Poolblood

'''Poolblood''' (stylized in [[all lowercase]]) is the stage name of '''Maryam Said''', a [[Canada|Canadian]] indie pop singer-songwriter from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].<ref>Calum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/torontos_poolblood_announces_debut_album_mole "Toronto's poolblood Announces Debut Album 'mole'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', October 13, 2022.</ref>

'''Poolblood''' (stylized in [[all lowercase]]) is the stage name of '''Maryam Said''', a [[Canada|Canadian]] indie pop singer-songwriter from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].<ref>Calum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/torontos_poolblood_announces_debut_album_mole "Toronto's poolblood Announces Debut Album 'mole'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', October 13, 2022.</ref>

Said, who is [[non-binary gender|non-binary]] and uses they/them pronouns,<ref>Juan Velasquez, [https://www.them.us/story/poolblood-maryam-said-folk-music-interview-mole "Meet Poolblood, the Nonbinary Artist Who Believes in the Power of Folk"]. ''[[Them (website)|Them]]'', January 13, 2023.</ref> released their debut [[extended play|EP]] ''Yummy'' in 2019.<ref>Jordan Darville, [https://www.thefader.com/2022/12/07/song-you-need-poolblood-wfy "Song You Need: poolblood delivers indie rock intimacy on 'wfy'"]. ''[[The Fader]]'', December 7, 2022.</ref> They followed up in 2022 with several preview singles, leading up to the release of their full-length debut album ''mole'' in January 2023.<ref>Noah Ciubotaru, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/poolblood_mole_album_review "Toronto's poolblood Wrestles with Tenderness on the Sparkling 'mole'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', January 10, 2023.</ref>

Said, who is [[non-binary gender|non-binary]] and uses ''they/them'' pronouns,<ref>Juan Velasquez, [https://www.them.us/story/poolblood-maryam-said-folk-music-interview-mole "Meet Poolblood, the Nonbinary Artist Who Believes in the Power of Folk"]. ''[[Them (website)|Them]]'', January 13, 2023.</ref> released their debut [[extended play|EP]] ''Yummy'' in 2019.<ref>Jordan Darville, [https://www.thefader.com/2022/12/07/song-you-need-poolblood-wfy "Song You Need: poolblood delivers indie rock intimacy on 'wfy'"]. ''[[The Fader]]'', December 7, 2022.</ref> They followed up in 2022 with several preview singles, leading up to the release of their full-length debut album ''mole'' in January 2023.<ref>Noah Ciubotaru, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/poolblood_mole_album_review "Toronto's poolblood Wrestles with Tenderness on the Sparkling 'mole'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', January 10, 2023.</ref>

''mole'' was longlisted for the [[2023 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/2023-polaris-music-prize-long-list-feist-jessie-reyez-and-more-1.6871592 "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more"]. [[CBC Music]], June 13, 2023.</ref>

''mole'' was longlisted for the [[2023 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/2023-polaris-music-prize-long-list-feist-jessie-reyez-and-more-1.6871592 "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more"]. [[CBC Music]], June 13, 2023.</ref>