Press release –
Fresh off a double win at the 2026 JUNO Awards and a run of sold-out tour dates, four-time JUNO Award-winning Oji-Cree artist Aysanabee (pronounced Ace-in-abbey) will release his latest EP, Timelines, this Friday, April 10 via Ishkōdé Records.
The acoustic EP features stripped-back, reimagined songs drawn from across Aysanabee’s catalogue, including Watin (2022), Here and Now EP (2023), and Edge of the Earth (2025). It includes the album single “Here and Now (Timelines Acoustic),” also out this Friday.
On this acoustic version of “Here and Now” Aysanabee revisits the song with conviction. The tenderness and restraint reveal the strength of his songwriting, the same clarity that earned him the 2024 JUNO Awards for Songwriter of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year.
Each lyric lands with a sense of calm acceptance, tracing the space between love and letting go. There is no grand gesture, only presence. In this form, “Here and Now” stands as both a personal reckoning and a reminder of why Aysanabee’s music continues to resonate: it tells the truth, simply and completely.
Aysanabee is currently in the midst of his Timelines Tour, which has already included multiple sold-out shows in Ontario. Upcoming dates include a stop in New York City as a special guest for Raye Zaragoza, his duet partner on the 2023 single “Come Out,” as well as performances in Germany. He will also join acclaimed songwriter AHI for two special, intimate evenings in Canmore (now sold out) and Sherwood Park, Alberta, sharing songs and stories that celebrate connection, creativity, and the power of storytelling through music.
Aysanabee (Ace-in-abbey) is a four-time JUNO award-winning alternative indie artist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter. He is Oji-Cree from the Sucker Clan of Sandy Lake First Nation, a remote fly-in community in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Now based in Toronto, he began creating music under his family name when moments of stillness allowed him to slow down and create music that more accurately represents himself as an artist. With a swirling mix of rock, soul, and electronic sounds and pulse-quickening fingerpicking, Aysanabee’s music is both anthemic and cathartic. His style has drawn comparisons to Bon Iver, Matt Corby, Hozier, The Black Pumas, Kings of Leon and more.In March 2024, Aysanabee made history as the first Indigenous artist to win JUNO Awards for both Alternative Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for his EP Here and Now (October 2023). The EP’s hit single, “Somebody Else,” peaked at #3 on the MediaBase Alternative Chart. The Here and Now tour saw him embarking on two cross-Canada tours alongside Dan Mangan and Allison Russell, and an Australian tour supporting Kim Churchill.
His debut album, Watin (November 2022), named after his grandfather, combined music and journalism with artistry and expression. The album was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize and helped establish Aysanabee as a unique voice in the Canadian music scene. In March 2023, he became the first Indigenous artist to top Mediabase Canada’s Alternative Rock chart with the single “Nomads.”
Aysanabee released his sophomore album, Edge Of The Earth, on June 20, 2025. The title track has charted across rock and alternative radio and has been a playlist favourite since its release in January. By December 2025, he had two tracks charting at radio, “Home” and “Gone Baby Gone”.
Since 2021, Aysanabee has won over music fans with his dynamic performances that span Americana folk-roots to alternative and pop rock. He has performed over 400 shows worldwide, including major festivals and events such as Reeperbahn (Germany), The Great Escape (UK), Woodford Folk Festival (Australia), Tallinn Music Week (Estonia), AmericanaFestUK (UK), Tönder Festival (Denmark), Cartagena Festival de Música (Spain), Ottawa Bluesfest (Canada), Osheaga (Canada) and most major folk festivals across Canada. He has shared stages with prominent acts such as The National, Sarah McLachlan, Kaleo, Alvvays, Blue Rodeo, Arkells, Nickelback, Digging Roots, Amanda Rheaume, Sam Roberts Band, Our Lady Peace, Shub, Jeremy Dutcher, Mavis Staples, July Talk, Half Moon Run, Aqua, and more.
He was recently announced as a featured artist at Toronto’s Luminato Festival, performing June 14 at Harbourfront Centre, and will also appear as part of the Westben Summer Series in Campbellford, ON, July 11, before heading to Vancouver for the Vancouver Folk Festival later that month.
Full details can be found at www.aysanabee.com.
This week, Aysanabee is also nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards: Indigenous Songwriter of the Year and Single of the Year for the Edge of the Earth title track. The awards will take place in Calgary.
