Eliza Niemi is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and cellist,Kaelen Bell, "Eliza Niemi Announces Debut Full-Length 'Staying Mellow Blows,' Shares Video for New Single 'Sushi California'". Exclaim!, March 10, 2022. whose two solo albums, Staying Mellow Blows (2023) and Progress Bakery (2025), have been longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize."2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
Currently based in Toronto, Ontario, she was previously a member of the Halifax-based indie rock band Mauno,Brennan McCracken, "Mauno brings it all home". The Coast, November 23, 2017. which released three albums between 2016 and 2019.
She released the solo EPs Vinegar (2019) and Glass (2020),Laura Stanley, "Former Mauno Member Eliza Niemi Is Subtly Unpredictable on 'Glass' EP". Exclaim!, April 21, 2020. before releasing Staying Mellow Blows in August 2022. She supported the album with concerts in North America and Europe in 2023.Megan LaPierre, "Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2023: Eliza Niemi, NYSSA, Louie Short". Exclaim!, January 17, 2023.
She was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2023 as co-writer with Felix Fox-Pappas, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski, Leland Whitty and Jonah Yano of Yano's single "always".Amélie Revert, "Nominees for 2023 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Include Maylee Todd, Lydia Képinski & More". Billboard, November 10, 2023. She has also contributed as a guest cellist on recordings by Gift IdeaCalum Slingerland, "Toronto's Gift Idea Detail Debut EP 'XS Scumble'". Exclaim!, May 13, 2024. and Ducks Ltd.,Allie Gregory, "Ducks Ltd. Announce Debut Album 'Modern Fiction'". Exclaim!, July 6, 2021. and composed music for the 2024 film Darkest Miriam.
Discography with Mauno Rough Master (2015)Sarah Murphy, "Mauno, Rough Master". Exclaim!, August 17, 2015. Tuning (2017) Really Well (2019)Jonathan St. Michael, "Mauno, Really Well". Exclaim!, July 29, 2019.
Solo Vinegar (2019) Glass (2020) Staying Mellow Blows (2022) Progress Bakery (2025)
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