrics and music, and he says McKay was the perfect foil for helping ensure the song was a stylistic good fit.
“I want to sing songs that move me; I wouldn’t want to have my name on something I didn’t feel, and this song resonated with me on multiple levels,” she says. Born in Scotland, Apricity immigrated to Canada as a child, but not before being bitten by the entertainment bug. In her formative years, the singer was a pageant show participant,
auditioned for Britain’s icon TV show Top of the Pops, and appeared on kids’ programs like Fun Factory before eventually settling into the world of musical theatre.
Now, on the cusp of what could be a significant turning point in the singer’s life, she is grateful for the good fortune that has come her way so far.“I feel so fortunate with respect to the way things have played out for me,” she says. “It’s been incredibly tough in some respects, but if it wasn’t for Covid, I might not have had the chance to work with Vic and Tom and this great team I’ve found myself with. So many people spend
countless days and hours dreaming of what they want to do with their lives but then determine it’s not realistic. So, for me, this whole experience just seems surreal. It is something I’ve been dreaming of for such a long time; it’s unreal to think I finally have ‘All My Lies’ ready to release
to the world.”
Sunday night August 4th Monday night August 5th …..TWO BIG SHOWS…Kickstands don’t miss it!
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