MUSIC
Following the release of an internationally acclaimed EP, 2023’s As Though I Had Wings, Mallory returns with Songs to a Wild God, 10 new songs offering a tour of what she describes as, “my reverence for the wild mystery that keeps my feet on solid ground in a world that is spinning by me at rates I can hardly fathom sometimes."
Powered by her multi-octave voice, the sound of Songs To A Wild God ranges from cinematic folk-rock to intimate spoken word observations. While Mallory has often leaned on her formal musical education on previous releases, she says that this time she wanted to rely solely on her gut and intuition. The results speak for themselves, as Songs To A Wild God hearkens back to when artists such as Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and Sarah McLachlan built their reputations through a musical connection to nature.
It also needs to be mentioned that at the core of Songs To A Wild God is the work of Tom Hirons, whose poem “Sometimes A Wild God” has become a touchstone for many other artists seeking to reconnect with the natural world.
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Behind The Music
On the surface Mallory’s music weaves between singer-songwriter and folk-rock while including elements of jazz, blues, country, and avant-garde. She works towards being known as an artist that challenges genre boundaries and blends her influences into her work to create music that is most authentically her own. Currently she feels musically inspired by the likes of Feist, Arooj Aftab, and Kathleen Edwards, to name a few.
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Mallory is continuously honing her craft through consistent writing and performing, as well as engaging in exciting projects and collaborations. Dive into her full catalog on your favorite platform and gain some insight to her creative journey below. You won’t want to miss what she’s been up to!
2024 PROJECT: A Single A Month
Following the release of her 2023 EP As Though I Had Wings, Mallory embarked on a unique challenge for 2024, a project that will see her release one single per month for the entire year. These singles will make up the body of work for her 2025 release ‘Calendae’. Read about each single and show your support by adding them to your liked songs on your preferred platform.
AUGUST 2024
Waxing nostalgic, Something That’s Real transports listeners to the liminal space of the early millennium that has many with deep contemplations about growing up in a world constantly shifting between analog and digital and what it means to be real. ​
JULY 2024
Blending folk and jazz influences within a swirling melody, drawing upon the phrasing of artists like Joni Mitchell and Margo Guryan, “love song no.1” is Chipman’s most recent release.
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MAY 2024
An anthemic summer song, perfect for that windows-down tape-deck on cruising. "Like Venus" is about finding self-love, abundance, and confidence in oneself through the lens of the iconic goddess herself.​​
JUNE 2024
A 1970s singer-songwriter inspired piece that contemplates loss and missing loved ones no longer with us, entitled "One More Day".
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APRIL 2024
A pared down indie-folk track reminiscent of Elliot Smith featuring intimate vocals and a beautiful string arrangement of violin and cellos. This was an entirely self produced single, entitled "Crow's Feet".​
MARCH 2024
A re-imagining of Roxy Music's 1982 new wave hit, "More Than This", blending the nostalgia of the original piece with aughts alternative and stadium rock sounds. Think Feist meets E Street Band.
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FEBRUARY 2024
A softer, contemplative piece harkening the sounds of femme folk troubadours like Anaïs Mitchell and Aoife O'Donovan, can be heard with her tenderhearted new song, "Soft Shoe"
JANUARY 2024
Mallory made a splash with her first track "Blindfolded" -- an indie rock track with guest saxophonist Mark DeJong in tow to help her push genre boundaries and make for a deeply expressive piece
2023 ALBUM: As Though I Had Wings
As half of the rising alt-country duo The Goddamsels, listeners around the world are quickly getting to know and love Mallory Chipman as one of the vital new voices on the Canadian scene. Now, the ever-prolific Alberta singer/songwriter is taking flight—metaphorically at least—on a new solo project, 'As Though I Had Wings', an EP reflecting her love of nature, and specifically, birdcalls.
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Each of the four songs on As Though I Had Wings is based on sounds of birds native to Alberta, all of which are endangered or threatened, such as the burrowing owl, the black tern, the red-winged blackbird, and the peregrine falcon. Mallory says that the inspiration for the project struck one day when she heard a common birdcall and it suddenly reminded her of a film score buried deep in her memory. From there, she began tuning in more closely to birdcalls on her regular hikes, while thinking of how to transcribe them into playable music by establishing a key and making sense of their rhythm.​
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​As simply a songwriting experiment, the results are stunning, but on another level, Mallory’s approach perhaps opens up previously unexplored ways of thinking about melody—melodies that only birds can produce. As Though I Had Wings presents many other such questions, but the answers are invariably embedded in four songs that together comprise some of the finest folk-rock currently being made.
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IN THE PRESS
May 4, 2023 - Edmonton Journal
Fresh Tracks: New EP another feather in Mallory Chipman's hat
June 13, 2023 - Roots Music Press
Mallory Chipman shares new live performance video for ‘Diving’ from solo EP As Though I Had Wings
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