The word that jumps to mind when hearing Deanna Petcoff’s music for the first time is yearning. Her new song "Stage Lights" showcases the warmth and texture of her voice

with playfully melancholy lyrics conveying longing and hope.

 

Although yearning is a verb, not an adjective, it is the closest thing that can describe the hold her music takes on the listener. The warmth and texture of her sweeping vocals intertwined with the almost playful blueness of her lyrics fills the listener with a sense of intense longing, and reveals

to us a worldview that is full of pain at the loss of love, and full of hope for something more beautiful.

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Petcoff grew up worshipping the music of David Bowie, Joan Jett, Lou Reed, and Patti Smith. These musicians, among many others, inspired her to first pick up a guitar and start to play.

This fire grew and was fostered by the women at Girl’s Rock Camp Toronto, which she first

attended in 2011. It was there she began her musical career, being paired with many

mentors and starting her first band, Pins & Needles, a four-piece based in Toronto.

 

She continued to play with them for 5 years, across Canada, and co-wrote two albums with the group. For Petcoff, this band spanned her high school years and was a chance to grow, play,

and experiment, finding her voice among others in the city. In January 2018, Pins & Needles disbanded, leading to the beginning of Petcoff’s solo career, and the creation of her first

single, Terribly True, followed shortly by her second single Stress and next up,

Stage Lights.

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