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London Morning’s associate producer, Ryan Soulliere, listens to a lot of music for his role picking tunes for the show. In any given week, that’s about 25 songs. Here are his top three local and Canadian picks from last week.
Digging Roots – Plant The Seeds
WATCH | Plant The Seeds:
Digging Roots serves up cool roots-style blues on Plant The Seeds. This low-key, mellow jam shows off Digging Roots’ ability to entertain with amazing songwriting while sharing themes of resistance from an Indigenous lens. Plant The Seeds is a great song to chill the mood.
Big Little Lions – They Say It Builds Character
WATCH | They Say It Builds Character:
Since the start of the year, Vancouver-based Big Little Lions have been releasing singles and their latest, They Say It Builds Character is a sweet-sounding tune with a positive message. The vocal harmonies blend seamlessly with horns and strings for a total package that’s like honey for the ears. They Say It Builds Character is a perfect song that can be enjoyed anytime but will make a wonderful soundtrack to start your weekend morning.
Simple Reflections For Artists – Beautiful Game
WATCH | Beautiful Game:
London sports fans will have eyes on the World Cup Saturday when Team Canada takes on Morocco. And, would you believe it? There’s a local song for that. Put together by the Simple Reflections For Artists Collective, Beautiful Game is about the sheer love of the sport. Beautiful Game is an upbeat, lively tune perfect to cheer on Canada (or your favourite team). Although Beautiful Game is tailor-made for the World Cup, you can add it to any playlist that needs a jolt.
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London Morning6:44Three songs from London Morning to boost your weekend playlist
On Fridays, London Morning music curator Ryan Soulliere recommends three songs from the show to boost your weekend playlist. This week Ryan’s tunes are Plant The Seeds by Digging Roots, They Say it Builds Character by Big Little Lions and Beautiful Game by London’s Simple Reflection For Artists Collective.