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- 1 2 "Toronto's Lou Canon Rolls Out Hayden-produced Debut Album". Exclaim! , March 10, 2011.
- 1 2 "Hayden Canada: This country’s indie statesman returns with Us Alone" Archived April 11, 2013, at archive.today . National Post , February 4, 2013.
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- ↑ "Electronica songstress Lou Canon takes listeners on a trip on new album, Suspicious". The Globe and Mail , March 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Lou Canon Provides Track-by-Track Breakdown of 'Audomatic Body' « American Songwriter". American Songwriter. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ↑ Kaelen Bell, "Exclaim!'s 32 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2022". Exclaim! , January 4, 2022.
