Jon McKiel explained

Jon McKiel is a Canadian singer-songwriter, originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia and later based in Sackville, New Brunswick.^[1] He is most noted for his 2024 album Hex, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.^[2]

In addition to his solo recordings, McKiel collaborated with Julie Doiron, C.L. McLaughlin, Michael C. Duguay, James Anderson and Chris Meaney on the project Weird Lines, whose self-titled album was released on Sappy Futures in 2016.^[3]

Discography

• The Nature of Things (2008)^[4]
• Confidence Lodge (2011)^[5]
• Tonka War Cloud (2011)^[6]
• Jon McKiel (2014)^[7]
• Memorial Ten Count (2017)^[8]
• Bobby Joe Hope (2020)^[9]
• Hex (2024)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Matt Williams, "Jon McKiel Is Just Trying to Find a Connection on New Album 'Memorial Ten Count'". Noisey, March 8, 2017.
2. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/heres-the-2024-polaris-music-prize-long-list "Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List"
3. Gregory Adams, "Weird Lines: Weird Lines (album stream)". Exclaim!, July 4, 2016.
4. Brian Shultz, "Jon McKiel, The Nature of Things". Punk News, February 12, 2008.
5. Darryl Smith, "Jon McKiel, Confidence Lodge". !earshot, March 17, 2011.
6. Alex Hudson, "Jon McKiel to Release 'Tonka War Cloud' This Fall". Exclaim!, September 8, 2011.
7. Gregory Adams, "Jon McKiel Returns with Self-Titled EP". Exclaim!, April 27, 2014.
8. Corey Van den Hoogenband, "Jon Mckiel, Memorial Ten Count". Exclaim!, March 7, 2017.
9. Vijai Kumar Singh, "Jon McKiel Communes with Ghosts on Postmodern Masterpiece 'Bobby Joe Hope'". Exclaim!, April 27, 2020.
10. Stephen M. Duesner, "Hex, Jon McKiel". Pitchfork, May 3, 2024.