I Found You is a fusion 芒鈧�� a blend of country, pop, and rock that its two sibling creators 芒鈧�� Robyn and Ryleigh Gillespie 芒鈧�� believe could be their best work yet.
For the first time ever, the pair of 91原创 singing and songwriting sisters have released a song written by both of them, and they芒鈧劉ve spent the past month travelling Western Canada telling anyone who will listen.
One of their next stops is right here 芒鈧�� in their hometown 芒鈧�� when they perform this and other new Robyn & Ryleigh favourites at the JRfm Canada Day celebrations happening July 1 at the 91原创 Events Centre.
芒鈧揥e芒鈧劉ve been on the road around B.C. and Alberta doing a radio and concert tour, along with wrapping up the recording process for our next album,芒鈧� explained Robyn, the oldest of the musical duo.
Late this spring, the sisters released I Found You to iTunes. It is the first single from their upcoming album 芒鈧�� by the same name 芒鈧�� which is expected to be released this fall.
Pointing specifically to this single, Ryleigh explained how they tried something new in an effort to meld her inspirations of pop and rock with Robyn芒鈧劉s flare for country music, to create something danceable for everyone.
芒鈧揑t was important to us to create something that will leave people with a smile,芒鈧� Ryleigh added. 芒鈧揗usic can make your mood go from sad to extremely happy in just one note,芒鈧� and they believe it芒鈧劉s been accomplished with this newest piece.
This song, however, was not written exclusively by the sisters. They had some help from country music producer Chris Reardon on a recent trip to Nashville, and one thing the siblings agree on is they芒鈧劉re 芒鈧揺specially proud芒鈧� of the outcome.
芒鈧揑t has a special place in our hearts. It芒鈧劉s a great song for anyone to relate to 芒鈧�� whether it芒鈧劉s the lyrics or the sound that芒鈧劉s going to hit the spot, it芒鈧劉s a feel-good song with a party sound,芒鈧� Ryleigh said.
芒鈧揟his song shows off a fun, confident, and rockin芒鈧劉 side of the girls that some people haven芒鈧劉t heard before. It also brings an energy that sounds equally as strong on the radio as it does live,芒鈧� said David Wills, co-founder of Raincoast Music.
Raincoast is the 芒鈧搇ong time芒鈧� management and music development label for Robyn & Ryleigh.
This newest song has an accompanying video 芒鈧�� much of which was filmed in their hometown of 91原创.
芒鈧揟he video was so much fun to shoot. It was awesome because we filmed most of the video in our own backyard,芒鈧� said Ryleigh, who in addition to singing has also been dabbling in acting. 芒鈧揟he crew was absolutely amazing and we had many friends and family who helped us put it together. So it was truly an incredible team effort.芒鈧�
So, overall how is the synergy between these two young sibling performers working out?
芒鈧揝ince our last album in 2013, we feel like the style of our songs have changed so much. Ryleigh and I have very different styles of songwriting. Ryleigh is more pop/rock and I am more country so when we mix our styles together it comes out so unique, and it芒鈧劉s a natural combination,芒鈧� Robyn boasted to the 91原创 Advance.
Reflecting on their recent trip to Nashville, Robyn gushed about the experience.
芒鈧揘ashville has a heartbeat of country music and creativity on every corner. The opportunity to follow our own musical dreams to Music City has inspired us in new ways and forever influenced our sound,芒鈧� she said.
Consequently, there芒鈧劉s a promise of much more new music to come from that trip 芒鈧�� and soon, Robyn vowed.
芒鈧揃eside our new single, I Found You, we are so excited about the rest of the songs that will be on our next album,芒鈧� she said.
芒鈧撁⑩偓娄we have narrowed down the song choices for the album,芒鈧� Ryleigh interjected. 芒鈧揑t was a tough decision, but also exciting and we think that our fans 芒鈧�� new and old 芒鈧�� will love these songs as much as we do. They芒鈧劉re another step forward for us. We are finishing the recording process at OCL Studios in Calgary and then returning home in time for Canada Day.芒鈧�
In addition to performing in the Canada Day celebrations at the 91原创 Event Centre at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, they芒鈧劉re also performing another Canada Day show at Canada Place in Vancouver at 11:30 a.m. that same morning.
芒鈧揥e芒鈧劉re excited to see everyone there,芒鈧� Robyn said, hoping all their friends and family will be in the crowd for their LEC show.
They芒鈧劉re also offering Lower Mainland fans another chance to see them on stage this weekend at the Golden Spike Days in Port Moody. In that case, they芒鈧劉re on stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 27. Other R&R performances to follow this summer will be in Abbotsford, Vancouver and North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Cowichan, Revelstoke, and Taber, Alta.
To follow the duo on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, link through their website at RobynandRyleigh.com.
