The road to Holy Smoke, Kandle Osborne’s sophomore record, was an intense and winding one. Over three years, multiple producers and studios, burnt bridges, broke living, and heartbreak, Kandle’s relentless drive to deliver her latest album challenged her, transformed her as an artist, and helped create her bravest and most devastating artistic statement to date. Its recording nearly spans the country, from Victoria to Toronto and even her Montreal bedroom, and features an all-star cast of contributors. Peter Dreimanis of July Talk lends his vocals; prolific hired gun Leon Taheny appears on “Child of Fate;” John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth) and Alex Bonenfant produce; and Broken Social Scene’s Sam Goldberg Jr. provides a massive chunk of the album’s instrumentation.