Stereo Embers The Podcast 0147: Lou Canon

“Slithering Through Sleeper Waves”

The Canadian singer/songwriter Lou Canon’s work is constantly challenging how we think about sounds and shapes and not only that, but the ten track song cycle of her new album Audomatic Body also confronts not only how we think about the human body and the granular curves of micro geography— it also trains its eye on the slithering backs of sea creatures, the geometry found in drops of water, a breath in a bubble, and the shoulder shove a wave in the wild. In this conversation, Canon talks to Alex about the paradox of being a performer who’s shy, getting lost at the Russian River and how she’s coping with the global pandemic. She also chats about her love of The National, the community spirit of the Canadian music community and how to separate her onstage persona with who she is offstage. Canon’s album is a stirring and sensual work filled with underwater rhythms, beguiling melodies and libidinous loops. And this conversation is a focused and thoughtful look at how an artist sees the world….