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- ↑ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees" Archived 2022-03-01 at the Wayback Machine . CBC News, March 1, 2022.
- 1 2 Mike Devlin, "Local duo finds momentum during the pandemic" Archived 2021-11-22 at the Wayback Machine . Victoria Times-Colonist , November 5, 2021.
- 1 2 Rae Porter, "Tender musical connections mark Ocie Elliott’s latest album". Victoria News , January 31, 2019.
- ↑ Matt Wallock, "Ocie Elliott Return to Their Acoustic Roots on ‘Tracks’" Archived 2020-08-17 at the Wayback Machine . American Songwriter , July 16, 2020.
- ↑ Kaitlin Irving, "Ocie Elliott Find Peace on 'Slow Tide' EP" Archived 2021-08-27 at the Wayback Machine . Exclaim! , March 12, 2021.
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