Reflecting back to 2020, the world was faced with uncertainty, yet music remained to be a safe haven for new ideas and expression. It seemed like everyone at the time had Plucking a Cherry From the Void by Cecile Believe (aka Caila Thompson-Hannant) on repeat: it was a blissful retreat from the mundanity of daily routines. An album that is best listened to eyes closed, body-swaying for maximized euphoric bliss. Flash forward three years later, listeners in Calgary were finally able to hear new life breathed into Cecile’s songs at this year’s Sled Island Music & Arts Festival.