Beloved Guyanese-born, Winnipeg-raised, and Toronto-based artist Odario has announced that his new EP Good Morning Hunter will be released on October 23 via Do Right Music. A pre-order is available as of today HERE.
The first official single, “Hot Hot Heat” is produced by Todor Kobakov (composer for the award-winning TV series Cardinal and films such as Born To Blue), and seamlessly blends house, hip-hop, beat poetry and jazz into a fiery groove anchored by Odario’s skillful, layered poetics, saucy steelpan sounds and the track’s percussive grooves. “Hot Hot Heat” features the beautiful sounds of vocalist and Do Right labelmate Kamilah Apong, who is one half of Toronto indie-disco outfit Tush. Listen + share “Hot Hot Heat”HERE.
Notable for fronting popular hip-hop collective Grand Analog, Odario’s foray into his first solo EP kicked off with stand-alone single “Low Light (In This Space)” which premiered in early 2020 via KCRW ‘Today’s Top Tune’ (Best New Music) followed by a cross-Canada tour supporting Bedouin Soundclash before the pandemic struck. “Low Light (In This Space)” is available to stream and purchase HERE
Odario (née Odario Williams) is a storyteller, a hip-hop junkie and a lover of many musical soundscapes. Odario wears many hats and describes himself as a raconteur, an actor and a DJ, who currently hosts CBC Music’s Afterdark program. As a founding member of Grand Analog, he has received considerable praise and critical acclaim, co-writing songs for three albums, three EPs and several singles. His music has generated over 65 syncs and he has been nominated for Sync Artist or Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Sync Awards. Odario has also been featured on singles by, and collaborated with, Canadian music luminaries such as A Tribe Called Red with Haviah Mighty, Ghost Caravan, Delhi 2 Dublin, The Sunshine Makers, and Qualité Motel. As host of the groundbreaking CBC Music program Afterdark, Odario helps spread the flavours of indie soul across Canadian airwaves.Good Morning Hunter Tracklist
01 Peace (feat Len Bowen & Dawn Pemberton) 02 Reprise (feat Angelita SB) 03 Midnight: Ghosts (feat Chad Price) 04 Good Morning Hunter (feat Adrian X)05 Good Morning Hunter: OK Dub (feat Ofield K) 06 Disastro (feat Angelita SB) 07 Hot Hot Heat (feat Kamilah Apong)
