Canadian artist Ché Aimee Dorval release a first part of her Evil Art Session, covering 'I Want You to Die' by French labelmate Bonnie Li. The single and video is released November 7th on the Swedish indie label Icons Creating Evil Art. Evil Art Sessions is a series of live sessions produced by Icons Creating Evil Art and released via Youtube as live videos but also as digital singles for streaming. The artist featured is always performing their original songs in a stripped down live version, along with making a cover of a song by an ICEA signed artist. After a hiatus and change of production team, the Evil Art Sessions are now produced by Johan Lundsten (a director closely linked to the ICEA label, producing many of their music videos). Ché comments on her choice of song to cover:

- "I’ve always been drawn to dark, macabre songs, and Bonnie Li’s I Want You to Die resonated with me right away. I love how it voices those raw, unspoken thoughts—the kind we usually bury, feeling guilty for even having. Singing it allowed me to release those fleeting shadows in a cathartic way. Sometimes, you just have to give those feelings a voice, even if you don’t really mean them.”

[ Check out the amazing original version of I Want You to Die from Bonnie Li on Youtube ]

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Growing up in Vancouver, Ché Aimee Dorval was raised by her mother, a plethora of hippie Aunts, punk rock Uncles and a colourful extended family. Think Little House on the Prairie meets the Lost Boys. It was clear Ché's path was never going to be a straightforward one, but became one of constant creativity and adventure. A strong sense of individualism instilled, Ché spent her formative years living the troubadour life playing local clubs in Vancouver, becoming embroiled in the Toronto indie music scene and touring worldwide as a solo artist and with her critically acclaimed band 'Casualties of Cool', a joint venture with prog behemoth Devin Townsend.

The nomadic lifestyle lead to her working in LA with hitmakers Greg Wells, David Foster and Kara Dioguardi; performing with Michael Bublé, Kim Churchill and Dan Mangan and releasing music with industry heavyweights Andrew Loog Oldham (Rolling Stones) and Tom Sarig (Lou Reed). Now we see Ché at her most ambitious & gregarious. A collaboration with Juno nominated EDM duo Young Bombs, a darkly lit duet with the late Gord Downey (The Tragically Hip) and a featured performance on Devin Townsend's 'Lightwork', all hailing the release of her 3rd Studio album 'The Crowned'.

The Crowned shows a side to Ché seldom seen on record before. A more confident and determined thread runs through these songs, signalling the birth of a new era for Ché. Inspired by her love of Trip Hop, Folktronica and Soul, The Crowned has Ché's signature all over it whilst reaching out into new sonic environments. 'Half of The Crowned's tracks produced by Bob Rock pre-pandemic and half of the tracks self-produced post pandemic, this album tells a story of an artist’s evolution and growth. The album was released on the newly formed UK arm of leading independent label Icons Creating Evil Art.

You are looking at a woman who still has the same sense of individualism instilled by her family, now combined with a drive and vision that is growing increasingly rare in this day and age. An artist in the truest sense of the word, a product of passion and not curation.

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Icons Creating Evil Art is a boutique music label and publisher with the intention of evoking feelings and reactions - They want to provoke, inspire, create, destroy, and disrupt old structures while having fun doing so. Since 2015 and with the ambition of fighting conservatism, they are signing and developing new talent from the ever evolving field of pop music.

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