Interview with Laroie

Laroie is the ambitious project from Gab Godon who is paving the way to reach people through her music that will make them feel good.

Having performed at the most prestigious festivals in Canada (Osheaga, Festival international de jazz de Montréal, CMW, NXNE), the artist released her debut EP in 2020. It featured soulful pop that she carefully crafted with producer Robert Robert. Her second EP, Speed of Life, produced by Gene Tellem, was released in September 2021. Laroie breathed new life into it with SOL REMIX SELECTION in February 2022.

What first got you into music?

My passion for singing and a very close friend who made it possible for me to believe I could have a career in music.

How would you describe the music that you typically create?

My music is electronic and R&B.

Who would you most like to collaborate with?

There are so many artists I’d like to collaborate with! Shygirl, Kelsey Lu, FKA Twigs, SAULT, Blood Orange, Kelela and Sega Bodega to name a few!

What would you be doing right now if it weren’t for your music career?

I’d probably be a social worker or I’d be in charge of a gallery or artistic event of some sort to stay connected to the creative world.

If you could pass on a nugget of wisdom to the next musical generation, what would it be?

Trust the process! It’s the most important part anyways.

If you were to write an autobiography, what would the title be?

‘Laroie, the introspect of a lifetime’

If you could be a superhero, what would your superpower be and your superhero name be?

I’d like to have the strongest connection to nature and be able to control it in order to facilitate peace or in a battle haha! Like I could move the trees and the soil and controle every leaf at my convenience. I’d be the green fairy!

You are a new addition to a crayon box. What color would you be and why?

I’m a mix of yellow and green. Once you get to know me, it’s obvious I’m a mix of those colors 😉

Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?

Margot Robbie

If you were talking to a younger version of you, what advice would you give yourself?

Follow your gut feeling, always!

Laroie’s brand-new and highly-anticipated six-track extended-play, Tragedy, summarizes the process of identity exploration and the events encountered to better refocus and align with her true self. She found herself at the end of her twenties not being truly faithful to herself. Whether in her interpersonal relationships, in her sexuality and her queerness, or in her relationship to life. Her big wings were curled up as she made herself smaller for the comfort of others.

Tragedy, is an empowering extended-play from Laroie. Focusing on heavy themes of relationships in a way where she expresses herself best working through her feelings. Her music is connective and emotive, pulling on the heart strings of the listener from the very first note of her songs. The downtempo, house, and IDM production alongside her beautiful vocals bring this project to life. Her lyrics are intimate, and her music is gut wrenching while setting the mood to dance. The dark undertones and heart-punching topics will turn heads with the energetic rhythms of the contagious instrumentation. The feel-good vibes through her latest project are memorable while sending out the message to embrace oneself.

“I found myself at the end of my twenties in a box to where I felt that I was not faithful to myself. Tragedy, reflects on what might have been ‘tragic’ if I had not faced my fears to better find myself.” Laroie comments on the EP.

Tragedy Tracklist

Friend or Lover

Tragedy

Confusion

Stuck Here

Keep Hiding (Way Back)

Why Don’t Ya?