Toronto-based indie-pop artist goodheart captures the quiet ache of emotional in-betweens on her debut EP Blue and Other Colours – a self-produced five-track project that explores disconnection, heartbreak, longing, and self-reckoning through shimmering melodies and honest storytelling. With elements of indie-pop, folk, and alt-rock woven through its sound, the EP invites listeners to sit with sadness – not to wallow in it, but to understand it.

From the friction of fading friendships to the numbness of everyday apathy, Blue and Other Colours traces deeply personal experiences with a diaristic sensibility and cinematic edge. Whether it’s the drifting isolation of “Casey,” the quiet resentment of “Funeral,” or the dreamlike malaise of “Stuck in a Cloud,” goodheart doesn’t shy away from emotional complexity. Instead, she leans in to build lush, dynamic soundscapes that feel both intimate and expansive.

The focus track, “Silverspoon Sunday,” is one of the EP’s most biting and buoyant moments. With crisp drums, layered guitar work, and bright vocal delivery, it offers a sugar-coated critique of privilege and passivity. “It’s about comfort becoming a kind of cage,” says goodheart. “Some people are handed every opportunity and still feel stuck. They coast instead of confronting the real stuff.”

Despite its polished surface, the structure of “Silverspoon Sunday” subtly shifts throughout, avoiding traditional pop repetition and instead offering a dynamic chord progression that mirrors the unease beneath its brightness. “I love songs that sneak heavier truths into something that feels fun. This one is a bitter pill with a sugar coating.”

What can you share with readers about your new project?
Blue and Other Colours is a five-song EP that explores different shades of sadness. Each track digs into a specific kind of sad emotional in-between; grief, boredom, regret, disillusionment. It’s deeply personal, drawn from real conversations, memories, and moments I hadn’t fully processed until I wrote them down. Some songs are a bit more upbeat than others but they’re all tied together by that emotional thread. Sonically, it blends indie-pop with folk and alt-rock elements like guitars, synth pads, layered vocals, and a bit of 808, but at its core, it’s about saying the things that are hard to say out loud.

How does this release compare with your other projects you had in the past?

My past releases leaned lighter, often more pop-y, but this time I gave myself space to play and dig a bit deeper. Some songs feel heavier. Others are deceptively upbeat, but still carry a weight underneath. I’ve grown a lot in trusting my taste as a producer, which helped me carve out a sound that feels more like me.

What about this single makes you most proud?

With Silverspoon Sunday, I love that it sounds bright and bouncy on the surface, but the lyrics are actually pretty biting. That tension between what’s being said and how it feels is something I’m proud of. It’s a bitter pill with a sugar coating, and I think it captures a really specific kind of emotional trap: being so comfortable you never actually deal with anything. Also, musically, it’s probably the most chord changes I’ve ever used in one song and somehow it still flows. That wasn’t planned, but I love how it turned out.

Was there a specific goal you were trying to accomplish with this release?

I wanted to create something that made space for emotional nuance. Not just “sad song” vs “happy song,” but all the messy, in-between feelings people carry. And I wanted to prove to myself I could fully produce a project like this — from rough demos to final mixes. There’s something empowering about being hands-on in every step. I didn’t want to wait for someone else to tell me it was good enough. I wanted to build it until it felt true.

What inspires you to create music? What motivates you to keep going?

Music helps me process; sometimes I don’t know how I feel about something until I’ve written it down. And hearing that a song made someone else feel seen or feel a little less alone in what they’re going through, that’s everything. 

If you could collaborate with anyone – dead or alive, famous or unknown – who would it be and why?

Besides my amazing bandmates Mitch, Connor, and Ryan, who I feel really lucky to create with, I think it’d be incredible to work with Matt Corby. He’s a bluesy, soul-infused artist from Australia, and I’ve always admired the way he builds songs. His voice is unreal, and the way he crafts these in-the-pocket grooves when he plays drums is something I want to learn from. If I ever got to work with him that would be rad.

What was the last song you listened to? Favorite all-time bands/artists?

Last song I listened to was Kick On by Sticky Fingers, I just love how tight the production is of that song. Song of my all time favs include Matt Corby, Paramore, Etta James, and Tame Impala

Where is the best place to find you and stay connected?

Instagram, Youtube and TikTok are where I post the most (@soundslikegoodheart). You can also find my music on all streaming platforms under goodheart — and I try to answer DMs when I can, so feel free to say hi!

I really appreciate your time. Is there anything you’d like to share before we sign off?

Thanks for listening — truly. Whether you’re feeling blue or something else entirely, I hope you find a little piece of yourself in there. That’s all I could ever ask for.