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Thunder Bay Singer-songwriter Releases First Official Single in August

Story by Kris Ketonen, Photo by Carly Morson

The first few days of August were exciting ones for Thunder Bay singer-songwriter Carly Morson.

Morson, who records under the name vermilllixn, released her first official single online on August 4

(the track, titled “Strawberry Blond,” is available on YouTube, and streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music). In an interview with

The Walleye a few days before the release, Morson admitted she was a bit nervous, but was “very happy and satisfied with how it turned out.” The song, Morson says, was written a few months ago, after the end of a relationship. “After that, I kind of felt a little bit numb to the whole situation,” Morson says. “I didn’t want to think that it was over.”

“It’s kind of about pretending that a bad situation didn’t happen, pretending that a breakup didn’t happen,” she says. “Imagining that you’re in a world where everything’s still the way it was, everything’s still perfect, and not wanting to face the fact that it’s not.” Sound-wise, Morson draws on a wide range of influences when it comes to her music. “I don’t tend to gravitate towards a specific genre,” she says. “I’m kind of all over the place with what I actually listen to.”

“I like a lot of classic rock, I like a lot of indie stuff,” Morson continues. “I pay attention to a lot of the production side of things, so I’m paying attention to what instruments they used, and the arrangement, and the style that they went for, and if I like it, then I try to tie it into my own stuff.”

And Morson plans on keeping the music coming for the foreseeable future.

“I have a few [songs] that are done, and then a few more that are basically done,” she says. “I definitely want to release more before the end of the summer.” Longer-term, an album is “definitely on my bucket list,” Morson adds.

Check out Morson’s SoundCloud page at soundcloud.com/vermilllixn, or her YouTube channel at youtube. com/vermilllixn.

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