Sally Stockwell Challenges Stigma with Haunting New Single + Video, ‘Village’ + Announces New Album ‘Little Triggers’
Well-known, multifaceted Aotearoa artist Sally Stockwell is tackling the rawness of motherhood with the release of her new single + video Village + announces new album.
The gritty new track combines driving guitars, a thumping beat and powerful lyrics on the challenges of balancing motherhood and career aspirations. Village follows her triumphant return to releasing music, recent single Far & Wide – the first release since her 2015 debut album Weightless. A tribute to her late brother, the album saw much aroha from across Aotearoa (RNZ – NZ Live, The Herald, NZ Musician, Elsewhere, Denizen, Sunday), and proved her a force to be reckoned with across multiple creative mediums.
A multi-disciplinary songwriter and actor, Sally Stockwell has experienced great triumph touring the country performing her theatre shows (Splore, Auckland Festival of Arts, The Ōtautahi Tiny Festival, Taranaki Arts Festival) – including We’ve Got So Much To Talk About– the show that inspired her new music. Teaming up with producer, composer and friend Eden Mulholland, Sally has embarked on a journey of honest and raw lyrical storytelling – unpacking the weight of motherhood – the inspiration for her upcoming sophomore album Little Triggers – out November 22.
“I hope Village airs what many mothers want to express, but don’t because of shame or judgment,” explains Sally. “Motherhood throws up lots of challenges. It was a time that tested every facet of my being – my identity, my creativity, my boundaries, my relationships, my notions of success.”
A new music video for the track intertwines Sally’s worlds of theatre, sparkles and dance – with the very real confines of daily domestic life and motherhood. “It’s about the frustration of being stuck in that domestic world, and the guilt of longing for freedom.” A journey of redefining and rediscovering one’s identity, the video was created alongside longtime colleagues Jacquie Nairn (Director) and David Paul (DOP), and is the first to be released from a trilogy.
With her new album on its way very soon, Sally Stockwell is an exciting and powerful artist making an impressive contribution to the Aotearoa creative landscape.
