![]() ![]() My debut album, ‘What It Is’, is the result of that chapter. But the lockdown of 2020 happened, and I had nothing but free time and isolation, and the result was an outpouring of songs, that I decided I didn’t want to keep to myself. I’ve made my career as an actor for the last 15 years, and songwriting was mostly just for my own enjoyment, dabbled here and there. I have a three-legged dog named Stevie and I like to write sad songs. Hi everyone! I’m Ian Lake, I’m an actor and a musician based in Toronto. It’s easily his most raw and vulnerable song to date.Ĭheck out the video for “Fishing For Promises” below, and find out more about Ian via our Five Questions With segment.Ĭare to introduce yourself to our readers? ![]() The song sounds simple, but it took a lengthy, complicated journey to fruition, going through various tempos and several different configurations of instruments before it ultimately revealed itself to Lake in its truest form. The accompanying video offers a dark, atmospheric interpretation of that illusory conversation. The song is equal parts clinging to hope, and calmly accepting whatever comes.” I wanted this song to sound like it was almost being sung in private. It’s an imagined conversation that will never take place. “‘Fishing for Promises’ is about feeling misunderstood, and the desire to explain yourself to someone who is not really listening. The yearning melody is buoyed by an impeccable string arrangement, especially highlighted by an instrumental break of intensely vibrant, briskly tremoloed cello. “Fishing for Promises” is a lovelorn song that finds its singer torn between holding on too tightly, and letting go completely. The new single is the third offering from his upcoming debut album, What It is, following “The Bottom” and “Easier”. Actor, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist, Ian Lake is set to unveil his single and video for “Fishing For Promises” on March 18, but you lucky readers of Canadian Beats get a sneak peek! ![]()
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