3 songs from London Morning to give your playlist a boost
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London Morning's associate producer Ryan Soulliere listens to a lot of music each week. One of his roles on the program is picking the tunes that get played on the show. In any given week that's about 25 songs. From this week's show, here are his three top picks.
Most London music fans are familiar with singer-songwriter Ben Heffernan. His polished folk-pop sound has graced stages around the Forest City since 2017.
A producer in his own right, Heffernan wanted an outlet for some new music with a bit more edge. The new project is called Oh, Berlin and from it comes the first single, Who's Gonna Love You Now. This new single takes Heffernan from pop into the indie rock genre. It's heavy, but not too heavy and has some of the musician's signature catchy writing that makes you lean into it.
Kind of a new thing for the local music maker, this song does have a few expletives, however they are not used gratuitously. Be warned.
If you're an R&B fan you likely already know Montreal-based Shay Lia. But if you haven't had a chance to check out her new album yet, it's well worth it. The album Facets came out just a week ago and it's a pure soulful R&B thrill ride full of good vibes.
The accomplished singer songwriter was born in France, raised in Djiboutian and moved to Montreal in 2012 to study communications. The song I picked form Facets was High. The song about having a lofty outlook and it brought my mood up.
If you have the time, her entire back catalogue of music, going back to 2014, is worth the listen.
This last song is a pure rock anthem that has some tones of Queen. That's right I said Queen. TALK is the stage name for Ottawa's Nicholas Durocher.
The seasoned musician came up with the moniker in 2021 with the release of TALK's first single Run away to Mars on TikTok. The track History is on Durocher's new album called Lord of The Flies and Birds and Bees and it's one that really made me turn the music up.
Like all good rock anthems the song has dynamic soft and heavy parts but the falsetto vocal harmonies on the chorus is what really sells this track. I listened to it several times and it's still as good as the first time through. In fact, the whole album is a treat.
LISTEN: Ryan Soulliere makes the musical pitch on London Morning
If you're a music maker in the London area releasing new tunes, get in touch with Ryan Soulliere at ryan.soulliere@cbc.ca with New Music in the subject line.
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