# ON Presents “Break You”, A Goodbye Love Letter To A Toxic Person, Place, or Substance

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/on-presents-break-you-a-goodbye-love-letter-to-a-toxic-person-place-or-substance/
- Published: 2023-04-07T14:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Lucy Di Santo-led power trio ON presents ‘Break You’, a goodbye love letter to a toxic person, place or substance**

_“Sitting pretty at the heavier end of the College Rock sound, the band has managed
to pull off a clever blend of pop melody with raw rock abrasiveness in quite a potent
sonic sucker punch. Their very tight weave of classic and alt rock coated grunge
works fabulously”_ ~ **The Spill Magazine**

_“A cool album. A smart album. A deftly crafted album. A rock album? Yes…but much
more. So much more”_ ~ **Big Takeover Magazine**

_“Its DNA intwértwined with sounds once pounded out by the likes of the Pumpkins,
Hole and L7…  one of the most exciting outfits to emerge post-pandemic_” ~ **Global
Texan Chronicles**

With one foot in Toronto and the other in NYC, indie rock power trio [**ON**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.onmusic.ca&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-2f6786057ec09f5ad12340fb51d5bc0a73f65ec6)
is here to hear – and to tell a tale of emancipation from detrimental dependencies.
Lifted from their eponymous [**‘ON’ album**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fonband1.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2fon&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-f16597121f4071156efa1341d2d2d6e8e1b0fb96),
recently released via Toronto-based imprint [**Indiestructable Records**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2findiestructablerecords.com&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-4efc3438e2d08fcd4b2c1207f650442e1c843eff),
they present [**‘Break You’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2faGfft30Cdi0&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-226cf858023f7e1e710fa946fb0519014e254c64),
carrying on the legacy of the band from which they were formed – 90’s **Sire Records**
band [**Acid Test**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2facidtestmusic.com%2fabout&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-49fc58bab97dd7917adfe682fde4ba6d9e954642).

ON is a riveting power trio led by **Lucy Di Santo** (vocals, bass) with **Dan Cornelius**
on drums and **Steve Fall** on guitars – apart from Acid Test, its members have 
also been in other popular Toronto bands **Danko Jones** and **Deliuss**.

Always pushing forward with their trademark sound while paying homage to their post-
punk, grunge, old-school funk and 90s college rock roots, they dish out infectious
guitar riffs with a dash of p-funk groove to create positive heavy music recalling
the golden days of American college radio.

“‘Break You’ soars like a goodbye love letter to a toxic person, place or substance;
it’s a decree of emancipation – and breaking away from what dictates and captures
the human soul. It is an outcry, a battle cry, and finally a freedom cry of intention–
all wrapped up in a hardcore punk-metal riff that end with Sabbath-esque overtones,”
says **Lucy Di Santo**.

Our Noise "Break You" ( Official Music Video)

[⌊Our Noise "Break You" ( Official Music Video)⌉⌊Our Noise "Break
You" ( Official Music Video)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

Earlier, [ON](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tag/on/) released the singles [**‘Blackmail’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2faMs3Osl0ouk&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-acf0e6a48fd645a46a2b37850002c7e89abd4119)
with video directed and edited by [**Michael Gucciardi**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.instagram.com%2fm1ke.gucci&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-7980be05262a2b625172a2a8f39e56199a3a4c8c)
and [**‘Underdog’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fDRjUYtitaAs&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-23b4b467a6e993201f71c021009014aff4b8527f)
with lively video filmed by **Lindi Gordon **and edited by Gucciardi. With these
singles and focus track ‘Hereafter’, the band has been charting in the **Radio Indie
Alliance** charts consecutively over the past half year.

Written in Toronto and New York, pre-production recording took place with [**Drew Howard at Star Sound Studios**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thestarsoundstudio.com%2fabout&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-76214b615005699146f279db99c4b2ffa60cf852)
in Cape Coral, followed by steady and fruitful work with sound engineer** **[**Darius Szczepaniak** ](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fdariusszczepaniak.com%2fbiography%2f&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-e030e51c47f34e874e50e8fbf182035eb5a04f59)**(
Sum 41, Black Crowes, Big Sugar, Barenaked Ladies, Jann Arden)** at **[Phase One Studios](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fphaseonestudio&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-08d51b7d08aa22e8d5df8ff5350c9798411f59df)**
in Toronto.

Having just wrapped up a successful West coast tour, this month sees, ON return 
to the studio to work on their next album with legendary producer [**Martin Bisi**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fmartinbisi.com%2fmedia.html&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-96e8576e878df350f363d790cb7a75947341c143),
famed for his groundbreaking work with **Sonic Youth, Swans, Brian Eno, John Zorn,
Herbie Hancock, Iggy Pop, Helmet, Africa Bambaataa, Dresden Dolls, Unsane, Cop Shoot
Cop **and many other notable artists, at his [**BC Studio**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bcstudiobk.com%2fabout&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-3ecbe7a2e111f273f26cda4b99bbd7ae4c193e03)****
in Gowanus, Brooklyn.

![On single art](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/3VJhmE6FCOgG6-2TqU7wTWBf6Rf9VuBvDq1y2KMDflA%
3D/PromoAccessory_126355.jpg?resize=319%2C319&ssl=1)

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**ALBUM CREDITS**
Written, arranged by ON (Di Santo, Fall, Cornelius)Lucy Di Santo–
vocals, bassDan Cornelius – drumsSteve Fall – guitarsProduced by ON and Darius SzczepaniakEngineered,
Mixed and Mastered by Darius Szczepaniak at Phase One Studios, TorontoPreproduction&
original engineering by Drew Howard at The Star Sound Studios, Cape Coral, FLAdditional
drum programming (FLA) by Jay Aitch / The Star Sound Studios‘Break You’ single cover
by Michael GucciardiSingle cover photography by [Gord Hawkins](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gordonhawkins.com&umid=edfd19ab-8572-4efe-bd4b-00e48052c6f6&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-c9d8844caec83901f7cb5a8998e4d588e81a4e26)

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

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