Joel Plaskett - Melt The Universe With Brotherly Love

What this video is

Released on April 17, 2020 as part of Plaskett's ambitious quadruple album '44' — a 44-song project recorded over four years with 33 collaborators across Dartmouth, Memphis, Nashville and Toronto — the video arrived at the precise moment the COVID-19 pandemic had confined Canadians to their homes. Critics noted the track 'dips into gospel' within the sprawling, genre-hopping collection. The warm, low-motion,…

Why it matters

The track represents Plaskett's foray into gospel-inflected roots rock within the sprawling '44' project. Its devotional title and warm sonic palette situate it within a Canadian tradition of spiritually-tinged folk-rock, and the video's domestic visual register amplifies the song's intimacy. As a…