First Play Live: Begonia, Fear

"The throughline of the album is just me yelling at things that I'm scared of, and being like, 'Go away!'"

That's Begonia, a.k.a. Alexa Dirks, talking about her upcoming solo album, Fear, due out Sept. 13. The proud Winnipeg singer-songwriter is seemingly very comfortable sharing the inner turmoil she mined over the course of a couple of years to develop her full-length debut.

"I'm very much a person that's like, you should feel all your feelings and name your fears so that you can actually overcome them."

Watch and listen as two-thirds of the O'Pears (Jillian Harris and Meg Contini) join Begonia and her band in gripping, powerful performances of all the songs from Fear for the very first time.

Begonia | The Other Side | First Play Live

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Duration 3:32

Begonia performs "The Other Side" for CBC Music's First Play Live.

Begonia | Hanging On a Line | First Play Live

5 years ago

Duration 4:37

Begonia performs "Hanging On a Line" for CBC Music's First Play Live.

Begonia | The Light | First Play Live

5 years ago

Duration 3:35

Begonia performs "The Light" for CBC Music's First Play Live.

Begonia | Everyday | First Play Live

5 years ago

Duration 1:55

Begonia performs "Every Day" for CBC Music's First Play Live

Begonia | Living at the Ceiling | First Play Live

5 years ago

Duration 4:35

Begonia performs "Living at the Celing" for CBC Music's First Play Live.

Begonia | MIrror Talk | First Play Live

5 years ago

Duration 4:00

Begonia performs "Mirror Talk" at CBC Music's First Play Live.

Begonia | Two Beers In | First Play Live

5 years ago

Duration 4:34

Begonia performs "Two Beers In" for CBC Music's First Play Live.

Begonia | Dead Flowers | First Play Live

5 years ago

Duration 3:45

Begonia performs "Dead Flowers" for CBC Music's First Play Live.

Begonia | Put It Away | First Play Live

5 years ago

Duration 5:49

Begonia performs "Put It Away" for CBC Music's First Play Live.