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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>
'''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 ==
==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 (website)|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> He was in a foster home initially and then got adopted by a Swedish family. "Mormor" is a reference to his grandmother, who was called like that, by the Swedish community.<ref>Sarah Osei: [https://interview.de/people/mormor/ "MorMor Interview Magazin"]. ''[[Interview.de]]'', April 5, 2019.</ref> Nyquist sang in the school choir and played trumpet in a band.<ref name="PF"/> After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's [[Ryerson University]].<ref name="PF" /> He dropped out after one semester and decided to focus on his musical career instead. He took piano and vocal training.<ref name="PF" />
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 (website)|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> He was in a foster home initially and then got adopted by a Swedish family. "Mormor" is a reference to his grandmother, who was given the nickname by her community.<ref>Sarah Osei: [https://interview.de/people/mormor/ "MorMor Interview Magazin"]. ''[[Interview.de]]'', April 5, 2019.</ref> Nyquist sang in the school choir and played trumpet in a band.<ref name="PF"/> After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's [[Ryerson University]].<ref name="PF" /> He dropped out after one semester and decided to focus on his musical career instead. He took piano and vocal training.<ref name="PF" />


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.<ref>Sydney Gore: [https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mormor-interview/ "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto"]. highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.</ref> In 2018, MorMor released the EP ''Heaven's Only Wishful'' through his own label Don't Guess.<ref name="PF" />
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.<ref>Sydney Gore: [https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mormor-interview/ "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto"]. highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.</ref> In 2018, MorMor released the EP ''Heaven's Only Wishful'' through his own label Don't Guess.<ref name="PF" />

Revision as of 20:20, 9 April 2020

For the village in Azerbaijan, see Mormor.

MorMor
Birth nameSeth Nyquist
Born1992
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)multi-instrumentalist
LabelsDon't Guess
Websitemormormusic.com

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] He was in a foster home initially and then got adopted by a Swedish family. "Mormor" is a reference to his grandmother, who was given the nickname by her community.[5] 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.[6] 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".[7]

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

  1. ^ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter". Now, April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Katie Thomas: "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness". Dazed, April 4, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Tshepo Mokoena: "MorMor’s Psychedelic Indie-Pop Deserves Your Attention". vice.com, April 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Sarah Osei: "MorMor Interview Magazin". Interview.de, April 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Sydney Gore: "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto". highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 3, 2019.
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