New Madeleine Roger album about embracing the Nerve to love who you are Winnipeg Free Press [Video]

Madeleine Roger has been trustfalling for two years straight.

In 2022, the Winnipeg folk singer and songwriter made a pledge to start saying “yes” to anything and everything that scared her — personally, professionally and creatively.

“It has completely changed my life,” she says of the curiosity-driven philosophy.

“I suppose my theory was, if I could eliminate holding myself back then more things would become possible.”

Seated on the green vintage loveseat where she does most of her writing, Roger, 32, is beaming from ear-to-ear while she talks excitedly about her sophomore album, Nerve, and all the grief, heartbreak, love and lust that went into the project.

Fear — of failure, of disappointing somebody, of not living up to expectations — was a constant companion throughout its creation.

“It’s the whole foundation of this entire project. Every decision has been about (overcoming fear),” she says.

The first hurdle was cold-calling (Instagram direct-messaging, actually) some of her musical idols to …