Eliza Niemi is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and cellist,[1] whose debut solo album Staying Mellow Blows was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
Currently based in Toronto, Ontario, she was previously lead singer of the Halifax-based indie rock band Mauno,[3] who released three albums between 2016 and 2019.
She released the solo EPs Vinegar (2019) and Glass (2020),[4] before releasing Staying Mellow Blows in August 2022.[1] She supported the album with concerts in North America and Europe in 2023.[5]
She was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2023 as co-writer with Felix Fox-Pappas, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski, Leland Whitty and Jonah Yano of Yano's single "always".[6] She has also contributed as a guest cellist on recordings by Gift Idea[7] and Ducks Ltd.[8]
Discography
editwith Mauno
editSolo
edit- Vinegar (2019)
- Glass (2020)
- Staying Mellow Blows (2022)
References
edit- ^ a b Kaelen Bell, "Eliza Niemi Announces Debut Full-Length 'Staying Mellow Blows,' Shares Video for New Single 'Sushi California'". Exclaim!, March 10, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Brennan McCracken, "Mauno brings it all home". The Coast, November 23, 2017.
- ^ Laura Stanley, "Former Mauno Member Eliza Niemi Is Subtly Unpredictable on 'Glass' EP". Exclaim!, April 21, 2020.
- ^ Megan LaPierre, "Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2023: Eliza Niemi, NYSSA, Louie Short". Exclaim!, January 17, 2023.
- ^ Amélie Revert, "Nominees for 2023 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Include Maylee Todd, Lydia Képinski & More". Billboard, November 10, 2023.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "Toronto's Gift Idea Detail Debut EP 'XS Scumble'". Exclaim!, May 13, 2024.
- ^ Allie Gregory, "Ducks Ltd. Announce Debut Album 'Modern Fiction'". Exclaim!, July 6, 2021.
- ^ Sarah Murphy, "Mauno, Rough Master". Exclaim!, August 17, 2015.
- ^ Jonathan St. Michael, "Mauno, Really Well". Exclaim!, July 29, 2019.