Toronto-born-and-raised singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Day Wilson releases her highly-anticipated sophomore album Cyan Blue via Stone Woman Music / XL Recordings. Cyan Blue finds Wilson crafting a smoothly woven cyan tapestry of her eternal influences; thumping gospel piano, warm soul basslines, atmospheric electronics, and penetrating R&B melodies. Yet, it possesses a sense of vastness that rings in a new era for Wilson, one in which she’s embracing collaboration and newfound creative openness tinged with wistfulness, yearning, and a reflection on youthful innocence. Featuring tracks like the soul-bearing and poetic “My Way,” transcendent ballads like “Cyan Blue,” the sleek and serene “Canopy,” and the stark and devastatingly beautiful confessional “I Don’t Love You”, Cyan Blue highlights Wilson’s immaculate production skills and resonant vocals through the record’s emotional and cyan-tinted sonic palette.
Working with producers like Leon Thomas (SZA, Ariana Grande, Post Malone), and Jack Rochon (Beyoncé, H.E.R, Daniel Caesar), Cyan Blue demonstrates Wilson’s sonic expertise while also showcasing the next evolution of her time-bending songwriting. Through 13 hypnotizing tracks, she continues to use music as a vessel for unpacking relationships, which in turn allows her to meet and understand herself in life-spanning, panoramic focus. But, on Cyan Blue, she challenged herself to kick her perfectionist tendencies. “Before, I was extremely intentional about creating music with a strong foundation, a bed of artistic integrity,” Wilson reflects. “But that was a bit stifling, like, ‘Let me just make a great piece of art that will stand the test of time, no pressure.’ Now, I think I'm getting out of this frozen state of needing everything to be perfect. I'm more interested in capturing feelings in the moment as they happen and leaving them in that moment.”
While this is only her second album, Wilson’s influence in music has made a major mainstream impact. Wilson 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-colored magic over. Wilson’s upcoming 2024 tour kicks off May 15, stopping in cities like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco and headlining iconic venues like Webster Hall in NYC and the El Rey in Los Angeles.
CYAN BLUE TRACKLIST:
My Way
Money
Dovetail
Forever (ft. Snoh Aalegra)
Do U Still
New Day
Last Call
Canopy
Over The Rainbow
Kiss & Tell
I Don’t Love You
Cyan Blue
Walk With Me
2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Wednesday, May 15 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Friday, May 17 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
Saturday, May 18 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Monday, May 20 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
Tuesday, May 21 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
Friday, May 24 - Houston, TX - House of Blues - Bronze Peacock
Sunday, May 26 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
Wednesday, May 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Foundry
Thursday, May 30 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
Friday, May 31 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Sunday, June 2 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
Tuesday, June 4 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Thursday, June 6 - Toronto, ON – History
Wednesday, July 3rd - Montreal, QC - Montreal Jazzfest
Saturday, July 13th - Montreal, QC - Halifax Jazzfest
