With siren-like vocals, delicate guitar, and emotional depth, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Erica Knox returns with “Kerosene,” a folk-tinged pop single that turns heartbreak into healing. The track, originally written in 2018, finds new life and deeper resonance after being recorded live off the floor at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios.

“It’s a full circle moment,” Knox shares. “I wrote it after my first trip to London, and my first heartbreak. Coming back, and recording at Abbey Road, it feels like the perfect time for this song to be heard.”

Written for a college project on metaphor in music, “Kerosene” weaves poetic double meanings into its sparse, four-word chorus by balancing simplicity with profound emotional weight. The track explores the shame and longing that often follow a first heartbreak, and the fear of being “too much.”

“The lyrics and picking pattern hold a lot of space so we didn’t want to overcrowd it during production”, Knox says, and adds “there’s something about this one that feels like it’s been waiting for the right moment to be heard.”

The final studio version of “Kerosene” stays true to its live roots. Recorded in Studio 3 at Abbey Road and later polished in Toronto with producer Tal Vaisman, the team used AI isolation software to retain the original live guitar and vocal takes – preserving the track’s raw beauty while enhancing it with ambient layers.