Toronto-based alt-pop singer-songwriter, Devon Cole releases her new single “W.I.T.C.H.” — an acronym for “Woman in Total Control of Herself.”
Locking into a head-nodding groove, the track’s dancefloor-ready bass line thumps in tandem with the beat. Devon infuses every verse with empowered confidence and clever witchy puns while she assures, “Such a wonder to be under her spell, what a woman in total control of herself.”
Regarding the single, Devon commented:
To me, ‘W.I.T.C.H.’ is a song that reclaims the witch as a symbol of women’s resistance. It celebrates women’s strength, autonomy, and rebellion – traits that contradict the patriarchal idea of what a woman should be and how she should behave. Some say that witches were the original resistance fighters, healers, abortionists, and there was and is a great deal of paranoia around that. This song is basically poking fun at the idea that a woman in control of herself – her body, her sexuality, her beliefs – is such a scary thing.
“W.I.T.C.H.” is the first taste of new music to be released with her new label home Arista Records. Devon has reached the precipice of a major breakthrough. She has amassed millions of streams on her 2021 independent project, Party For One, as well as singles such as “Uncall It.”