The celebrated Canadian artist Jessy Lanza has returned with “Slapped By My Life,” a powerful and deeply personal new single. The track is her first new music since her acclaimed 2023 album Love Hallucination and stands as a poignant, bittersweet love letter to her husband, Winston H. Case, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy.
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Lanza revealed in a heartfelt statement that she wrote the song for her husband during his most difficult moments. “I wrote ‘Slapped By My Life’ while my husband Winston was going through chemotherapy,” she said. “The treatment cycle was relentless and he spent most of the time bedridden, so while he slept I wrote this song for him. It’s been challenging to find the space to be creative since cancer came into our lives, but I knew this song would make Winston smile and that was motivation enough.”
The track is a collaboration with the acclaimed UK producer Pearson Sound, and the lush, warming electronics provide a beautiful contrast to Lanza’s enchanting and emotional vocal performance. She explained that the sound of the track was a deliberate choice to find a sense of escape. “Collaborating with Pearson Sound made this track exciting too because listening to his music has always been a serotonin rush,” she added. “When I wrote ‘Slapped By My Life’ I was desperate to feel something other than sadness, to escape my mind and live inside the music, even for a few minutes.”
The song is not only a tribute to her husband but also a dedication to the countless others in similar situations. “I dedicate this song to my husband Winston and to all the caregivers,” Lanza concluded. “You are the ones who keep the world turning.”
