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Nova Scotia via London singer-songwriter Jont returns with “Dark Days Are Over,” a defiant, emotionally raw anthem that channels the spirit of renewal after despair, and the untamed joy that emerges when we simply begin again.
The song arrived, as many of Jont‘s do, not just from a place of inspiration but of lived experience.
“Things linger…. In the soul, in the fabric of the soul,” Jont shares. “Wounds picked up in ancient battles might never heal in this life and who knows, from what science tells us we hand down both our physical and emotional trauma to our descendants. The funnel leads to us and we take it on as ours and it can feel too much to bear.”
“Until you get it,” he continues. “Until one day it comes to you. Like a life-affirming riff you’ve never played before that’s been staring you in the face every time you’ve played an E chord… In this time of grand cynicism and wariness, fear and betrayal of ourselves, is it possible that something so pure and true can wing its way through in the shape of a life-affirming riff, in the form of some simple poetry that carries just enough meaning to make you smile and dance?”
The music video that accompanies the track was born, fittingly, out of a trip to the Sacred Valley in Peru earlier this year. A spontaneous collaboration with local photographer Lorenna Martin resulted in striking footage that captured the spirit of the song.
“I didn’t know that the photographer would be so skilled and that she would capture so magically the vibe of the song through her lens,” Jont explains. “But when I got the rushes back to Dario Lozano Thornton and Annaka Gale, who have directed all of my videos in the last year, they loved them too and edited a classic simple, lo-fi rock video that perfectly suits the optimism and freedom of the song.”
With its moods of hope, lightness, and fearless action, “Dark Days Are Over” is a triumphant reminder of what’s possible when we stop waiting for permission and just move forward.
