Lou Canon

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Lou Canon
Born
Leanne Greyerbiehl
OriginCanada
Genrespop, electronic
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Years active2011–present
Labels Paper Bag Records

Lou Canon is the stage name of Leanne Greyerbiehl, [1] a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter. [2]

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The sister-in-law of Hayden, [3] Canon worked as an elementary school teacher, [4] pursuing music on the side as a hobby, until one year Hayden gave her some time in his home recording studio as a Christmas gift. [5] The sessions resulted in her debut album, which was released in 2011 on Hayden's Hardwood Records. [2]

Canon also appears as a guest vocalist on Hayden's 2013 album Us Alone , [3] and toured with him on several concert dates to support the album.

She has since signed with Paper Bag Records with the release of her second album, Suspicious. [6]

Her third album, Audomatic Body, was released in 2020. [7] In January 2022 she released Reimagine the Body, a six-track EP of songs from Audomatic Body remixed by Époque Selector, Graham Walsh, July Talk, Lido Pimienta, Witch Prophet and Zoon. [8]

Discography

References

  1. "Lou Canon". Exclaim!. September 13, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Toronto's Lou Canon Rolls Out Hayden-produced Debut Album". Exclaim! , March 10, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Hayden Canada: This country’s indie statesman returns with Us Alone" . National Post , February 4, 2013.
  4. "Lou Canon cuts class". The Coast , October 27, 2011.
  5. "Songstress describes writing lyrics as way of dealing with life". The Telegram , October 28, 2011.
  6. "Electronica songstress Lou Canon takes listeners on a trip on new album, Suspicious". The Globe and Mail , March 15, 2017.
  7. "Lou Canon Provides Track-by-Track Breakdown of 'Audomatic Body' « American Songwriter". American Songwriter. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  8. Kaelen Bell, "Exclaim!'s 32 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2022". Exclaim! , January 4, 2022.