Video premiere: Imogen Moon - Nicolston Dam

Written By Jeff MacCallum

Every once in a while, a project like no other slides through our inbox here at the Cups N Cakes Network, and I’m pleased to say that the upcoming album from BC’s Imogen Moon is one of those projects. Moon’s upcoming record When They Start Rebelling (due out July 21st) is a reworking of an album of protest music that her grandfather Doug Randle recorded for the CBC in the early 1970’s called Songs for the New Industrial State.

Oh, and it’s produced by Ian Hendrickson-Smith (The Roots), with members of The Dap-Kings serving as the backing band. It’s one hell of a project.

Today, we’re premiering the music video for the first single from Moon’s record. The song is called “Nicolston Dam”, and it’s about finding respite from the fast pace of urban life, consumerism, corporate greed, and the race to get ahead. The song has a flawless neo-soul groove, showcasing Moon’s detached vocal delivery, which perfectly matches the omniscient point of view of the lyric.

When They Start Rebelling comes out on July 21st, 2023, and “Nicolston Dam” is already available to stream wherever you stream your music.

Jeff MacCallum

Jeff MacCallum is our founder. He created Cups N Cakes simply because he had a love of local music. Soon the platform grew beyond the confines of his scene in Edmonton to include all of Canada.

"I did it all very DIY. Everything you see was me learning on the fly. I'm a carpenter not a musician, or a journalist, or a publicist... I'm a carpenter and a weird crazy music fan that thought he could do something fun that might benefit something I care about"

Over the years, MacCallum's commitment to elevating Canadian music earned him a spot as a Polaris Prize Juror, a WCMA Juror, a consultant for music festival curation, and a dear friend to independent music in Canada.

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