Jo Ellen Pameolik is looking forward to rejoining the music scene after the release of her sophomore album, Pink Sky.

SA国际影视传媒淪ince the release of my album in April, ISA国际影视传媒檝e been at home recovering from health issues... Alianait [Arts Festival] was the first event I attended.

SA国际影视传媒淚 took a long, long break from my music career to raise my children the last 20 years,SA国际影视传媒� said Pameolik, who comes from Arviat and has four children under 20. SA国际影视传媒淚 had to focus on them. Now that my youngest daughter is 11, I was able to focus on my own needs... [and] concentrate on this album for a little while.

Speaking about the recording process, Pameolik says, SA国际影视传媒淚 was terrified of being this vulnerable. I talk about pain and love and family and what we all go through... my producer [Chris Birkett] really helped me with the making of this album the way I wanted to.SA国际影视传媒�

Birkett worked with the late Sinead OSA国际影视传媒機onnor on the song Nothing Compares to You, SA国际影视传媒渨hich was phenomenal,SA国际影视传媒� says Pameolik. SA国际影视传媒淗e guided me on how to harmonize with myself. I donSA国际影视传媒檛 use any electronics... [the album] was done within a week, the whole album.SA国际影视传媒�

PameolikSA国际影视传媒檚 first album was mostly gospel, as her family was raised in that tradition.

SA国际影视传媒淢y mom raised us as Christians with gospel music, which we all loved,SA国际影视传媒� she says.

The latest effort is a much more personal endeavour.

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SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檇 like people to know he struggled with mental illness early on [in life]. He fought it... for his happiness and well-being.

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Pameolik is, however, proud that the song has gained traction on Spotify.

SA国际影视传媒淚t really seems to help a lot of people... Nunavut has the highest suicide rate in Canada. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 [a hard subject] to talk about,SA国际影视传媒� she says.

In general, she believes as an artist that music SA国际影视传媒渉elps people to heal with life struggles that everybody goes through.SA国际影视传媒�

For the immediate future, Pameolik is busy applying to appear in other music festivals, and is looking forward to SA国际影视传媒渨orking with other artists across the North.SA国际影视传媒�

She adds that SA国际影视传媒渢his new album was made possible by the support of the Government of Nunavut Department of Heritage and the help of Hitmakerz.SA国际影视传媒�