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Canadian singer-songwriter Merival writes searching songs out of deeply personal tension. Heartache, dysfunction, and interpersonal growth inform her introspective lyrics; philosophical musings are carried by her deceptively involved musical arrangements. Vulnerability is the name of her game, by turns light-hearted and heavy.
After the indie success of her EP <a href="spotify:album:1MX3nSaQcO0tO6SJrp98K5" data-name="Lovers">Lovers</a> in 2016 and notable collaborations on <a href="spotify:artist:2qXzWmzWZY64KvNBvyGzdr" data-name="Izzard">Izzard</a>’s <a href="spotify:track:7eIcatqUrJtG2zYExUEYUr" data-name="Secret Garden (feat. Merival)">Secret Garden (feat. Merival)</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0nfObbo5nqn9iWe0cy7Zvt" data-name="swim good now">swim good now</a>’s <a href="spotify:track:1J4wwmS14W7XsVcnjgDQBk" data-name="Since U Asked (feat. Merival)">Since U Asked (feat. Merival)</a> , Merival released her first full length, <a href="spotify:album:6qp2h9XQCTgNdcvJWeNFsd" data-name="Lesson">Lesson</a>, in 2019. Her steadily increasing critical acclaim over the past five years has garnered attention from Earmilk, The 405, Now, CBC Canada, Clash
Magazine, and Gold Flake Paint. “Lesson” was rated #7 on DOMINIONATED's Favourite Fifty of 2019. In performance, the honesty of Merival’s powerful voice transfixes audiences and brings them into a new space filled with personal journies and arcane musical exploration.
Merival's newest EP Either Side was released in April 2020.
After the indie success of her EP <a href="spotify:album:1MX3nSaQcO0tO6SJrp98K5" data-name="Lovers">Lovers</a> in 2016 and notable collaborations on <a href="spotify:artist:2qXzWmzWZY64KvNBvyGzdr" data-name="Izzard">Izzard</a>’s <a href="spotify:track:7eIcatqUrJtG2zYExUEYUr" data-name="Secret Garden (feat. Merival)">Secret Garden (feat. Merival)</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0nfObbo5nqn9iWe0cy7Zvt" data-name="swim good now">swim good now</a>’s <a href="spotify:track:1J4wwmS14W7XsVcnjgDQBk" data-name="Since U Asked (feat. Merival)">Since U Asked (feat. Merival)</a> , Merival released her first full length, <a href="spotify:album:6qp2h9XQCTgNdcvJWeNFsd" data-name="Lesson">Lesson</a>, in 2019. Her steadily increasing critical acclaim over the past five years has garnered attention from Earmilk, The 405, Now, CBC Canada, Clash
Magazine, and Gold Flake Paint. “Lesson” was rated #7 on DOMINIONATED's Favourite Fifty of 2019. In performance, the honesty of Merival’s powerful voice transfixes audiences and brings them into a new space filled with personal journies and arcane musical exploration.
Merival's newest EP Either Side was released in April 2020.
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