| ARIEL POSENREVEALS NEW TRACK:“NOW I SEE” STREAM “NOW I SEE” EVERYWHERE HERETAKEN FROM UPCOMING LP HEADWAY LP – OUT 5 MARCHPhoto Credit: Nate Forest “he comes across like a laidback Springsteen, building an anthemic groove.”– Rolling Stone“Ariel Posen is guitar’s man for all seasons – he’s got the songs and the voice but he’s also a stellar slide guitarist with a gutsy, expressively melodic style” — Guitarist Magazine UK“Posen is a rare breed of guitar player. He has managed to meld a keen sense of theory and half a centuries worth of influences into a unique style that is all his own.” — Reverb.com |
| Acclaimed songwriter and guitar player ARIEL POSEN has revealed a new track from his upcoming album, Headway. BUY / STREAM “NOW I SEE” HERECo-written with long-time friend Alexa Dirks (aka Begonia), “Now I See” was inspired by “my own personal growth over time but more specifically by a friend that had once told me that ‘now they could see’ that everything was left behind them,”says Posen. “They were struggling with some relationships and some severe personal issues and it took time, but they finally found acceptance in themselves and were able to move past it. Just because they weren’t the type of person that they thought they would be, and just because someone isn’t perfect, doesn’t mean that they don’t belong. Sometimes the smallest realizations and changes lead to gigantic breakthroughs and in the theme of the album, makes significant Headway.”Ariel Posen’s music occupies the space between genres. It’s a rootsy sound that nods to his influences — heartland rock & roll, electrified Americana, blue-eyed soul, R&B, Beatles-inspired pop — while still moving forward, pushing Posen into territory that’s uniquely his own. He turns a new corner with Headway, a solo album that finds the songwriter taking stock of his personal and musical progress. Posen began recording Headway in December 2019, one week after wrapping up an international tour in support of his acclaimed debut, How Long. He’d been on the road for a year and a half, playing shows across the U.K., Europe, America, and his native Canada. Along the way, Posen had received standing ovations not only from his audiences, but also from outlets like Rolling Stone, who dubbed him “a modern-day guitar hero,” Music Radar listing him as a fan voted top 10 rock guitarist of the year and the Western Canadian Music Awards who nominated him for Breakout Artist of the Year. “Coming back home to Winnipeg, he began sifting through the new songs he’d written between tour dates. Many of them had already been tested on the road, their arrangements whittled into shape by a group of road warriors at the top of their game. Practically all of them were about the process of evolution — of making progress in life, love, and all points in between. Those themes were reflected in the music itself, which presented a crisper, clearer picture of Posen as a songwriter. If How Long had been his introduction to the roots-music world, then Headway was something different: a sharply-defined snapshot of a musician who has truly crystallised his sound.Like its title suggests, Headway is all about growth. Already celebrated as a frontman, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Ariel Posen hits a new high-water mark with his second album — an album that prioritises songwriting above all else, showcasing the progress of a lifelong musician who’s still in the middle of an upward trajectory. LISTEN AND SHARE “WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE”BUY / STREAM “WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE” HEADWAY TRACKLISTING01 Heart By Heart02 Coming Back03 Carry Me Home04 Nobody Else05 Did You See It Coming06 What Are We Doing Here07 Big Picture08 It’s You09 I’ll Be Finding You10 I’m Gone11 Sometimes You Lie12 Now I See  PRE-ORDER HEADWAY HERE – OUT 5 MARCH 2021 FOR MORE INFORMATIONWEBSITETWITTERFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMYOUTUBESPOTIFYAPPLE MUSIC |
