Music Monday: Catching up with Wyatt C. Lewis and Britti

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Music Monday: Catching up with Wyatt C. Lewis and Britti

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.

Now, I can’t say to someone, “You’ll like this song” (or book for that matter) because I can’t presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, “You might like this” and if they don’t like it, so be it.

Maybe you will find a new favorite.

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I’ve been taking a nostalgic trip through my teenage years (thanks for coming along for the ride), but that meant many worthy artists have been passed by in the last few weeks.

Wyatt C. Lewis is new to me. I was driving yesterday, listening to that radio, when this song came on, and I knew I had to share it.

Wyatt C. Louis is a Plains Métis folk singer-songwriter, based in Moh’kinstsís (Calgary). He has made an impact on the eclectic city with songs built from soaring melodies, railroad-like finger picking and quiet, haunting vocals and lyrical phrasing.

This is a song I’ve heard a few times and I haven’t had a chance to include it yet. until now.

Britti creates a warm synthesis of retro-pop, R&B, country, and soul, all imbued with the unique musicality of her native New Orleans. After producer Dan Auerbach (the Black Keys) heard her covering one of his songs online, he signed Britti to his Easy Eye label and produced her 2024 debut album, Hello, I’m Britti.

-Leon

Stay tuned for my 1983 post!

Want to read more music blogs? Here are some of the ones I follow: Mostly Music Covers, Take it Easy, Beetley Pete, A Sound Day, PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/