Earlier this year, Edwin Raphael released the new LP, I Know A Garden, a collection of songs that Exclaim! listed as one of their Most Anticipated Albums of 2026. Now, the celebrated songwriter reveals the new single “Moonstruck” featuring Diya Britto, a song about being born in a body you never asked for. ‘Did I hit the wrong colour?’ A simple question, but beneath it lies the complex experience of being born brown in a world that often signals you were never the default.

“Moonstruck” is “about missed opportunities and the irony of knowing what you want only after it passes,” explains Raphael. “But it’s also about the strange comfort that comes from surrender, how feeling lost can sometimes make you feel whole. But at its core is a quiet existential ache, echoed in the line ‘Did I hit the wrong colour?’ It's not just about love or fate, it’s about wondering if the body you were born into made the journey harder before you even began. That kind of knowing lives in your bones.”

With roots in Kerala, India, Raphael studied classical guitar before deciding on the keys. As he developed an affinity for John Mayer and Ben Howard, he felt at odds with a distinct sense of “placelessness”. It wasn’t until he moved to Montreal to pursue a business degree that he felt a sense of stability, and became deeply entangled with the city’s indie bedroom pop scene.

His debut EP Ocean’s Walk (2015) paired stirring, melancholic instrumentals with a fierce self-reckoning. It would set the stage for a string of releases that would dive deeper into the psyche; like confronting the aftershocks following a significant heartbreak, or relearning your emotional baseline as you mature. Subsequent releases, Cold Nights (2017), Will You Think of Me Later? (2019), and its follow up Staring at Ceilings (2021), reveal an artist devoted to sharpening his ability to translate his experiences into ubiquitous statements.

The 2024 re-release of Will You Think of Me Later? has amassed 115 million streams on Spotify. Edwin has performed over 70 shows across 14 countries since 2023, sharing the stage alongside Palace, Hollow Coves, Noah Kahan, and more. He heads out on tour throughout Quebec beginning March 27 and a U.K. and European tour commences May 14 All dates are below.