Spacious and sturdy, filled with proper poise as if one is sitting up straight at the dinner table. Music made for isolation, but not loneliness, Seth Nyquist, also known as MorMor is the Canadian indie-pop singer and songwriter that creates the space for you to become self-aware about the feels.
MorMor's music allows listeners to create a safe space to create. But also to listen, hear, think, feel, and speak in uncanny moments. “Heaven’s Only Wishful” was the song that created the space for me to transition from one medium to another. From face value, the thumbnail image for the “Heaven’s Only Wishful” video was quite intriguing. It wasn’t a song I thought I wanted to listen to based on my musical headspace at the time. I was looking for music that I could escape with for that very moment. Hesitant to embrace the Toronto-bred dreamy pop/r&b artist, I chose the “Heaven’s Only Wishful” thumbnail, hoping I don’t regret my choice.
Simplicity captured my ears as soon as the snapping drum beat dropped. The first few bars of the 2017 single “Heaven’s Only Wishful” are crisp, melancholy, and chilled out enough for you to embrace the song at all hours of the day. The single is a substantial take on how life turns in the unexpected, which was what I was going through at the time of my listening experience. Incorporating indie-sounds and 1980's synth, MorMor applies his scathy and soul-watching voice to match and create a sound that a listener would have to appreciate.
While listening, one could only feel the wintery chills provided by the songs' all-around aura. What begins brooding as a ballad blossoms into nu-wave vocalistic echoes between reality and digital sounds. Cultivating a face-off finale, the face-off between yourself and the acceptance of your new reality.
The zeroed-in shots of MorMor at the end screeching his unrequited, unnoticeable results of pain towards the circumstances make the video riveting to watch. The experience almost forces you to acknowledge the why staring right at you. Going unscathed, “Heaven’s Only Wishful” plays into the hope we wish to have for the experiences that are no longer ideal or serving us.
MorMor has many more tracks that others should divulge in. I can see big things coming from Mr.Nyquist in the months and years to come.
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