Louise Burns is a

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singer-songwriter. Formerly a member of the band

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, she released her debut album as a solo artist, ''Mellow Drama'', on April 5, 2011, on

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. The album was longlisted for the

2011 Polaris Music Prize The 2011 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2011

. She is also a member of the group Gold & Youth.

History

''Mellow Drama'' was produced by

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and

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. Her second album, ''The Midnight Mass'', was released July 9, 2013. The album was produced by Colin Stewart of The Hive and

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(Raveonettes). Her song "Emeralds Shatter" was nominated for the

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in 2014. Burns released her third album ''Young Mopes'' on February 3, 2017. It was produced by Burns, Colin Stewart (Ladyhawk, Black Mountain) and Damian Taylor (Bjork, Braids, Austra). It was long listed for the

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in 2017. She received positive critical reception from ''

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'', ''

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'' and

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. Burns produced the debut EP by Vancouver's FIONN, titled ''Sad Pagans'' and released on April 25, 2018. Burns was also a guest host and writer for

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from 2011 to 2017. Her latest full-length release ''Portraits'' was released November 9, 2019. The album received positive reviews from Exclaim and The Vancouver Sun,

Discography

*''Mellow Drama'' (2011) *''Singles - EP'' (2011) *''The Midnight Mass'' (2013) *''Young Mopes'' (2017) *''Portraits'' (2019) *''Element'' (2023)

References

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