Canadian singer/songwriter Ken Yates is right where he always wanted to be on his beautifully self-assured fifth album, ‘Total Cinema,’ stepping beyond the grief and into the richness of ordinary life as he turns his attention toward the people and ordinary moments that make a life worth living. In conversation with Atwood Magazine, Yates opens up about redefining success after 15 years of incremental growth, learning to trust his own instincts, and finding new joy in the craft of songwriting as his life expands far beyond the tortured artist myth. For a self-described late bloomer, Yates has never sounded more at peace with his art – or more at home with himself.