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Jon McKiel

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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

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ Matt Williams, "Jon McKiel Is Just Trying to Find a Connection on New Album 'Memorial Ten Count'". Noisey, March 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 11, 2024.
  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.