poolblood

{{Short description|Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter}}

Poolblood (stylized in all lowercase) is the stage name of Maryam Said, a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario.Calum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/torontos_poolblood_announces_debut_album_mole "Toronto's poolblood Announces Debut Album 'mole'"]. Exclaim!, October 13, 2022.

Said, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns,Juan Velasquez, [https://www.them.us/story/poolblood-maryam-said-folk-music-interview-mole "Meet Poolblood, the Nonbinary Artist Who Believes in the Power of Folk"]. Them, January 13, 2023. released their debut EP Yummy in 2019.Jordan Darville, [https://www.thefader.com/2022/12/07/song-you-need-poolblood-wfy "Song You Need: poolblood delivers indie rock intimacy on 'wfy'"]. The Fader, December 7, 2022. They followed up in 2022 with several preview singles, leading up to the release of their full-length debut album mole in January 2023.Noah Ciubotaru, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/poolblood_mole_album_review "Toronto's poolblood Wrestles with Tenderness on the Sparkling 'mole'"]. Exclaim!, January 10, 2023.

mole was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/2023-polaris-music-prize-long-list-feist-jessie-reyez-and-more-1.6871592 "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more"]. CBC Music, June 13, 2023.