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Interview: Ev. G’s “Way We Remember” Bends Time and Space with Oblique Imagery and Tripped-Out Production

August 19, 2025
William Brookson
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Transportive and oblique, “Way We Remember” is a swirling new offering from Calgary-born, Toronto-based artist Ev. G. Taken from his forthcoming debut album, And Then I Go Up, out September 23rd, the single leans into asymmetry, psychedelia, and sonic disorientation all while pulsing with hallucinatory swagger. Built on a hazy bed of vaporwave textures, the track unspools like a lucid dream in motion, grappling with the slipperiness of memory and the ways we warp time.
When Ev. G began writing fragments for his debut LP, And Then I Go Up, he couldn’t have anticipated what they would grow into. Years later, a trusted creative bond with longtime friends Brock Geiger and Will Maclellan transformed those fragments into something deeply personal and sonically bold. Recorded between stints at Sound City (LA), Brock’s Studio B (Calgary, AB), and Tall Pines Studio (Temagami, ON), the resulting album is a richly layered collection of oblique textures, vivid imagery, and emotional openness.

1. What did you enjoy most about the recording process of this new release?

Making the entire album with my brother, Brock Geiger and Will Maclellan, who’s been one my closest friends for more than two decades has been so much fun. This song in particular evolved quite a bit from where it began. One of my favourite parts of the whole thing was working on it at our pal’s studio in Temagamj, Ontario. A massive, beautiful log cabin in pristine wilderness right on the lake. Something in the song just clicked up there. Also, it was a blast shooting the music video in the badlands with Mitch Nybo. It’s not everyday you get to take a flame thrower to a 5lb gummy bear and be served champagne by a poodle.

2. Share a nugget of advice that has resonated with you most over the years.

I’m not sure it’s really advice, or more something I’ve picked up through osmosis and observation. And that’s to be able to laugh at yourself, and not take yourself too seriously. Even, or maybe especially, when you’re in the midst of working on what you care most about. 

3. Who would be your dream artist/band to co-headline a tour with?

That’s a tough one. If we’re talking true ‘dream’ level, I’ll go with James Blake. Maestro.

4. What sets your music apart from others in your genre?

I find it difficult to pinpoint our genre. There are definitely hip hop elements, but there are a lot of other elements in the mix as well. I think our openness to try different approaches  resulted in a sound that feels very much our own. And from a writing perspective, some of the lyrics may seem a bit obscure, but I’m hoping listeners will peel them back and dive in.

5. Tell us what your favourite song is at the moment and why.

Right now I’d have to say Contour by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills. Such a  beautiful song. It immediately pulls you in and transports you somewhere you didn’t know you needed to go. 

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