MorMor announces new album No One Alive Will Listen
Toronto artist and multi-instrumentalist MorMor is back to announce his new album No One Alive Will Listen due Oct 30th via Promised Land Records. Recorded between London, Toronto, and at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studios, No One Alive Will Listen is punchy, spacious, gentle, and richly textured. MorMor’s distinctive voice acts as a weightless tenor that gains clarity as it soars into higher registers and pierces through the rock solid basslines and dizzying percussion that provide the musical backbone.
The album documents a challenging period in the run-up to, and aftermath of, a recent break-up. The songs, which move through sleek and confident electronic pop into moments of pure devastation, offer a cross-examination of Nyquist’s psyche and delve deep under his skin as he asks probing questions about the patterns of his life.
Speaking about No One Alive Will ListenMorMor shares, “This album captures a time where I felt very alienated. I had felt hopelessly misunderstood. Within me was a desire for love, but I had looked for it in the wrong places. At first there was chaos, an old version of me was forced to perish, and then beauty slowly arose.”
Collaborators on the album include producers Hudson Mohawke (Ye, ANOHNI), Jack Peñate (SAULT), and Russell Boring (JOBA/Brockhampton) alongside Kane Ritchotte (Haim, Portugal. The Man), John Keek (Dijon, Mk.gee, Vegyn), and Caleb Laven (Frank Ocean, SZA, Joy Again). The album also features Celeste on previous single “Like Heaven.”
The two new offerings highlight the artist’s range as both a songwriter and producer, pairing striking emotional intimacy with a restless exploration of textured production. “Dawn 2” embodies the sense of two people who are carrying their own wounds, trying to create something honest and good together. Caleb Laven helped produce the track during a darker period for MorMor. Speaking about the song Nyquist shares, “I wrote ‘Dawn 2’ while being out in LA. I had been hanging out with Caleb Laven and we started this one at his studio. I was still with my girlfriend at the time but things were beginning to feel as if they were fraying at the seams. I must have been avoiding some of these feelings but that’s the magic in music; It often pulls things to the forefront. Your subconscious collects everything and it sort of all comes out.
Speaking about “Hurt You” MorMor shares, “The song came out of a session in London with Jonathan Quarmby. He’s one of the most generous, kind-hearted people I’ve ever met. Inspired by listening to Daft Punk’s ‘Veridis Quo’ while on the way to the studio, we built the track around that idea, and lyrically it became a reflection on the times I’ve hurt people. The first verse is very much about me, the second shifts perspective, but the core idea is about recognising that we’re all shaped by what we’re given, from our upbringing to our traumas. For me, it’s about accountability, but also compassion and understanding that growth comes from helping people rise, not tearing them down.”
The latest material follows previous singles “Don’t Need It”, “Touch” and “Like Heaven” and finds an artist truly following his instincts. Celeste’s contribution to “Like Heaven” emerged entirely unplanned, as she ended up joining the session and recording her vocal on the spot, capturing “a raw, immediate energy that couldn’t be recreated.”
Seth Nyquist (MorMor) has always known exactly what he wanted to hear. From a young age he would sit in front of the stereo in his mother’s house in Toronto, fast-forward to a particular section in a recording, and immerse himself in those precious seconds. As the recording artist MorMor, Seth works in not so dissimilar a fashion: He has an idea for a sound, and he works intensely until he’s created it. The first song he released, a tangy synth pop anthem called “Heaven’s Only Wishful,” arrived in early 2018 like a breeze through a newly opened window: welcome and refreshing. Critics loved it – Pitchfork heralded him as “pop’s new auteur” – he received personal praise from both Max Martin and Steven Malkmus – and, in a matter of months, the single had accumulated millions of plays.
Following two acclaimed EPs – Heaven’s Only Wishful in 2018 and Some Place Else in 2019 – his debut album Semblance (2022) was by turns contemplative, jittery, wistful, gentle, and generous. His distinctive voice – a svelte tenor that sits comfortably higher in pitch – leaps out of the speakers, alighting over the sturdy bass lines, guitar riffs, and drums he played himself. Celebrated for his unique blend of indie pop, R&B, and dreamlike synth textures, the artist soon cemented his reputation for emotionally rich soundscapes marked by vulnerability and sonic depth.
MorMor has garnered attention across the media landscape, earning praise and support from press outlets such as The Observer, The Times, The Fader, Pitchfork, NPR, Hypebeast, Pigeons & Planes, Wonderland, NME, Dazed, CLASH, DIY, The Line of Best Fit, PAPER, High Snobiety & more. On the airwaves, his music has been spun on the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music, Apple Music 1 and NTS, with love from tastemakers including Jack Saunders, Jamz Supernova and Matt Wilkinson.
As a live phenomenon, MorMor has embarked on major headline tours across the US, UK and Europe, and has played festivals such as Field Day, Primavera Sound and Pitchfork Festival.
MorMor
No One Alive Will Listen
Promised Land Records
October 30th, 2026
Don’t Need It
Like Heaven (feat. Celeste)
Hurt You
Hard To Say Goodbye
Dawn 2 Interlude
Dawn 2
Ecstasy
It’s Alright
Hold
Wish I Had My Life Back
Touch
Erase Me
Open Wounds
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