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- ↑ Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim! , June 17, 2021.
- ↑ Amélie Revert, "Nominees for 2023 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Include Maylee Todd, Lydia Képinski & More". Billboard , November 10, 2023.
- ↑ Yasmine Shentesh, "Family love is extraordinary on Jonah Yano's Portrait of a Dog". The Georgia Straight , February 13, 2023.
- ↑ "In 'Souvenir' Jonah Yano Explores Identity, Loss and Reconnection". NPR, June 21, 2020.
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- ↑ Mathias Pageau, "Jonah Yano Brought Fake Storms and Real Feelings to Montreal". Exclaim! , June 29, 2023.
- ↑ Ben Okazawa, "Jonah Yano's Shapeshifting "concentrate" Is a Year in Review". Exclaim! , November 26, 2023.
- ↑ Megan LaPierre, "Ouri Enlists Jonah Yano for 'Quiet Drumming'". Exclaim! , June 20, 2024.
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