Eliza Niemi

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Eliza Niemi is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and cellist, [1] whose two solo albums, Staying Mellow Blows (2023) and Progress Bakery (2025), have been longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. [2] [3]

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Currently based in Toronto, Ontario, she was previously a member of the Halifax-based indie rock band Mauno, [4] which released three albums between 2016 and 2019.

She released the solo EPs Vinegar (2019) and Glass (2020), [5] before releasing Staying Mellow Blows in August 2022. [1] She supported the album with concerts in North America and Europe in 2023. [6]

She was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2023 as co-writer with Felix Fox-Pappas, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski, Leland Whitty and Jonah Yano of Yano's single "always". [7] She has also contributed as a guest cellist on recordings by Gift Idea [8] and Ducks Ltd., [9] and composed music for the 2024 film Darkest Miriam .

Discography

with Mauno

Solo

References

  1. 1 2 Kaelen Bell, "Eliza Niemi Announces Debut Full-Length 'Staying Mellow Blows,' Shares Video for New Single 'Sushi California'". Exclaim! , March 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ Gregory, Allie. "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Brennan McCracken, "Mauno brings it all home". The Coast , November 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Laura Stanley, "Former Mauno Member Eliza Niemi Is Subtly Unpredictable on 'Glass' EP". Exclaim! , April 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ Megan LaPierre, "Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2023: Eliza Niemi, NYSSA, Louie Short". Exclaim! , January 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ Amélie Revert, "Nominees for 2023 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Include Maylee Todd, Lydia Képinski & More". Billboard , November 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ Calum Slingerland, "Toronto's Gift Idea Detail Debut EP 'XS Scumble'". Exclaim! , May 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ Allie Gregory, "Ducks Ltd. Announce Debut Album 'Modern Fiction'". Exclaim! , July 6, 2021.
  10. ↑ Sarah Murphy, "Mauno, Rough Master". Exclaim! , August 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ Jonathan St. Michael, "Mauno, Really Well". Exclaim! , July 29, 2019.
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