Toronto Power Trio ON Tease Eponymous Album With Trippy Color-Clad ‘Blackmail’ Video

Toronto power trio ON tease eponymous album with trippy color-clad ‘Blackmail’ video. Full album is out Sept. 16

College rock / power trio ON preview the non-apologetic single ‘Blackmail’ with a flashy and fun video directed and edited by Michael Gucciardi, and filmed on location at The Jam Chamber in North York, Ontario.

The second offering from the band’s new ‘ON’ album, scheduled for release on September 16 via Indiestructable Records, follows the brazen ‘Underdog’.

Made up of Lucy Di Santo (vocals, bass), Dan Cornelius (drums) and Steve Fall (guitars) – formerly of popular Toronto acts such as Acid Test, Danko Jones and Deliuss – they’ve just successfully wrapped up their ‘Underdog’ Tour.

“This video is a visual representation of enlightenment and empowerment”… I’m clear , I know what the score is,” says Lucy Di Santo. “This is a song about empowerment, strength, and self-actualization. It embraces recovery of one’s authentic self and soul from external forces – whether they be human, institutional, cultural, or chemical.”

Always pushing forward with an eye on the rear-view mirror, ON pays homage to its roots – post-punk, grunge, old-school funk and 90s college rock. With infectious guitar riffs with a dash of p-funk groove, ON’s music recalls a listening journey of classic albums on vinyl. While some songs are carried by emotional weight, some are ripping mini-audio trips with invigorating twists and turns.

“This record deals with where we are today and what we’ve overcome, persevering as a society and as individuals. I found myself as part of a genuinely authentic creative, human experience with Steve and Dan in various geographical locations including NYC, Florida and Toronto and felt the need to document it melodically. It’s about pain, hope, reframing and overcoming. It’s about survival. The songs are an authentic and complete collaboration of the triad and soul connection that is ON,” says Lucy Di Santo.

ON Guitarist Steve Fall adds, “This record is a document of friendship navigating explores in pain, and hope. Looking at the world with a collaborative effort to document what we see, witness and feel through songwriting and chemistry ah band.”

Having toured the USA, Mexico and Canada, ON’s recordings have appeared on various CFNY and CMW New Music Compilations, as well as limited cassette tape releases via the Opcion Sonica label.

Toronto is still home for Di Santo and Fall, while Cornelius currently resides in NYC. Written in Toronto and New York City, the pre-production recording took place in Cape Coral in 2021 with Drew Howard at Star Sound Studios. The band has since been working out of Phase One Studios with sound engineer Darius Szczepaniak (Sum 41, Black Crowes, Big Sugar, Bare Naked Ladies, Jann Arden).

The ‘Blackmail’ and ‘Underdog’ singles are out now everywhere online, including Bandcamp. The full ‘ON’ album will be released on September 16 and is available for pre-order at https://indiestructablerecords.com.

ALBUM CREDITS
Written, arranged by ON (Di Santo, Fall, Cornelius)
Lucy Di Santo – vocals, bass
Dan Cornelius – drums
Steve Fall – guitars
Produced by ON and Darius Szczepaniak
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Darius Szczepaniak at Phase One Studios, Toronto
Preproduction & original engineering by Drew Howard at The Star Sound Studios, Cape Coral, FL
Additional drum programming (FLA) by Jay Aitch / The Star Sound Studios
‘Underdog’ video filmed by Lindi Gordon, edited by Michael Gucciardi
‘Blackmail’ video directed and edited by Michael Gucciardi
Shot on location at The Jam Chamber in North York, Ontario

TRACK LIST
1. Break You
2. Underdog
3. Gator
4. Blackmail
5. Hereafter
6. FLA
7. Soul Killer
8. Take A Shot
9. Try
10. Amends

FOR FANS OF: 
Cage the Elephant, Pixies, Sonic Youth, The Ya Ya Ya’s, PJ Harvey, Royal Blood, Refused

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