Art by Émile Séguin
[LIA](https://www.instagram.com/liakuri/) is the D.C. born, Montreal-based singer-songwriter with sultry vocals and poetic state of mind. Her debut to the music scene, back in 2017, propelled her career with the electronic hit "[**Shiver**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq2K0vJurLw)," later releasing three more singles with Parisian label **_Nowadays Records_**. 2018 was a year of musical collaborations and performances in Montreal, New York City, and Singapore. Meanwhile, in 2019, LIA has been finishing up her debut Vasilia EP co-produced with Montreal's Lust and Thomas White. Vasilia is a sonic journey of the divine feminine, finding resilience in mind and relationships, drawing themes from the Slavic folk tale of Baba Yaga.
Today, LIA premieres "To The Woods," to represent the stark differences in states of mind:
"The woods represent the self. In a depressive state, the self can be haunting, dark, masochistic, devouring. On the flip side, the self nurtures and protects.
The imagery is huge in this song. I've dreamt of bathing in my own blood… Bathe me in the blood from when you scathed my skin, dripped it down, dried in winds silent sound. I felt wounded and silenced. I didn't know how to express the feelings I had. I didn't know how to interact with others, listen to them, be in the present. I morphed into a shell of who I was, drained of what's inside.
I wanted the video for "To The Woods" to portray how we can feel as though we are at the mercy of our minds. I visualized dancers manipulating me as the mind manipulates the self. The choreography and camera movements evolve over the course of the video to show the softness of a healthy mind. My eyes open at the very end as I recapture my power.
This is one of the most beautiful songs I've written. I hope that it touches those struggling to escape the fog." —LIA
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