As Justin Trudeau gets ready to step out of the spotlight, his oldest son is poised to step into it, albeit not on the political stage.
Xavier James Trudeau is releasing a debut original R&B song on Feb. 21, and the 17-year-old teased a snippet of what listeners can expect from his musical stylings in an Instagram post over the weekend.
“We could roll sum, we could light one,” the young Trudeau sings in Til the Nights Done, with those lyrics provided in the accompanying video. There are more vocals, but the words are difficult to discern over the heavily produced track.
In the 16-second, black-and-white video, a hoodie-clad Xavier Trudeau is shown crossing a bridge or walking around darkened areas of Ottawa or inside a recording studio. At the end, he hops in the back seat of an SUV.
There is no accompanying text on his post other than hashtags, which include rnb, pop, rapper, singer and artist.
His younger sister, Ella Grace Trudeau, commented “this is fire” with two fire emojis.
The post is the only one on the profile except for three collections of reels showing Trudeau — who appears to go by Xav — playing basketball, attending concerts and sports, or travelling the world, sometimes on official prime ministerial trips with his father.
It also directs people to contact management at Pathway Music Group via email.
Joey Boyer, co-founder and co-owner of the Ottawa-based music label, music as a new take on the R&B genre.
“His ‘vibe’ is dark ambient R&B with a hint of ballads,” he told National Post by email, noting the track is the first of many songs to be released.
“Everything you will hear from Xav is 100 per cent original and made specifically to curate to Xav’s ideas.”
Boyer said the music is being recorded at his Tekika Room Recording Studios where he mixed and mastered the first song using instrumentals and a melody composed by Sri Lankan-Canadian singer-songwriter Duava, Pathway’s other founder and owner whose real name is Vishal Daluwatte.
It will be released on all major music streaming platforms along with the full-length version of the YouTube video.
