poolblood (she/they), the musical nom-de-plume of Toronto’s Maryam Said, shares their newest single, ‘my little room’. It’s the latest peek into their debut album mole, out January 13, 2023 via Next Door Records (The Weather Station, Ada Lea, Charlotte Cornfield, Patrick Holland, Hua Li 化力, etc.).

As the album’s serene final track, it begins sparsely with soothing acoustic guitar strums that back Maryam’s tranquil voice, before a selection of horns and strings unfurl to deepen their meditative and peaceful ambience. “I wanted to close the record with a song about learning to be alone and taking time for yourself,” Maryam says.

“I spent most of the record trying to navigate codependent issues when I really needed to learn how to just be one with myself and still. I brought together all my favourite musicians and they all did an impeccable job. It was me and Louie’s favourite song to work on together, and Christian Lee Huston is such an incredible songwriter and to have him play on this track was such a dream. Aaron Hutchinson who plays horns on this track did a phenomenal job, creating this dialogue within the song, and Eliza Niemi’s cello brings it home. It’s my favourite song on this record and it’s a meditative closing track.”