Her first full-band album, produced alongside John Raham, and featuring standout Canadian players like Leon Power, Eliza Doyle, and Clayton Linthicum.
By: Robert Solomon
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Time moves differently in the world of Steph Cameron. It slows, stretches, loops back on itself. On ‘Blood Moon’—her first fully collaborative, full-band album released via Neon Moon Records—the Canadian singer-songwriter trades in urgency for reverence, delivering a patient, spellbinding body of work that listens as much as it speaks. Co-produced with celebrated producer John Raham (Tanya Tagaq, Pharis and Jason Romero, Destroyer, Frazey Ford), Blood Moon represents a seismic shift in sound, depth, and scope for Cameron.
Featuring A-list Canadian players—Leon Power (City and Colour, Frazey Ford), Eliza Doyle (formerly of The Dead South), and Clayton Linthicum (Kacy and Clayton)—the album nods to sonic forebears like Pentangle and Fairport Convention, while echoing the lyrical intimacy of Joni Mitchell’s Ladies of the Canyon, Willie Dunn, and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours.
“These songs share my curiosity about the mystical world,” Cameron explains. “They draw on my attachment to the forests and the plains. This record explores the sounds of those places while telling stories that reveal what makes us human. While this album strongly focuses on the earth and its spirit, it also carries significant appreciation for people and their hearts.”
Blood Moon feels fully contemporary and alive—rich in tone, emotionally resonant, and carried by Cameron’s unmistakable voice: graceful in equal measure. The album includes fan-favorite singles “Rain,” “Summer Song,” and “Whatever Questions You’re Asking,” alongside seven new tracks including “Morning Time,” “Gone,” “Blood Moon,” “Come To Find”, “Seventeen,” and lastly closing track which is an acoustic version of “Summer Song.”
At the emotional center of the record is “Changes”, a gently mesmerizing meditation on motherhood. “‘Changes’ is a song for my son. When he was a baby, I would watch him and wonder about the life he would live. I wondered about the choices he would make. I laughed at how slowly time passes when you’re young. The song glimpses into the future, curious about lives yet to be lived.”
Since her breakout debut Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady (named PopMatters’ #1 Canadian Album of the Year), and the critically acclaimed follow-up Daybreak Over Jackson Street, Cameron has carved a place in the Canadian folk canon. But Blood Moon is more than a continuation—it’s a reinvention.
To celebrate its release, Cameron will hit the road in May for a UK and European tour alongside Abigail Lapell, three-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner. Tour stops include a performance at London’s iconic Jazz Café, as well as dates across Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
BLOOD MOON TRACKLISTING:
1. Rain
2. Changes Morning Time
3. Summer Song
4. Whatever Questions You’re Asking
5. Gone
6. Blood Moon
7. Come to Find
8. Seventeen
9. Summer Song (Acoustic)
TOUR DATES
May 11 – Birmingham, UK – Kitchen Garden Cafe
May 12 – Cambridge, UK – Junction 2
May 13 – Bristol, UK – Hen & Chicken Studio
May 14 – London, UK – Jazz Cafe
May 16 – Stockholm, Sweden – Nalen
May 17 – Falkenberg, Sweden – Tryckhallen
May 18 – Malmö, Sweden – Plan B
May 21 – Arnhem, Netherlands – Luxor Live
May 22 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
May 23 – Venlo, Netherlands – Jøriskerk
May 24 – Leuven, Belgium – Cinema Play
May 27 (Tue) – Bremen, Germany – Radio Bremen Concert
May 28 – Hamburg, Germany – Monkeys Music Club
May 30 – Berlin, Germany – Cassiopeia
June 8 – Toronto, Canada – Hugh’s Room
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