MorMor explained

MorMor
Birth Name:Seth Nyquist
Birth Place:Toronto, Canada
Genre:Indie pop
Label:Don't Guess
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Multiple

Seth Nyquist (born 1992), better known as MorMor, is a Canadian indie pop musician.[1]

Biography

Seth Nyquist was born in Toronto, where he grew up with his adoptive mother, English professor Mary Nyquist, and his sister.[2] [3] [4] He was in a foster home initially and then got adopted by a Swedish family. "Mormor" is a reference to his grandmother, the word meaning "grandmother" in Swedish.[5] Nyquist sang in his school's choir and played trumpet in a band.[3] After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's Ryerson University. He dropped out after one semester at Ryerson, and decided to focus on his musical career instead. He took piano and vocal training.

In 2015, he released his debut EP, Live for Nothing, under the moniker MorMor.[6] In 2018, MorMor released the EP Heaven's Only Wishful through his own label, Don't Guess.

In 2019, he received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Whatever Comes to Mind".[7]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Notes and References

  1. https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/mormor-interview/ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter"
  2. Katie Thomas: "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness". Dazed, April 4, 2019.
  3. Jamieson Cox: "MorMor Is Wary of Becoming an Indie-Pop Star, But It's Happening Anyway". Pitchfork, May 24, 2018.
  4. Tshepo Mokoena: "MorMor's Psychedelic Indie-Pop Deserves Your Attention". vice.com, April 5, 2019.
  5. Sarah Osei: "MorMor Interview Magazin". Interview.de, April 5, 2019.
  6. Sydney Gore: "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto". highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.
  7. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_songwriting_prize_unveils_2019_finalists "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists"