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Thea May is blowing up. The singer from Sudbury, with Anishinabek roots in Atikameksheng, just signed a record deal and has released an album of songs about grief, including the death of a man who died 45 days after they fell in love.
Sudbury artist Thea May recently signed to Ishkōdé Records, bringing a rock alternative sound she calls “grief rage” after shifting away from her pop roots.
After suddenly losing her partner a few years ago, May said she was inspired to create her debut EP: Brought to You by Tragedy.
“I met someone, we fell in love and 45 days later he died. And it was insane, and it was quick, and it was hard,” she said.
The Anishinaabe musician from Atikameksheng said personal loss is not “strange to Indigenous people,” and hopes her music makes listeners feel understood and validated.
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