Louise Burns
{{short description|Canadian singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| background = solo_singer
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|14}}
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| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|folk rock|country|pop|alternative}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|musician}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocal|guitar|piano|bass|mandolin|ukulele|organ}}
| years_active = 1997-present
| label = Light Organ Records
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Lillix|Gold & Youth|The Blue Violets|16mm|Ione Sky|The Luna Riot|Louise Burns & The Moonshiners}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.louise-burns.com/}}
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Louise Claire Burns{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/894035093 |title=EVERY GIRL |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 10, 2023}} (born November 14, 1985), is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Formerly a member of the band Lillix, she released her debut album as a solo artist, Mellow Drama, on April 5, 2011, on Light Organ Records. The album was longlisted for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. She is also a member of the group Gold & Youth.
History
Mellow Drama was produced by Dave Ogilvie and Kevin James Maher.{{cite news |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Vancouver+singer+songwriter+Louise+Burns+sets+musical+fire/4205165/story.html?id=4205165 |title=Vancouver singer-songwriter Louise Burns sets a new musical fire |work=Vancouver Sun |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=October 4, 2018 |archive-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313030237/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Vancouver+singer+songwriter+Louise+Burns+sets+musical+fire/4205165/story.html?id=4205165 |url-status=dead }}
Her second album, The Midnight Mass, was released July 9, 2013.{{cite news |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/louise_burns_unveils_midnight_mass_premieres_new_song |title=Louise Burns Unveils 'The Midnight Mass,' Premieres New Song |work=Exclaim! |first=Alex |last=Hudson |date=April 18, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://lightorganrecords.com/releases/ |title=Releases |publisher=Light Organ Records |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711192934/http://www.lightorganrecords.com/releases/ |archive-date=July 11, 2016 |url-status=dead }} The album was produced by Colin Stewart of The Hive and Sune Rose Wagner (Raveonettes).{{cite news |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/louise_burns-midnight_mass |title=Louise Burns - The Midnight Mass |work=Exclaim! |first=Melody |last=Lau |date=July 8, 2013}} Her song "Emeralds Shatter" was nominated for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2014.{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/socan-songwriting-prize-nominees-announced/article18954159/ |title=SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominees announced |work=The Globe and Mail |first=Brad |last=Wheeler |date=June 3, 2014}}
Burns released her third album Young Mopes on February 3, 2017. It was produced by Burns, Colin Stewart (Ladyhawk, Black Mountain) and Damian Taylor (Bjork, Braids, Austra). It was long listed for the Polaris Music Prize in 2017. She received positive critical reception from The New York Times, Stereogum and CBC Music.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/arts/music/playlist-mariah-carey-depeche-mode-syd.html |title=The Playlist: Mariah Carey Shakes It Off, and Depeche Mode Looks for Revolution |work=The New York Times |first1=Jon |last1=Pareles |first2=Jon |last2=Caramanica |first3=Caryn |last3=Ganz |date=February 3, 2017}}
Burns produced the debut EP by Vancouver's FIONN, titled Sad Pagans and released on April 25, 2018.
Burns was also a guest host and writer for CBC Radio 3 from 2011 to 2017.
Her latest full-length release Portraits was released November 9, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://louiseburnsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/portraits|title = Portraits, by Louise Burns}} The album received positive reviews from Exclaim{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/louise_burns-portraits|title = Louise Burns Portraits | Exclaim!}} and The Vancouver Sun,{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/for-her-fourth-album-louise-burns-looks-back-and-ahead|title = For her fourth album, Louise Burns looks back — and ahead}}
Discography
- Mellow Drama (2011)
- Singles – EP (2011)
- The Midnight Mass (2013)
- Young Mopes (2017)
- Portraits (2019)
- Element (2023)
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Category:Canadian women rock singers
Category:Canadian women singer-songwriters
Category:Canadian indie rock musicians
Category:Canadian indie pop musicians
Category:Singers from Vancouver
Category:People from Cranbrook, British Columbia
Category:Canadian women pop singers
Category:21st-century Canadian women singers