Sultry Toronto Ambient Pop Artist Nathalie King Releases ‘PTSD’ EP feat. Dreamy Track “Within a Dream”

Born to a French/Vietnamese mother and a German father, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Nathalie King’s music is noted for its cinematic electro-pop and trip hop style, while her sound expresses deeply rooted themes like mental health and emotional life experiences. She is known for her sultry smooth low voice, reminiscent of the true artists of the vintage jazz era. 

King is now releasing her new six track EP, PTSD, which is a healing journey throughout her childhood trauma. “I’ve been writing songs as a therapeutic means to overcome childhood trauma and depression throughout my life,” says King. “Working in the studio together in Toronto, PTSD has a more electronic and UK sound to it, thanks to the contributions of Bristol born producer Joseph Snook.” 

PTSD’s lead single, “Within a Dream,” brings back dark memories but also lets King see how far she has come with self-work.

“Within a Dream” is about the many nights I spent in my bed as a child, sweating and being scared and feeling a ton of anxiety because my parents were fighting or I just got a beating and got screamed at for nothing important in particular. This song revisits the tremendous anxiety I felt in my stomach and sorrow as I cried myself to sleep countless times. It’s about the dark memories of my childhood that stored the trauma in my cells and the beginning of generational trauma. – Nathalie King

King has released one studio album, Odyssey (2013), followed by a series of singles, notably “Break Away” which landed a placement in a S’well water bottle commercial, and “Ghost Rider” which was featured in an episode of ABC’s The Fosters. Recent sync placements include her song “Beautiful Soul” in Howard Hall’s underwater documentary Soul of the Ocean. Awards include being a semi-finalist at the 2016 International Songwriting Competition and reaching the semi-finals at that same year’s IndieWeek.

She also produced and hand animated her own music video for 2019’s “Suckr for Love,” which was officially screened at international film festivals including the Berlin Music Video Awards and the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival in 2019 and won Best Music Video at Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival in Toronto that same year.