Kat Kadoski never thought sheB次元官网网址檇 cry any more tears than the day she found out the former love of her life tragically died from a sudden heart attack in 2018, but two years later, those feelings came flooding back at Billings Spit in Sooke.

The Sooke woman remembers being a B次元官网网址渂ig sobbing messB次元官网网址� while looking out into the ocean, wearing a green coat that belonged to her former partner and surfer Neil Weizel.

B次元官网网址淚 cried so much into that coat to the point where I couldnB次元官网网址檛 smell him anymore,B次元官网网址� said Kadoski. B次元官网网址淕rief is an unexpected visitor, and it feels so gross. I needed something to put back into a place that he left empty.B次元官网网址�

ThatB次元官网网址檚 how After the Shipwreck was born.

The singer-songwriterB次元官网网址檚 album was released on Dec. 17 with 10 songs written in honour of Weizel. One of the songs, Moonbeams, recreates when Kadoski would wait on the shore looking for Weizel to finish surfing.

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Kadoski said most of the songs she wrote about Weizel were never intended to be released, but her friendsB次元官网网址� positive encouragement nudged her into a full-blown album. The cover of a condolence card inspires the albumB次元官网网址檚 cover art that her close friend gave to her.

Kadoski worked with Jude Pelley, an award-winning producer from Nova Scotia. Pelley added guitars, mandolin, bass to the final mix, while Baltimore-based musicians Jen and Scott Smith contributed supporting vocals.

The album was initially intended for an April release, followed by a cross-country tour, but the pandemic turned her plans upside down. Now, sheB次元官网网址檚 releasing it at the end of the year as a final goodbye.

This is KadoskiB次元官网网址檚 third album, after releasing 2016B次元官网网址檚 acoustic folk Dreamtime and her 1998 debut album Whirlpools. Her music is available or through a physical copy.

Looking into 2021, sheB次元官网网址檚 looking forward to releasing an EP titled Soulfire, which are additional songs that sheB次元官网网址檚 written since this album. Also, sheB次元官网网址檚 continuing to release music with her eclectic acoustic group, The Edgedwellers.

Kadoski plans to host a live stream that will feature music from her new album and performances with her The Edgedwellers bandmates. The live stream takes place at 7 p.m. on Dec. 17 at .

B次元官网网址淭his album has been BuckleyB次元官网网址檚 cough syrup for my soul,B次元官网网址� said Kadoski. B次元官网网址淭he magic in all of this is the fact that you can take something horrible and turn it into something beautiful.B次元官网网址�

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