Ace of Wands is a Dream Rock band from Toronto, formed around Lee Rose in 2017 to reflect a life-altering period of mental illness. The band creates surreal, beautiful, immersive, and intricate soundscapes that explore the meaning of Dream Rock. From the tension and dread of a nightmare to the effortless freedom of lucid dreaming, Ace of Wands encourages audiences to listen with attention, and not shy away from the imaginings that may reveal hidden parts of themselves.
The band’s latest offering, “Desiring You” was written while Lee Rose was staying alone in a cabin in northern Ontario for 2 weeks. It was Lee’s first time taking a completely solo trip. The artist shares. ‘Having no one for company but my dog and my instruments, I recorded the demo, staying up late into the night writing and re-writing the lyrics and harmonies, and playing the bridge riff over and over again until it felt like a second skin. I always know when a song is going to become bigger than me when I feel it in my body’.
The song was inspired by a toxic relationship and the addictive and sometimes destructive nature of desiring what is not good for Lee. Trying to put music to the feeling of being completely unseen by the person Lee most desired to be with, the song explores the tension, the anger, and the ultimate refusal to be strung along.
Explaining the record artwork, Lee shares,’ The press photo we chose for the single art shows each of us looking off in different directions with different expressions: curiosity, wistfulness and suspicion. The three glances represent the kind of depth of emotion I was trying to express on the track – that desire is not one thing, but a complex and varied mixture of feelings and actions’.
For further information on the artists, visit the following links:
- https://www.instagram.com/aceofwandsband/
- https://www.facebook.com/aceofwandstoronto
- https://www.tiktok.com/@aceofwandsband
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