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| birth_name = Seth Nyquist
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| birth_date = 1992
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
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| origin = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| genre = [[Indie pop]]
| label = Don't Guess
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| instrument = multi-instrumentalist
| website = {{URL|mormormusic.com}}
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'''Seth Nyquist''' (born 1992), better known as '''MorMor''', is a Canadian [[indie pop]] singer and songwriter.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/mormor-interview/ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', April 17, 2019.</ref>
== Life ==
Seth Nyquist was born in Toronto, where he grew up with his adoptive mother, English professor Mary Nyquist, and his sister.<ref>Katie Thomas: [https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/43923/1/mormor-canadian-singer-interview "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness"]. ''[[Dazed]]'', April 4, 2019.</ref><ref name="PF">Jamieson Cox: [https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/mormor-is-wary-of-becoming-an-indie-pop-star-but-its-happening-anyway/ "MorMor Is Wary of Becoming an Indie-Pop Star, But It’s Happening Anyway"]. ''[[Pitchfork]]'', May 24, 2018.</ref><ref>Tshepo Mokoena: [https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/mbz8nn/mormor-live-review-corsica-studios-indie "MorMor’s Psychedelic Indie-Pop Deserves Your Attention"]. [[vice.com]], April 5, 2019.</ref> Nyquist
After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's [[Ryerson University]].<ref name="PF" /> He dropped out after one semester and
In 2015, he released his debut EP ''Live
In 2019, he received a [[SOCAN Songwriting Prize]] nomination for the song "Whatever Comes to Mind".<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_songwriting_prize_unveils_2019_finalists "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 3, 2019.</ref>
== Discography ==
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* ''Heaven's Only Wishful'' (2018)
* ''Some Place Else'' (2019)
=== Singles ===
* ''Heaven's Only Wishful'' (2018)
* ''Whatever Comes to Mind'' (2018)
* ''Waiting on the Warmth'' (2018)
* ''Pass the Hours'' (2018)
* ''Outside'' (2019)
* ''Won't Let You'' (2019)
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.mormormusic.com/
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MorMor | |
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Birth name | Seth Nyquist |
Born | 1992 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Indie pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument | multi-instrumentalist |
Labels | Don't Guess |
Website | mormormusic |
Seth Nyquist (born 1992), better known as MorMor, is a Canadian indie pop singer and songwriter.[1]
Life
Seth Nyquist was born in Toronto, where he grew up with his adoptive mother, English professor Mary Nyquist, and his sister.[2][3][4] Nyquist sang in the school choir and played trumpet in a band.[3]
After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's Ryerson University.[3] He dropped out after one semester and decided to focus on his musical career instead. He took piano and vocal training.[3]
In 2015, he released his debut EP Live for Nothing under the moniker MorMor, which was the name he used to call his late grandmother.[5] In 2018, MorMor released the EP Heaven's Only Wishful through his own label Don't Guess.[3]
In 2019, he received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Whatever Comes to Mind".[6]
Discography
EPs
- Live for Nothing (2015)
- Heaven's Only Wishful (2018)
- Some Place Else (2019)
Singles
- Heaven's Only Wishful (2018)
- Whatever Comes to Mind (2018)
- Waiting on the Warmth (2018)
- Pass the Hours (2018)
- Outside (2019)
- Won't Let You (2019)
References
- ^ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter". Now, April 17, 2019.
- ^ Katie Thomas: "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness". Dazed, April 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Jamieson Cox: "MorMor Is Wary of Becoming an Indie-Pop Star, But It’s Happening Anyway". Pitchfork, May 24, 2018.
- ^ Tshepo Mokoena: "MorMor’s Psychedelic Indie-Pop Deserves Your Attention". vice.com, April 5, 2019.
- ^ Sydney Gore: "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto". highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.
- ^ "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 3, 2019.