Which young singer/songwriter was born near Halifax in 1991 but was raised in Suffolk, he has released two albums, + (plus) and x (multiply)?
"taken from album liner notes. Main personnel Additional personnel X (Ed Sheeran album) x (pronounced ""multiply"") is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran. It was released on 20 June 2014 in Australia and New Zealand, and worldwide on 23 June through Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. The album received positive reviews from music critics. It was an international commercial success, peaking at No. 1 in fifteen countries, while topping both the UK Albums Chart and the US ""Billboard"" 200. ""x"" also reached the top 5 in seven other countries and was the best selling album of 2014"
"Halifax (band) Halifax is a four-piece rock band from Thousand Oaks, California. They formed in 2003 and are currently unsigned. Their 2004 EP ""A Writer's Reference"" has sold over 60,000 copies to date, after making a cameo appearance on MTV's """". The band's second full-length album, ""The Inevitability of a Strange World"", was released in May 2006 and charted on the Billboard 200, and debuted #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers In December 2006, they won MTV2's ""Dew Circuit Breakout"" competition. The band Halifax started in Thousand Oaks, California. Dan Locascio, Matt Locascio, Justin Chlowitz and guitarist Chris Brandt would write"
"Music Week, North by Northeast, Luminato Festival, and World Pride in Toronto, ON; Stan Rogers Festival and Evolve Festival (voted Best Music Festival in Canada) in Nova Scotia; and at the Halifax Metro Centre as part of “Halifax for Haiti” joining Joel Plaskett, Classified, and Bruce Guthro on stage. T. Thomason T. Thomason, formerly Molly Thomason, is a singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. After releasing three albums under their former name, Thomason came out in April 2015 as non-binary. Born in Sidcup, Kent, England, in 1994, to Ed Thomason and actor Shelley Thompson, Thomason moved with their parents to Nova"
"Halford, Chris Cornell and Axl Rose. He fuses together his favourite elements of rock, pop and soul singers into his own singing style based primarily on emotion. He has a four octave vocal range. Max currently resides in Prague, Czech Republic. He is known for being a vegan/raw vegan and a supporter of animal rights campaigns. Max Jason Mai Max J. Mai (born Miro Šmajda; 27 November 1988 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the hard rock/pop rock band Terrapie and alternative/metalcore band MAXJMAI. Max was raised"
"the world of free music and masters. The band liberated themselves from the corporate world and became what they were in the beginning; a band about the music. From ""A Writer's Reference"" EP: From ""The Inevitability of a Strange World"": From ""Align"" EP: Halifax (band) Halifax is a four-piece rock band from Thousand Oaks, California. They formed in 2003 and are currently unsigned. Their 2004 EP ""A Writer's Reference"" has sold over 60,000 copies to date, after making a cameo appearance on MTV's """". The band's second full-length album, ""The Inevitability of a Strange World"", was released in May 2006"
"to Los Angeles, California. Max Frost Matthew Alexander ""Max"" Frost is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Austin, Texas, who is signed to Atlantic Records. He has released two EPs: ""Low High Low"" in October 2013, and ""Intoxication"" in September 2015. Max Frost was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He began playing drums at four, and began learning to play guitar at Dave Seebree's Rock Camp USA when he was eight years old. In high school, he attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School. Frost developed his eclectic style of music by playing in various projects throughout his teen years."
"Halifax Pop Explosion, Ladyfest, and the CBC Radio 3 national tour. As a side project Edmund Lam has also played acoustic guitar with a band called ""You and Me"", a band which specializes in vocal harmonies and classical accompaniments. Heidi and Edmund married in Montreal on July 31, 2010. Albums: Compilations: Hexes & Ohs Hexes & Ohs is a Canadian electronic indie pop group from Montreal. Their sound combines 1980s inspired beats and synthesizer sounds with indie pop structures and melodies. They have released three albums since 2005 and have opened for many artists such as Tokyo Police Club, Sloan,"
"Sloan (band) Sloan is a Toronto-based rock/power pop quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sloan has released 12 full-length albums, two EPs, a live album, a greatest hits album and more than 30 singles. The band has received nine Juno Award nominations, winning one. The band is known for their sharing of songwriting and lead vocals from each member of the group and their unaltered line-up throughout their career. The band was formed in 1991 when Chris Murphy and Andrew Scott met at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax; Patrick Pentland and Jay Ferguson joined soon"
"Germany and Japan. A+ (rapper) Andre Levins, also known as A+ (born August 29, 1981, Hempstead, New York) is an American rapper. As a teenager, he released albums in 1996 and in 1999. A+ began his music career in 1995, after winning a national talent competition sponsored by Def Jam Records. He was the first act signed to Kedar Massenburg's record label, Kedar Entertainment. According to Massenburg, the A+ moniker ""means that he's striving for perfection, and he's not really talking about the same things as other young rappers."" In 1996, at the age of 14, A+ released his first"
"Max Frost Matthew Alexander ""Max"" Frost is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Austin, Texas, who is signed to Atlantic Records. He has released two EPs: ""Low High Low"" in October 2013, and ""Intoxication"" in September 2015. Max Frost was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He began playing drums at four, and began learning to play guitar at Dave Seebree's Rock Camp USA when he was eight years old. In high school, he attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School. Frost developed his eclectic style of music by playing in various projects throughout his teen years. He started playing shows"
"appearance, nothing quite prepares for his voice, both spoken and singing. An unmistakable presence. "" and ""From Satanic hoedowns to swaying country heartbreakers, this evening with the larger-than-life Caplan makes for rollicking fun."" ranking him – 4/5 stars Ben Caplan Ben Caplan is a Canadian folk musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He often performs with his band The Casual Smokers, and his first full-length studio album, ""In the Time of the Great Remembering"", was released on October 20, 2011. His second record, ""Birds With Broken Wings"", was released September 18, 2015. Ben Caplan was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario"
"Aphex Twin Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known by his main alias Aphex Twin, is a British musician (born in Ireland to Welsh parents) who grew up in Cornwall. He is best known for his influential and idiosyncratic work in styles such as ambient techno and IDM during the 1990s, and is among the most acclaimed figures in contemporary electronic music. Initially releasing acid techno music under aliases such as AFX and Polygon Window, James received widespread acclaim for his 1992 debut album ""Selected Ambient Works 85–92"". During this period, he became associated with UK record label"
"Al Tuck Al Tuck (born December 23, 1966), is a Canadian songwriter and folksinger from Prince Edward Island who has spent much of his career based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Tuck was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the son of editorial cartoonist and Anglican cleric Canon Robert Tuck. Tuck attended the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and began appearing in Halifax coffeehouses and college pubs, either as a solo performer or with his first couple of bands, namely The Columbia Recording Artists and The Bluegrass Lawnmower. Tuck's formation of trio Al Tuck and No Action coincided"
"Alex Moir (musician) Alexander Scott ""Alex"" Moir (born 17 October 1990) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of Irish and Scottish descent, born in Birmingham, England. He gained popularity after extensively gigging and playing alongside Gabrielle Aplin, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Paul Thomas Saunders and others. Since the start of 2014, Alex has produced three music videos and published five full tracks online. The first music video was quickly picked up and he received his first UK national radio play on BBC Radio 6 Music on 6 January 2014 He charted #1 on ReverbNation in June 2014 and has since gone"
"in Hamilton, Ontario. They adopted a boy named Gabriel in May 2010, his brother Simon in 2011, and their sister Amelia in 2014. Jacob Moon Jacob Moon is a solo Canadian folk singer/songwriter and guitarist based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He has an extensive repertoire of songs, with nine albums to his credit. He has won many accolades and has been invited to perform for and with some of his heroes, including Rush, Marillion, Ron Sexsmith and Gordon Lightfoot. Moon's famous YouTube cover of Rush's Subdivisions went viral in 2009 and has earned him many fans around the world. Jacob"
"Science and Technology Museum in their hometown of Ottawa, Ontario. On March 22, the band released the video for ""AI Freaks Me Out"", which depicts Nichols performing as Max Headroom. 2014: ""721835"" 2016: ""Unsaved Progress"" 2017: ""Rock (Geology)"" Double Experience Double Experience is a rock band based in Ottawa, Ontario that was formed in the summer of 2011. The band consists of vocalist and front man Ian Nichols and guitarist Brock Tinsley. Double Experience's roots reach back into the late 2011 when guitarist Brock Tinsley and vocalist Ian Nichols began writing and performing together under the name ""Colfax"". In 2014,"
"Dub FX Benjamin Stanford (born 11 June 1983), better known by his stage name Dub FX (stylized as ""Dub Fx"" or ""DubFx""), is an Australian musician and worldwide street performer. Born in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia, at the start of his career he was singing in a local alternative rock and rapcore band initially known as Twitch, which would later change its name to N.O.N (Never or Now). In 2004 they released a debut and the only album ""Exeunt Omnes"". Soon after he moved to Italy and began a solo career. His trademark is creating rich live music using only"
"Jenn Grant Jenn Grant (born August 20, 1980) is a Canadian folk pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Ken (a vascular surgeon) and Heather Elizabeth Grant, she moved to Halifax at the age of ten with her mother and brother when her parents' marriage broke up. She attended Saint Mary's University for a time and later graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. Jenn's mother, who was an inspiration to her career, was named the Queen of Azaleas in 1973"
"Ben Caplan Ben Caplan is a Canadian folk musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He often performs with his band The Casual Smokers, and his first full-length studio album, ""In the Time of the Great Remembering"", was released on October 20, 2011. His second record, ""Birds With Broken Wings"", was released September 18, 2015. Ben Caplan was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario and now resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He began writing music at the age of 13 with friends, but it was at the age of 19 that he started his journey as an independent singer-songwriter. Although he studied"
"& Fires"", and songs by Ontario bands The Famly and Faraway Neighbours. Craig Cardiff Craig Cardiff (born 9 July 1976) is a Canadian folk singer from Waterloo, Ontario who lives in Arnprior, Ontario. He has released sixteen albums, both live and studio-based since 1997. He has toured North America and Europe. In 2012, Cardiff was nominated for a Juno Award for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo and for a Canadian Folk Music Award as Contemporary Singer of the Year. Craig Cardiff was born July, 1976 to Judy and Charles Cardiff. He grew up with his younger sisters"
"""XK"", also co-produced by Newfeld is slated for June 23, 2015. Brendan Croskerry Brendan Croskerry (born July 24, 1985) is a Canadian singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. From 2006 to 2011, Brendan lived in and performed across Europe after being spotted by two electronic music producers in Spain while on a university exchange program. He released two full-length albums and was featured on several successful pop compilations. After returning to North America, Brendan returned to his singer-songwriter roots for the release of ""XK"", in June 2015. ""Superman is on Holidays"", his first commercial pop release, was featured"
"singer Sigrid. Rex Orange County Alexander O'Connor (born May 4, 1998), better known by his stage name Rex Orange County, is an English recording artist and songwriter who grew up in the village of Grayshott near Haslemere, Surrey. The name Rex Orange County is based on a teacher given nickname, ""the OC"", after O'Connor. At age five, O'Connor was a part of the choir at the school where his mother worked. Over the years, he grew up listening to Queen, ABBA, Green Day, and Weezer, but more classical soulful artists, like Stevie Wonder also inspired him. He is a drummer,"
"notable artists to have emerged from Halifax include Buck 65, Universal Soul, Classified, Wintersleep, April Wine, and The Joel Plaskett Emergency. During the 1990s, Halifax was excitedly billed as the next Seattle because of its vibrant indie rock scene. Although it never managed to achieve Seattle's musical fame, a number of artists did emerge, including Sloan, Thrush Hermit, and Sarah McLachlan. Halifax is the home of the Halifax Pop Explosion, an indie rock festival that draws upwards of 20,000 attendees annually and showcases new and emerging music. Past performers include Arcade Fire, K'naan, The Hold Steady, Pains of Being Pure"
"Matt Cardle Matthew ""Matt"" Sheridan Cardle (born 15 April 1983) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Cardle was born in Southampton, England and grew up in Halstead, Essex, England. Cardle has been involved in music since his early teens and has been a member of two different bands; Darwyn and Seven Summers, with whom he experienced limited success. Cardle rose to fame after winning the seventh series of ""The X Factor"", and received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music and later signed a deal with Columbia Records. Following Cardle's victory on ""The X Factor"", the winner's single"
"Mingo. Bryant has twice performed at the Juno Awards ceremony. Jon Bryant Jon Bryant (born 22 January 1986) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Native born to Halifax but now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bryant' writes and sings acoustically melodic songs with a maritime influence. Bryant was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Growing up in Fall River, NS, he attended George P. Vanier Junior School and Lockview High School. Bryant graduated in 2004 from Caronport High School in Saskatchewan. He studied piano, and later learned to play guitar and drums. He attended Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. He currently"
"Bon's album ""Me Oh My"". H. Hawkline Huw Evans (born 15 March 1985), also known as H. Hawkline, is a Welsh singer-songwriter and radio and television presenter based in Cardiff. He also lived and worked in Los Angeles for several years. He performs in both English and Welsh. Evans was born in Cardiff and lived in Prestatyn in north-east Wales from the age of 10 until returning to Cardiff at 18. He is the son of TV and radio presenter Hywel Gwynfryn and his wife Anya (who passed away in 2018) and has four siblings. He also has two half-siblings"
"Music Festival in Torquay alongside Lethal Bizzle & Boy Better Know, as well as headlining the Access To Music stage at Latitude Festival in Suffolk. He in total performed 177 gigs in 2012. Lewis has so far supported a number of successful musicians such as Ryan Keen, Antonio Lulic, Lester Clayton, Jake Morley, Lewis Watson, Ethan Ash, Sion Russell Jones, Leddra Chapman, Hobbie Stuart & Bipolar Sunshine. Lewis Mokler Lewis Mokler (born 20 May 1993) is an English R&B/Pop singer and songwriter. Lewis began singing at an early age, performing covers in karaoke pubs and starring in school musicals before"
"and international success. As the music scene in Nova Scotia started to coalesce around Halifax and its emerging underground scene, new sounds and new styles of music started to be heard. Both the punk and new wave movements found fertile ground in Halifax, the latter producing a band whose lead singer, Sarah McLachlan, would be snapped up in the 1980s and moved to Vancouver, to later become a huge international star. Sarah McLachlan had 2 #2 albums on the Billboard 200 like the adult contemporary ""Surfacing"" in 1997. It was toward the end of the 1980s that the music scene"
"Mir (band) Mir is a Canadian alternative rock and pop music group based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Asif Illyas is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist. His brother Shehab Illyas is the bassist and vocalist, and Adam Dowling is drummer and a second vocalist. Mir formed in 1998 in Halifax. In 2000 the group organized the MIR Supershow, a fundraiser in support of the Centre For Diverse Visible Culture. Their projects have been released in Canada and Europe, and their 2006 itinerary included four tours in Germany after being signed to Silversonic Records in Germany. In 2004 MIR was"
"Jamie xx James Thomas Smith (born 28 October 1988), known professionally as Jamie xx, is an English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer. He is known for both his solo work and as a member of the English indie pop band The xx. He has been described as a ""driving force"" behind the xx, contributing to the group's significant commercial and critical success. As a solo artist, he has been recognised with a 2015 Mercury Prize nomination, and a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album nomination for his debut album ""In Colour"". Smith's musical career began in 2005 when"
"keyboardist Colin Crowell. All four musicians also perform in the dance pop group Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees. Rebekah Higgs Rebekah Higgs (born May 19, 1982) is a Canadian indie rock singer, songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She released her debut self-titled album in September 2006, recorded in Toronto with producer Thomas Payne of the Canadian band Joydrop. The album was written and performed entirely by Higgs and Thomas and is a fusion of shoegaze, folk and pop. In 2007, Higgs released her album on Outside Music and was nominated for the 2008 East Coast Music Awards, as best"
"H. Hawkline Huw Evans (born 15 March 1985), also known as H. Hawkline, is a Welsh singer-songwriter and radio and television presenter based in Cardiff. He also lived and worked in Los Angeles for several years. He performs in both English and Welsh. Evans was born in Cardiff and lived in Prestatyn in north-east Wales from the age of 10 until returning to Cardiff at 18. He is the son of TV and radio presenter Hywel Gwynfryn and his wife Anya (who passed away in 2018) and has four siblings. He also has two half-siblings from his father's first marriage."
"Double Experience Double Experience is a rock band based in Ottawa, Ontario that was formed in the summer of 2011. The band consists of vocalist and front man Ian Nichols and guitarist Brock Tinsley. Double Experience's roots reach back into the late 2011 when guitarist Brock Tinsley and vocalist Ian Nichols began writing and performing together under the name ""Colfax"". In 2014, the name ""Double Experience"" was adopted by members Nichols, Tinsley, drummer Kenny Saunders and bassist Tim Kealey. While explaining the name change in an interview, the band claimed there were ""as many legal implications appearing as there were"