“Quicksand Town”

In Soul Filter’s new video release, “Quicksand Town,” the Summerside, PEI band ditches the daily grind and leaves it all behind for rock ’n’ roll. The video is available now at soul-filter.com and on YouTube.

Written during the pandemic, the song encapsulates the heavy feelings of being kept down while having a fire burning to break free.

The idea behind the video came about one Sunday morning, when Mike and Karen Penton were having breakfast at the Starlite Diner, a 1950s-themed diner in Summerside. Mike envisioned Karen singing the song while scrubbing dishes and waiting tables. Initially, Karen thought of it as a joke, but they kept circling back to it. Would they even be able to film at the diner?

They brought their vision to video producer Omar Broderick of Slickphotography, who loved the idea and the location—and to their surprise, the diner was on board. Even Starlite waitress Terrilee Phillips was part of the cast.

Soul Filter is a four-piece band made up of Karen Penton (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Mike Penton (electric guitar), Ronnie Arsenault (bass), and Andy Adams (drums).