Louie Short returns with the new single, "Daniel", the first release from a forthcoming 2023 EP. It’s a song that showcases the warmth and whimsy of Louie's signature songwriting, simultaneously harkening back to the iconic styles of 70s icons like Carol King, James Taylor and Carly Simon.

As with those previous releases, Louie serves as the sole architect of the project, polishing his DIY instincts from songwriting all the way through the mix. As for the song’s inspiration, Lou simply had this to say: “To anyone I know named Daniel, please understand that my middle name is Daniel and that I am not talking about you.”

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“The genre is songs,” is a direct quote from Louie Short. It does well to represent both his approach and sense of humour. After all this this is an artist whose previous bio included the line: “He’s not not trying to be Carol King.”

The point is, Louie is a songwriter, and a very, very good one. The Toronto artist released his sophomore record Omw 4ev on 444% in 2021, following a local hit with 2019’s Cherry, Cherry and standout single “Beautality”.

Omw 4ev, is about “real love that you work for,” Louie says. “We call a lot of songs love songs, but often they aren’t really love songs; they're infatuation songs.

They feature love that is obsessively beginning or tragically ending while claiming foreverness, but beginnings and endings don't last forever. Forever is in the middle of things. In those parts of life and love where you are just participating in a process. So in a world where you’re either coming or going, I wanted to celebrate the part where you are on your way… forever!”