Teen Daze

{{Short description|Canadian electronic musician}}

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| birth_name = Jamison Jon Baerg Isaak

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| origin = Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

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Teen Daze is the stage name for solo Canadian electronic musician Jamison Jon Baerg Isaak,{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22864-themes-for-dying-earth/ | first=Patric | last=Fallon | title=Themes for Dying Earth Review | work=Pitchfork Magazine | date=February 7, 2017 | accessdate=February 8, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/906574515 |title=ALWAYS RETURNING |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 10, 2023}} originally from Abbotsford, British Columbia.

His first albums were released in 2010, attracting the attention of online music press outlets such as Pitchfork Media.[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14531-four-more-years-ep/ Review of Four More Years EP], Pitchfork Signing with Lefse Records, he released the full-length All of Us Together in 2012,[http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/teen-daze-all-of-us-together Review of All Of Us Together], Tiny Mix Tapes followed quickly by Glacier in 2013. On his 2015 John Vanderslice-produced album Morning World, Teen Daze shifted from an electronic-driven style with elements of chillwave, house, and ambient to more of an indie pop sound, adding his own vocals.[http://www.avclub.com/review/teen-daze-opens-and-welcomes-indie-pop-new-morning-223461 Review of Morning World], The A.V. Club

Teen Daze released Interior in 2021, describing it as "an album of first loves refracted through prisms of wisdom, wounds, and wonder."{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/teen_daze_interior_album_review|title=Teen Daze's Interior Embraces The Power of House Music|last=Leroux|first=Joseph|date=December 9, 2021|website=Exclaim!|access-date=December 10, 2021}} The album won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/junos-2023-opening-night-winners-list-1.6776262 "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night"]. CBC News, March 11, 2023.

Discography

;Albums

  • My Bedroom Floor (self-released, 2010)
  • Four More Years (self-released, 2010)
  • The Inner Mansions (Lefse Records, 2012)
  • All of Us Together (Lefse, 2012)
  • Glacier (Lefse, 2013)
  • Morning World (Paper Bag Records, 2015)[https://www.npr.org/2015/08/05/429329501/first-listen-teen-daze-morning-world First Listen], NPR
  • Themes for Dying Earth (Flora, 2017)
  • Themes for a New Earth (Flora, 2017)
  • Bioluminescence (Flora, 2019)
  • Interior (Cascine, 2021)
  • Elegant Rhythms (Easy Listening Recordings, 2024)

;EPs

  • Beach Dreams (self-released, 2010)
  • A Silent Planet (Waaga Records, 2011)
  • Reinterprets Selections From "Mend" By Geotic (Cultus Vibes, 2011)
  • Tour EP (self-released, 2011)
  • A World Away (Plancha Records, 2015)
  • Rainwater Coffee (self-released, 2015)
  • Pure Water (Inspired by 'The Outlaw Ocean' a book by Ian Urbina) (self-released, 2020)
  • Reality Refresh (self-released, 2020)
  • Reality Refresh 2 (self-released, 2020)
  • Reality Refresh 3 (self-released, 2020)
  • Reality Refresh 4 (self-released, 2020)
  • Breathing Tides (self-released, 2021)
  • Natural Movement (self-released, 2023)
  • Fountains of The World (self-released, 2023)
  • The Wind Surfer (self-released, 2023)
  • Quiet City (Easy Listening Recordings, 2023)

;Singles

  • Together b/w Something (Cultus Vibes, 2011)
  • Let's Groove (self-released, 2011)
  • Moving Forward b/w Tokyo (self-released, 2025)
  • Fashionably Late b/w In The Moment (self-released, 2025)

References