Erik Lankin of Montreal (Tiohtià:ke) is sharing a contemplative and soaring new release from his forthcoming debut full-length, The Icarus Album, which reinterprets the myth of Daedalus as a metaphor for the loss of Erik’s father to suicide. 

In the tracks leading up to “Legacy,” Icarus has overcome his grief and torment, having learned new ways to fly on the broken wings which his father left him. During the new piece, “Legacy,” he reflects on and laments his father’s life and legacy.

The soaring violin melody over reversed piano is suddenly and repeatedly interrupted to mirror the way that our lives are interrupted by death and grief. Nevertheless, Icarus finds a place of profound acceptance, expressed with a grand orchestral swell as he invites his father, flaws and all, to take his place among the honoured ancestors.  – Erik Lankin