Kari Lynn has released her new video for the track titled ‘Heavy Weight’. Feeling as much a travel log as it does a lyric video, the realization is pure when you realize the travel is the one you make through the song while listening to the lyrics as they caress each note in the music.
While simple in the music, it gives the lyrics and meaning a chance to breathe and make themselves known. That is what stands out to me. Music tends to bury the words and cause people to give all of their attention to the rhythm and hook. This is a poem set to music. And, you take from it what you will, depending on who you are.
“Every time I listen to this song, I have to stop what I’m doing and just stare at the wall for a while to reflect on my life. It’s a reminder that we don’t have to do everything alone.”
Kari Lyn
About ‘Heavy Weight’
Rooted in the rich textures of modern folk, alternative country, and Americana, the track blends rhythmic acoustic grooves with raw, vulnerable storytelling.
Written during a creatively explosive summer on Prince Edward Island, “Heavy Weight” reflected Kari Lyn’s transition into full-time music. “Everyone knows me as someone who is constantly busy… but the truth is, I’m barely keeping up,” she shares. “That’s what led to the writing of this song.”
Originally titled “I Can’t Stay”, the song began as a story about leaving her hometown. However, a pivotal moment in the studio with producer Dan Hosh (Wild Rivers, Serena Ryder, Arkells) transformed its course. On a whim, Kari Lyn added the track to their session playlist. When Hosh asked why she didn’t love it, his push to rewrite the chorus and bridge reshaped the song and reignited her connection to it. The result? A haunting, honest anthem now fittingly called “Heavy Weight.”
About Kari Lyn
Kari Lyn embodies the spirit of a “cottage core rockstar,” merging rustic storytelling with modern rock grit. Born and raised on Prince Edward Island, her sound is deeply influenced by kitchen party traditions, her “PEI famous” grandfather’s fishing tales, and artists like Amy Winehouse and Johnny Cash.
The acoustic guitar work on “Heavy Weight” draws from Kari Lyn’s East Coast roots, channeling a groove she naturally fell into – one that Hosh immediately gravitated toward. It’s that blend of coastal warmth and big-city grit that makes “Heavy Weight” feel both deeply personal and universally resonant.
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