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Harsh screeches, angelic choirs, mangled noises and soaring strings — Wallgrin creates a contemporary soundtrack for ancient mythologies. The art-pop solo project of composer, vocalist and violinist Tegan Wahlgren, Wallgrin delves into the space between beauty and dissonance through layers of strings and exploratory vocals. Drawing from an array of musical influences — including fiddling and choral singing — Wallgrin melds fragments of myths to form the music of an indistinct and personal folklore.

Wallgrin’s self-produced recorded material incorporates eclectic instrumentation, field recordings and unconventional song structures, while their live performances consist mainly of virtuosic vocal and violin electronic manipulation — all of which is centred around Wallgrin’s powerful voice. Wallgrin has shared stages with Jenny Hval, Flock of Dimes, Nicole Lizée and Holy Hum, and has been a featured performer at Music on Main, Khatsahlano, ArtsWells, Tidal ~ Signal and TEDxVancouver.

Harsh screeches, angelic choirs, mangled noises and soaring strings — Wallgrin creates a contemporary soundtrack for ancient mythologies. The art-pop solo project of composer, vocalist and violinist Tegan Wahlgren, Wallgrin delves into the space between beauty and dissonance through layers of strings and exploratory vocals. Drawing from an array of musical influences — including fiddling and choral singing — Wallgrin melds fragments of myths to form the music of an indistinct and personal folklore.

Wallgrin’s self-produced recorded material incorporates eclectic instrumentation, field recordings and unconventional song structures, while their live performances consist mainly of virtuosic vocal and violin electronic manipulation — all of which is centred around Wallgrin’s powerful voice. Wallgrin has shared stages with Jenny Hval, Flock of Dimes, Nicole Lizée and Holy Hum, and has been a featured performer at Music on Main, Khatsahlano, ArtsWells, Tidal ~ Signal and TEDxVancouver.

Harsh screeches, angelic choirs, mangled noises and soaring strings — Wallgrin creates a contemporary soundtrack for ancient mythologies. The art-pop solo project of composer, vocalist and violinist Tegan Wahlgren, Wallgrin delves into the space between beauty and dissonance through layers of strings and exploratory vocals. Drawing from an array of musical influences — including fiddling and choral singing — Wallgrin melds fragments of myths to form the music of an indistinct and personal folklore.

Wallgrin’s self-produced recorded material incorporates eclectic instrumentation, field recordings and unconventional song structures, while their live performances consist mainly of virtuosic vocal and violin electronic manipulation — all of which is centred around Wallgrin’s powerful voice. Wallgrin has shared stages with Jenny Hval, Flock of Dimes, Nicole Lizée and Holy Hum, and has been a featured performer at Music on Main, Khatsahlano, ArtsWells, Tidal ~ Signal and TEDxVancouver.

"Dovetail" Single + Video Out Now

Jul 30

1 min read

Hello, my friends. It's been forever. I am so delighted to share a new song with you, one of my favourites on the new record. It's total yearncore, especially for all you "I'll find you in every lifetime" types of lovers. I made the music video myself, harkening back to memories of fantasy computer games and the feeling of losing oneself in the depths of the Universe.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNkzMkS7os

I’ve always had a fascination with Deep Time, thinking about the ways we could communicate with people thousands of years from now. How can we tell them the truth in a way that will last, and won’t be misinterpreted? There are real and important reasons to figure this out, such as marking a nuclear waste site so future generations won’t disturb it even after human language has evolved past recognition. But "Dovetail" is more like, what if I fall through a Time Portal tomorrow and get stuck thousands of years ago, but I just wanted to say "I love you"?

Stream "Dovetail" Here

Underworld Songbook in its entirety will be released on October 23rd this year — with a couple more singles on the way before then...

Pre-order Wallgrin LP3: 'Underworld Songbook'

Pre-order Wallgrin LP3: 'Underworld Songbook'

"I.D.K." Single + Video Out Now

"I.D.K." Single + Video Out Now

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