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Life Is Not

by Cam Maclean

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Fresh off the release of summer single “See How I Miss You,” Montreal-based singer-songwriter Cam Maclean is now sharing a third song, “Life is Not,” from his forthcoming record produced by 2021 Polaris Music Prize-winning rapper, writer and producer Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon).

“Cam is an old friend of mine and one of the most talented guitarists I’ve ever met,” Pemberton says. “We started working on some music together, and it’s been a really fun experiment producing this album for him.”

“Life is Not is both irreverent and sincere,” Maclean says. “It tries to convey that, despite our best efforts, we’re not really always in control. I think we’ve all experienced this (especially in the past year and a half) and so it’s about those times in life where we need to let go of expectations and ideals, and just let things come to pass.”

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Lyrics:

Life is not windswept thoughts, or the dream that carries all the rest
Life is not cafe talk, or a field of vision you can test

And blood is rising in your chest, and thunder rolls on distant hills for what is left, in this love

Life is not just things that ought to be known, leave those stones unturned
Your heart is rolling on the crest of every wave that vanishes at shore

Under the sun, in this love, in this love, in this love...

Life is not windswept thoughts, or the dream that carries all the rest
Your voice is in the wilderness, though silent when the calls returned betray the past

In this love, life is not... in this love

credits

released October 28, 2021
Production by Rollie Pemberton and Alex Crow

Engineered and mixed by Calvin Hartwick

Music performance by Cam Maclean except for slide guitar and drums performed by Alex Crow

Mastered by Phil Demetro

Cover art by Jeremy Dabrowski, photo by Sophie O'Manique

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Cam Maclean Montreal, Québec

Cam Maclean is one of the founding members of Vesuvio Solo, and released his debut solo album, “Wait For Love,” in 2018.

"Secret Verses,"produced by Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon), is Maclean's latest full-length record.

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