CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON SHARES SLEEK AND SERENE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “CANOPY”

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NEW ALBUM CYAN BLUE OUT MAY 3RD VIA STONE WOMAN MUSIC / XL RECORDINGS

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF MAY 15

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“Wilson occupies a lane distinct from most burgeoning R&B stars and often allows her soulful music to be the center of attention.” - Billboard 

“ Wilson directly channels soul music of decades past but also inhabits that same minimalist expanse occupied by so many of her contemporaries.” - NPR

“Three years after she perfected her craft on her debut album “Alpha,” Wilson is set to return with “Cyan Blue” on May 3. The album is preceded by two stellar singles — “I Don’t Love You Anymore” and “Forever,” a sultry duet with Swedish R&B singer Snoh Aalegra, both featuring wistful melodies that float over downtempo, atmospheric production” The Toronto Star

“The Toronto singer-songwriter and producer’s vast voice is like a canyon that the sun can’t access; the percolating soul and quiet storm that surround it flicker like candlelight...Her voice—and what a voice, deep and passionate, cast in the mold of Anita Baker—feels less crepuscular, less intimate, and more capable of levitating cars and uprooting whole forests.” - Pitchfork

“She can shush viewers to silence with heart-wrenching lyrics and rile them up with a surprise saxophone solo—all in the same song.” - Harper’s Bazaar

“Blending elements of jazz, soul, folk, and R&B, Wilson writes deeply personal lyrics and delivers them with the expertise of a seasoned vocalist.” - Complex

“As always, Day Wilson's arresting alto is the focus but a warbled vocal sample that repeats in the background adds a haunting, early James Blake feel to the track. If the rest of Cyan Blue is equally moving, fans are in for a treat.” CBC Music

“she's got the type of slow-burning, smoldering jazz and R&B-influenced sound that already feels classic.” - NYLON

“Charlotte expertly pulls inspirations from jazz, R&B and soul and what results is an atmosphere that is solely her own.” - Hypebeast

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Today, the Toronto-born-and-raised singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Day Wilson releases “Canopy”, the third single from her highly-anticipated sophomore album, Cyan Blue out May 3rd via Stone Woman Music / XL Recordings. 

Premiering today on Apple Music’s New Music Daily with Zane Lowe, “Canopy” is stripped and poignant, addressing the shadowy burden of animosity. ‘It’s like a canopy all that hate, I’m above it, can't live that way,’ Wilson sings in her understatedly elegant, brooding vocals on the song’s hook. The piercing single comes alongside an equally sleek and monochrome video, filmed by cinematographer Sylvain Chaussée and styled by Mellany Sanchez. The video features Wilson, a star hockey player in her own right, skating with a hockey stick in hand across vast expanses of ice. “Canopy” follows Wilson’s stark and devastatingly beautiful second single “I Don’t Love You”, a confessional that highlights Wilson’s immaculate production skills and that she says is “meant to remind us that losing love & leaving can be just as inspiring as finding it.” 

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MORE ABOUT CYAN BLUE
Cyan Blue finds Wilson crafting a smoothly woven cyan tapestry of her eternal influences; thumping gospel piano, warm soul basslines, atmospheric electronics, and penetrating R&B melodies. Yet, it possesses a sense of vastness that rings in a new era for Wilson, one in which she’s embracing collaboration and newfound creative openness tinged with wistfulness and yearning and a reflection on youthful innocence. “I want to look through the unjaded eyes of my younger self again,” Wilson explains of making Cyan Blue. “Before there wasn’t as much baggage, before so much life was lived. But I also wish that my younger self could see where I am now. It would be nice to be able to impart some of the wisdom and clarity that I have now onto her.” 

Working with producers like Leon Thomas (SZA, Ariana Grande, Post Malone), and Jack Rochon (H.E.R, Daniel Caesar), Cyan Blue demonstrates Wilson’s sonic expertise while also showcasing the next evolution of her time-bending songwriting. Through 13 hypnotizing tracks, she continues to use music as a vessel for unpacking relationships, which in turn allows her to meet and understand herself in life-spanning, panoramic focus. But, on Cyan Blue, she challenged herself to kick her perfectionist tendencies. “Before, I was extremely intentional about creating music with a strong foundation, a bed of artistic integrity,” Wilson reflects. “But that was a bit stifling, like, ‘Let me just make a great piece of art that will stand the test of time, no pressure.’ Now, I think I'm getting out of this frozen state of needing everything to be perfect. I'm more interested in capturing feelings in the moment as they happen and leaving them in that moment.”

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While this is only her second album, Wilson’s influence in music has made a major mainstream impact. Wilson broke out in 2016 with her critically acclaimed EP, CDW, followed by 2018’s Stone Woman and made her debut studio album an official coming out moment in 2021 with the critically acclaimed, self-released Alpha. Over the past decade, she’s been sampled by Drake, John Mayer, and James Blake, while Patti Smith has recently praised and covered Wilson’s 2016 breakout single “Work.” Additionally, she’s collaborated with artists like Kaytranada, BADBADNOTGOOD, and SG Lewis, demonstrating that there’s no sound Wilson can’t adapt to and sprinkle her cyan-colored magic over. 

Wilson’s upcoming 2024 tour kicks off May 15, stopping in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Purchase tickets here: https://charlottedaywilson.com/Tour

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CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
May 15 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
May 17 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
May 18 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
May 20 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
May 21 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
May 24 - Houston, TX - House of Blues - Bronze Peacock
May 26 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
May 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Foundry
May 30 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
May 31 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Jun 2 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
Jun 4 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Jun 6 - Toronto, ON – History
July 3 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS

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CYAN BLUE TRACKLIST
My Way
Money
Dovetail
Forever (ft. Snoh Aalegra)
Do U Still
New Day
Last Call
Canopy
Over The Rainbow
Kiss & Tell
I Don’t Love You
Cyan Blue
Walk With Me

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NIA NADURATA SHARES NEW SINGLE, “COULD’VE BEEN”

NIA NADURATA RETURNS WITH THE NEW SINGLE, “COULD’VE BEEN”,
OUT VIA ARTS & CRAFTS

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NIA NADURATA returns with new single, "could've been". The piano-driven ballad is a heartfelt journey into emotions of disappointment and the challenge of losing one's true self while seeking validation from others. Speaking on the track, Nia reflects, "Although easily misconstrued as a love song, 'could've been' is really meant to be a cry for help as I am trying to navigate challenges like setting boundaries and contending with the pressures of societal norms.”

“‘could’ve been’ follows my heartfelt journey into the intricate emotions of disappointment and the challenge of temporarily losing sight of my true self while earnestly seeking validation from others,” she continues. “While the chorus, 'I could have been whoever you wanted me to,' captures the experience of reshaping my identity to align with external expectations, unintentionally compromising my self-worth and leading me to question my own convictions; the song ultimately delivers a sincere message: 'even still, I hope you're happy...' It serves as a genuine reflection on the universal pursuit of self-discovery and the yearning for authenticity.”

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MORE ABOUT NIA NADURATA
NIA NADURATA has had a performance mindset since childhood. NIA has been cultivating her soulful, indie, Pop and R&B sound to make you fall in love with your most vulnerable years. Her music captures a time when the world and our thoughts tortured us or soothed us, creating songs for her future audiences. While working behind the scenes as a songwriter and vocalist alongside artists such as Russ, Nonso Amadi, Amaal, Boslen, and Isaiah Peck, NIA has been preparing her very own debut EP. Set for release in 2023, the EP showcases the depth and maturity of her sound. Highlighting her upbringing and coming of age, the project mirrors the sounds of Amy Winehouse, Alaiyah, Taylor Swift, Carol King, Dijon and Billie Eilish. 

LISTEN / BUY / STREAM “CARSICK” FT. SEAGO HERE

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OLD MAN LUEDECKE REVEALS “THE RAVEN AND THE DOVE” FROM UPCOMING LP

OLD MAN LUEDECKE JOINS OUTSIDE MUSIC FOR NEW LP, SHE TOLD ME WHERE TO GO, PRODUCED BY AFIE JURVANEN, SET FOR RELEASE MAY 24

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ON TOUR NOW THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA WITH MATT ANDERSEN 

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Today, two time JUNO Award winner Old Man Luedecke is sharing the third single, “The Raven and the Dove”, from his upcoming Afie Jurvanen (Bahamas) produced album, She Told Me Where To Go. “There is a boogie breakdown in this song and a lot of good lines about relationships, says Luedecke. "This is a baggy corduroy trouser jam that is addressed to the floor of the senate. Touching love poetry with a sick beat, it alludes to a global event that kept everyone indoors and a dependence on devices at our peril"

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How did Old Man Luedecke go from touring the world with his banjo to suddenly giving it all up to work as a deckhand on a scallop boat, and abandoning his signature instrument?

“I was just going over to my scallop farming neighbour’s house to get some scallops to have for dinner”, says Chris Luedecke. “Knowing that the live music world had slowed down, he asked me if I wanted a job on his boat” And so, Luedecke accepted and began going out to sea in the North Atlantic, not far from his family home in rural Nova Scotia. He was giving up the game of music. 

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Throughout that time working on the water, song ideas would pop in his head, and Chris would stash them away in his sea salt-stained notebook and battered iphone, not sure if anything would ever come of them. During downtimes, Chris and his family would host all-day sap boils and wiener roasts over an open fire on their property where they tapped their maple trees and boiled the sap to make syrup in the late days of several winters. A frequent visitor to these fires was Afie Jurvanen, aka Bahamas, who brought his family over for the BBQ and syrup and to chat music and play around on their guitars. 

“What about not playing the banjo on your next record?” suggested Jurvanen. Initially, Chris thought those may have been fighting words, and prepared to throw down with his fellow JUNO Award winner. Luckily, it didn’t come to blows and Chris understood that Afie’s question was rooted in how much of a fan he was of Chris’s song writing, and that maybe perceptions of the banjo distracted from that. This was the moment that “She Told Me Where to Go'' was conceived.

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“I was a musician, a banjo player, known for my old-time Appalachian-based sound, and Afie thought that we should let go of the chains and expectations that come with writing songs around an instrument, and that I should just write the songs without the instrument in mind. He convinced me to abandon my signature sound, and I had this newfound sense of freedom in my song writing.”

She Told Me Where to Go is a journey through the darkness and light of mid-life. The songs wrestle, long form, with the value of an artist in a time when music is ingested in fifteen second increments. There’s hopefulness in “Guy Fieri” but “Holy Rain” and “Misfits in Old Clothes” capture the ongoing struggle. 

The album took time. With Jurvanen producing, they worked on the songs for almost two years and then spaced out the tracking and the vocals over 10 months. This is the longest gestation period ever for an Old Man Luedecke record. “I took a note from the world of theatre, rehearsing and tweaking the songs endlessly before they were ready for the stage, or in this case, the studio.”

It might have been easier to just quit the game, and stick to scallops, but being able to let go of the instrument that made him, brought new life to his songs and the album-making process. 

And fans need not worry, the banjo is always close at hand. There’s a treasure trove of songs that have soundtracked the lives of many, that feature that signature sound. The absence of the banjo is not forever, just for now. 

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SHE TOLD ME WHERE TO GO TRACKLIST
01 She Told Me Where To Go
02 Guy Fieri
03 Going On The Mountain
04 The Quiet Good Goes On
05 The Raven and the Dove
06 Shine On Love (ft. Reeny Smith)
07 My Status Is The Baddest
08 Forgive My Anger
09 Red Eye
10 Our Moment In The Sage
11 Holy Rain

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
3/27 – Longueuil, QC @ Salle Jean-Louis Milette *
3/29 – St-Hyacinthe, QC @ Cabaret Andre-H-Gagnon *
3/30 – Frelighsburg, QC @ Beat & Betterave *
4/1 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark *
4/2 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom & Tavern *
4/3 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Midtown *
4/5 – Minneapolis, MN @ Hook & Ladder Theater *
4/6 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium *
4/8 – Oakville, ON @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts *
4/9 – Parry Sound, ON @ Charles W. Stockey Centre for Performing Arts *
4/11 – Quebec City, QC @ Salle Octave-Cremazie *
4/12 – Victoriaville, QC @ Cabaret Guy Aubert *
4/13 – Thetford Mines, QC @ Salle Dussault *
4/14 – Portland, ME @ Portland House of Music *
4/16 – Toronto, ON @ Hugh’s Room
4/18 – Ottawa, ON @ Red Bird Live
4/20 – Greenbank, ON @ Greenbank Folk Club
4/24 – Montreal, QC @ Sala Rosa
4/25 – Westport, ON @ The Cove Inn
4/26 – Burnstown, ON @ Neat Café
4/27 – Kingston, ON @ Skeleton Park Arts Festival
5/18 – St. John’s, NL @ The Ship
5/19 – St. John’s, NL @ The Ship

* Supporting Matt Andersen

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