JUNO Award nominated Aysanabee builds on the wave of accolades and momentum with “Somebody Else,” a new song out today. In “Somebody Else,” Aysanabee continues to explore memory, a major theme in his songwriting, this time in the realm of relationships. In his own words, this deep and driving song is “about the changing feeling between two lovers, about two people holding onto the memory of something that no longer exists. This song is for people who love hard, until the bitter end.”
Long-listed for the 2023 Polaris Prize, winner of three 2023 Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards (Artistic Video, Pop/Alternative/Rock Album of the Year, Rising Star), winner of the 2023 Jim Beam Indie Award for Indigenous Artist of the Year, and winner of a 2023 Canadian Live Music Award for New Touring Artist of the Year, Aysanabee (he/him) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer-songwriter currently based in Toronto. He is Oji-Cree, Sucker Clan of the Sandy Lake First Nation, a remote fly-in community in the far reaches of Northwestern Ontario.
In a year of milestones and highlights, Aysanabee was also nominated for a JUNO Award for Contemporary Indigenous Group or Artist of the Year and became the first Indigenous artist to hit Number 1 on the Canada Mediabase Alternative Rock chart.
Listen to “Somebody Else,” co-written and produced by Derek Hoffman, here.
Watch the lyric video for “Somebody Else,” here.
TOUR DATES
Stouffville, ON: Music in the Park, June 23
Dawson Creek, BC: Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre, June 25
Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Folk Festival, July 6-7
London, ON: Home County Music + Arts Festival, July 14-16
Cartagena, ES: La Mar de Musicas Festival, July 17-19
Sarnia, ON: Revelree Music Festival, July 21
Sudbury, ON: River + Sky Festival, July 22
Squamish Nation, BC: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Days Festival, July 23
Huntsville, ON: Algonquin Theatre, July 26
Calgary, AB: Calgary Folk Festival, July 27-30
Sept-Îles, QC: Festival Innu Nikamu, Aug 2
Montreal, QC: Osheaga, Aug 4
Edmonton, AB: Edmonton Folk Fest, Aug 11-13
Woody Point, NL: Woody Point Writers Festival, Aug 17-18
Grande Prairie, AB: Bear Creek Folk Festival, Aug 19-20
Eastham, MA: Salt Pond Visitor Centre, Aug 22
Tønder, DK: Tønder Festival, Aug 24-27
Fredericton, NB: Harvest Jazz Festival, Sept 16-17
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