Best of Ontario: Charlotte Day Wilson - ALPHA

Charlotte Day Wilson - ALPHA

Ontario: Top 10 of 2021

by Daniel McIntosh

Published on December 5, 2021

Charlotte Day Wilson’s euphoric blend of jazz, R&B, and soul has been a comforting sound rising from the Toronto music scene for several years. Riding off the momentum of a few modest singles, CDW’s ALPHA brought exactly the kind of energy that we needed in 2021. A rare and tender talent standing tall in a sea of R&B crooners and hip-hop emcees, Charlotte Day Wilson moves us through a mountain range of emotions only to come out on the other side reminding us that everything is going to be okay.

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