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Michigan’s isobel Sets Debut Album scarlet for December 4 and Shares New Single “sober sally”

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November 13, 2026

isobel, the Michigan singer, in a close outdoor portrait with long dark wavy hair, wearing an olive knit top with red trim, arms wrapped around her knees.

Michigan singer isobel will introduce herself in full on December 4 with scarlet, a debut album built with friends she met on Discord and finished before they ever met in person, and she is previewing it now with the new single and video “sober sally.”

WATCH/LISTEN: “sober sally”
PRE-SAVE: Isobel.lnk.to/scarlet

Today, Michigan’s isobel announces her debut album scarlet due December 4th. Across the album isobel explores the contradictions of growing up through the lens of a character, scarlet , who is, in many ways, a reflection of herself. Chronologically unfolding from spring to winter, the record captures a period of personal and creative maturation, weaving together raw, relatable songwriting with found sounds, childhood recordings, and fragments of everyday life that blur the lines between memory and fiction.

Alongside the announcement, isobel shares a new single, “sober sally.” Anchored by an intoxicating groove, the track steadily unfolds into a sweeping, emotionally charged crescendo before landing on a final, unguarded confession: “I think I’m just confused because I’m terrified of falling hard for you, ouch.” The song comes alongside a music video that showcases isobel wandering New York’s subways, bodegas and skate parks and features an appearance from kidlucky who is also featured as a vocalist on the track.

The new single follows previous track “carmen,” that came alongside a video featuring isobel in the woods of her hometown, as well as isobel’s string of debut singles including, “limn” and “undercover,” the later a catchy ode to the early, sweet feelings of falling in love.

isobel wrote scarlet alongside a community of friends and collaborators she first met on Discord, none of whom met in person until the record was finished. She co-produced the project alongside frequent collaborator kidlucky, building the framework out of her bedroom. What began as a way to share demos, stories, and poems quickly evolved into an organic, self-built ecosystem. Through her Discord community and interactive website, she fostered a safe, inclusive digital haven, cultivating a bespoke universe around her music. The album’s homespun textures and carefully collected sounds mirror that process, bringing together disparate voices, memories, and environments into a singular world.

Growing up in the Midwest, a world around music was practically predestined for isobel, whose parents named her after a Björk song. From her mom and dad, she absorbed a myriad of influences, listening to everything from opera to Chinese indie rock. Her Chinese heritage also finds a place on scarlet , featuring sections sung in Mandarin.

Listen to “sober sally” above and stay tuned for more coming soon.

isobel — scarlet — December 4th 2026
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MorMor’s ‘No One Alive Will Listen’ Is Out Now, With a 2027 Tour Across Europe and North America

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

We Speak Media

Black-and-white portrait of MorMor wearing a hooded puffer jacket, looking up toward the light.

Toronto’s MorMor has a new album in the world and a tour to take it on the road. No One Alive Will Listen, out now via Promised Land Records, closes its run-up with the final single “Ecstacy” and a run of European and US dates for 2027 that begins in London in January.

LISTEN: “Ecstacy” | No One Alive Will Listen

Toronto artist and multi-instrumentalist MorMor released his new album No One Alive Will Listen via Promised Land Records on October 30th, sharing a final single “Ecstacy” ahead of the album release. “Ecstacy” captures the magnetic pull of destructive patterns, exploring the fine line between desire and self-destruction, and the ways we can become addicted to the very things that unravel us.

Speaking about “Ecstacy,” MorMor shares, “The song draws a parallel between addiction and a person, less about substance itself and more about an addiction to chaos, to traumatic love, and that kind of emotional intensity. At the same time, it marked a shift for me sonically. I leaned into more modern production rather than shying away from it, exploring new technology and textures I might have avoided before for being too on-the-nose. It was about embracing that instinct instead of resisting it.”

Alongside the final single MorMor announces a run of European and US tour dates for 2027. Beginning in London in January and continuing on to Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and more the tour then heads to North America for dates across Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Find full tour routing below.

MorMor’s album No One Alive Will Listen releasing via Promised Land Records was recorded between London, Toronto, and at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studios. The album is punchy, spacious, gentle, and richly textured. The new song also follows support of the album from Vince Staples who played MorMor’s previous track “Like Heaven” featuring Celeste on his Apple Radio show.

The album moves through sleek and confident electronic pop into moments of pure devastation, offering a cross-examination of Nyquist’s psyche and delving deep under his skin as he asks probing questions about the patterns of his life. Speaking about No One Alive Will Listen MorMor shares, “This album captures a time where I felt very alienated. I had felt hopelessly misunderstood. Within me was a desire for love, but I had looked for it in the wrong places. At first there was chaos, an old version of me was forced to perish, and then beauty slowly arose.”

The new track follows previous singles, “Hard To Say Goodbye”, “Hurt You”, “Dawn 2”, “Don’t Need It” and “Touch” as well as a the previously mentioned collaboration with Celeste on “Like Heaven”. Celeste’s contribution to “Like Heaven” emerged entirely unplanned, as she ended up joining the session and recording her vocal on the spot, capturing a raw, immediate energy that couldn’t be recreated. Other collaborators on the album include producers Hudson Mohawke (Ye, ANOHNI), Jack Peñate (SAULT), and Russell Boring (JOBA/Brockhampton) alongside Kane Ritchotte (Haim, Portugal. The Man), John Keek (Dijon, Mk.gee, Vegyn), and Caleb Laven (Frank Ocean, SZA, Joy Again).

Following two acclaimed EPs – Heaven’s Only Wishful in 2018 and Some Place Else in 2019 – his debut album Semblance (2022) was by turns contemplative, jittery, wistful, gentle, and generous. His distinctive voice – a svelte tenor that sits comfortably higher in pitch – leaps out of the speakers, alighting over the sturdy bass lines, guitar riffs, and drums he played himself. Celebrated for his unique blend of indie pop, R&B, and dreamlike synth textures, the artist soon cemented his reputation for emotionally rich soundscapes marked by vulnerability and sonic depth.

MorMor has garnered attention across the media landscape, earning praise and support from press outlets such as The Observer, The Times, The Fader, Pitchfork, NPR, Hypebeast, Pigeons & Planes, Wonderland, NME, Dazed, CLASH, DIY, The Line of Best Fit, PAPER, High Snobiety & more. On the airwaves, his music has been spun on the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music, Apple Music 1 and NTS, with love from tastemakers including Jack Saunders, Jamz Supernova and Matt Wilkinson.

As a live phenomenon, MorMor has embarked on major headline tours across the US, UK and Europe, and has played festivals such as Field Day, Primavera Sound and Pitchfork Festival.

Listen to “Ecstacy” above, find album details below and stay tuned for more from MorMor coming soon.

Tour Dates

1/28 – London, UK @ ICA, London
1/29 – Paris, FR @ Le Point Éphémère
1/30 – Brussels @ Botanique
1/31 – Amsterdam @ Tolhuistuin
2/2 – Berlin @ Lark
2/4 – Istanbul @ Blind
2/23 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
2/24 – Montreal @ Bar Le Ritz
2/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Zone 1
2/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

MorMor
No One Alive Will Listen
Promised Land Records
October 30th, 2026
Don’t Need It
Like Heaven (feat. Celeste)
Hurt You
Hard To Say Goodbye
Dawn 2 Interlude
Dawn 2
Ecstasy
It’s Alright
Hold
Wish I Had My Life Back
Touch
Erase Me
Open Wounds