Charlotte Day Wilson releases Charlotte Day Wilson (Live at Maida Vale), a special three-track EP featuring live reworkings ‘Cyan Blue,’ ‘Sleeper,’ and ‘I Don’t Love You’. Originally recorded for Benji B’s BBC Radio 1 show in London’s iconic Maida Vale, these stripped-back solo performances using a Steinway piano breathe new life into the tracks taken from her critically acclaimed sophomore album Cyan Blue, highlighting Wilson’s captivating soulful vocals.
In May, the Toronto-born-and-raised singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist released her highly-anticipated sophomore album, Cyan Blue via Stone Woman Music / XL Recordings. Working alongside producers Leon Thomas (SZA, Ariana Grande, Post Malone), and Jack Rochon (Beyoncé, H.E.R, Daniel Caesar) on Cyan Blue, Day Wilson crafts a smoothly woven cyan tapestry of her eternal influences – thumping gospel piano, warm soul basslines, atmospheric electronics, and penetrating R&B melodies – while also showcasing the next evolution of her time-bending songwriting. Released to wide acclaim, Cyan Blue was hailed by CLASH as “Wilson’s best work to date,” while Billboard declared, “Wilson occupies a lane distinct from most burgeoning R&B stars.”
Wilson’s influence in music has made a major mainstream impact. She first broke out in 2016 with her critically acclaimed EP, CDW, followed by 2018’s Stone Woman, and made her debut studio album an official coming out moment in 2021 with the critically acclaimed, self-released Alpha. Over the past decade, she’s been sampled by Drake, John Mayer, and James Blake. Additionally, she’s collaborated with artists like Kaytranada, BADBADNOTGOOD, Snoh Aalegra and SG Lewis, demonstrating that there’s no sound Wilson can’t adapt to and sprinkle her cyan-coloured magic over.
RECENT PRAISE ON CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON
“Few can hit the notes Charlotte Day Wilson hits, and her commitment to emotional truth remains thoroughly undimmed. Her audio building is subtle but distinctive, the spartan template resulting in something so pure, and so evocative” – Clash Magazine
“Gorgeous and devastating… Sublime and understated” – Wonderland
“Charlotte Day Wilson’s name has become a sign that you’re in for great things” – The Line Of Best FIt
“Wilson occupies a lane distinct from most burgeoning R&B stars and often allows her soulful music to be the center of attention.” – Billboard
“Wilson directly channels soul music of decades past but also inhabits that same minimalist expanse occupied by so many of her contemporaries.” – NPR
“The Toronto singer-songwriter and producer’s vast voice is like a canyon that the sun can’t access; the percolating soul and quiet storm that surround it flicker like candlelight….Her voice—and what a voice, deep and passionate, cast in the mold of Anita Baker—feels less crepuscular, less intimate, and more capable of levitating cars and uprooting whole forests.”– Pitchfork
“Blending elements of jazz, soul, folk, and R&B, Wilson writes deeply personal lyrics and delivers them with the expertise of a seasoned vocalist.” – Complex
“she’s got the type of slow-burning, smoldering jazz and R&B-influenced sound that already feels classic.”– NYLON
“Charlotte expertly pulls inspirations from jazz, R&B and soul and what results is an atmosphere that is solely her own.” – Hypebeast
Charlotte Day Wilson
Charlotte Day Wilson Live at Maida Vale
XL Recordings
9 September 2024
- Sleeper (Live at Maida Vale)
- I Don’t Love You (Live at Maida Vale)
- Cyan Blue (Live at Maida Vale)
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