# Powder Blue — Begonia

- **Artist:** [Begonia](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2023-02-24
- **Record Label:** Birthday Cake Records
- **Total Tracks:** 12
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/powder-blue
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/0kr5NBd2qdQNeZhzke5tHz
- **Apple Music:** https://music.apple.com/ca/album/powder-blue/1811857465

## The Story of the Release

Powder Blue is the second full-length album by Winnipeg soul-pop powerhouse Begonia (Alexa Dirks), released through Birthday Cake Records. Nominated for the Polaris Music Prize and Juno Alternative Album of the Year, the record explores emotional vulnerability, religious residue, sexuality, and self-acceptance with soaring vocals, rich horn sections, and vintage-tinged production co-helmed by Royal Canoe's Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Powder Blue stands as a triumph of vocal mastery, personal reckoning, and vibrant pop-soul craftsmanship."
> — **Polaris Music Prize** (2023-07-13) [Read Article](https://polarismusicprize.ca/album/powder-blue/)

> "Alexa Dirks leans into grandiosity and intimate vulnerability with equal aplomb on Powder Blue, delivering one of the most powerful vocal showcases in modern Canadian soul-pop."
> — **Exclaim!** by Alyssa LeBlanc (2023-02-24) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/begonia_powder_blue_album_review)

## Official Music Videos & Visual Direction

### "Married by Elvis" (Official Music Video)
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-sig5qMarU
- **Track:** 03 on Powder Blue
- **Visual & Directorial Credits:**
  - **Begonia**: Performance [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)

### "Cold Night" (Official Music Video)
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFBuJUUTZS4
- **Track:** 08 on Powder Blue
- **Visual & Directorial Credits:**
  - **Begonia**: Performance [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)

## Complete Track-by-Track Liner Notes & Credits

### 01. Chasing Every Sunrise (3:36)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Peters**: Producer, Co-Writer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-peters)
  - **Matt Schellenberg**: Producer, Co-Writer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-schellenberg)

### 02. Heaven (3:57)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Peters**: Producer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-peters)

### 03. Married by Elvis (3:06)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Schellenberg**: Producer, Keyboards [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-schellenberg)

### 04. Right Here (3:07)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Peters**: Producer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-peters)

### 05. I'm Not Dying (3:03)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Schellenberg**: Producer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-schellenberg)

### 06. Marigold (1:48)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)

### 07. Butterfly (3:43)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Peters**: Producer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-peters)

### 08. Cold Night (4:03)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Schellenberg**: Producer, Keyboards [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-schellenberg)

### 09. Crying (3:41)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)

### 10. Bleeding Heart (3:17)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Peters**: Producer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-peters)

### 11. The Only One (3:19)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Schellenberg**: Producer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-schellenberg)

### 12. NYE 2013 (3:35)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Begonia**: Lead Vocals, Songwriter [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/begonia)
- **Production:**
  - **Matt Peters**: Producer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/matt-peters)

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