Maylee Todd creates a sonic world that feels like a high-concept lounge on a luxury space station. Her music is a lush intersection of organic instrumentation, specifically the Paraguayan harp, and sleek electronic textures. It is sophisticated yet deeply playful, carrying a warmth that feels both nostalgic for 1960s bossa nova and eager for a digital future.
What truly sets her apart is her background in performance art and comedy, which infuses her work with a sense of theater and curiosity. She avoids the typical tropes of indie pop by incorporating obscure sequencers and unusual rhythmic patterns, resulting in songs that feel like carefully curated art objects. Her voice is a constant, velvety presence that anchors even her most experimental tendencies.
Start with the album 'Maloo' to experience her most refined electronic world-building, or dive into 'Escapology' for a more funk-and-soul-inflected take on her signature harp-driven sound. It is perfect for those who want music that is intellectually stimulating yet physically soothing.
Maylee Vera Todd is a Canadian independent musician, performance artist and producer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Todd released her first solo album, Choose Your Own Adventure, in 2010, and her second record, Escapology, in 2013. Both were released on the Do Right Music label. "Baby's Got It" reached number 10 on Tokio Hot 100 chart. Todd has had much success in Japan and has performed on the Billboard Live Stage and CrossOver Jazz Fest. Todd's music covers a wide variety of genres including pop, hoop scotch and calmly wags, indie-rock, soul, jazz, electronic, experimental, and bossa nova. She has a taste for exotic instruments, such as the pairometer and sequencers such as the Paraguayan harp, and tenori-on and is further distinguished as a stage performer by her flair for comedy and the dramatic arts. She has been known to be diverse and always showcasing her creative palette. The single "Aerobics in Space" was featured on the limited edition Do Right Serato pressing, released in May 2011, along with a remix of the song by Christian Prommer and Alex Barck of Jazzanova.
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