Sydney Mae

Immediately I am drawn into the single Not the only one by Sydney Mae's characteristic voice. With simple and efficient production features, I sit as if in a trance during the entire listening session. Pounding synths merge with soft drums where the singer's voice lies like a soothing blanket on top. The song is based on own experiences of finding yourself in different relationships where you stand alone. The single specifically reflects on a time when the singer was there for others, but no one was there for her. - Pop Muzik

Is there a time in your life when you felt like you had to take your precious energy back? Have you ever felt like it was time to stop holding on for dear life? I’m Sydney Mae and my new single, “Not The Only One” is about the strenuous process of outgrowing a one-sided relationship.

There is a universal understanding in this song about the fact that we must all attend to our own oxygen masks before helping others with theirs. We’re taught that at a young age and yet for some people, it’s second nature to overlook your own desires or bare-minimum needs in some instances.

I grew up writing music. It’s how I processed whatever I was going through in my formative years, and it thankfully continues to be a translator for what’s going on inside my brain and body today. Writing this song with my good friend Nancy Laberge was a deeply therapeutic process for me, and for her.

I’ve heard others tell their own versions of the same story of breaking through a layer of themselves where they’re suddenly able to see their own life and that circumstance from a different, objective place. Like the glass illusion shattering in the mind. The question we were asking was, are the things we think will help us survive actually just the things that are holding us down without us realizing it? - WGPM

When you create music, what is your personal purpose or goal?

"My goal is always a connection in the most honest form. I’ve found that a sense of common humanity can make up the difference between moving mountains and feeling utterly flattened by them. This very pure kind of connection between artist and listener requires a level of honesty in the songwriting/music and I’m always striving for what feels most true and right for that particular song. Music is an exceptional way for many people to be heard and feel connected to something bigger than being alone." - Divine Magazine

Momentum is building for Sydney Mae's first new single in years with over 21,300 streams in the first 10 days of its release.

The song "Feet First" was recorded in both Toronto and Nashville and has been included in a contemporary blend on Spotify and has since been picked up by Stingray. It's also available on the Amazon and Apple streaming services.

"It's been really, really cool. Obviously, it's been a while since I've released music, so for this first one that I've released to really have this big of an impact feels crazy to me and I feel really connected in a not-so-connected world right now." - Cochrane Now

Sydney Mae is a nice surprise. The kind of little surprise that comes to you without warning and that brings you a kind of auditory vitamin D that does not leave you unmoved. With "Not the Only One" by Sydney Mae, that's what it's all about, a rare moment that imposes itself and accompanies you all day long.

Sydney Mae is an award-winning adult pop/pop recording and performing artist based in Toronto. She has been internationally recognized for her gift of superior storytelling and quiet voices that inspire you to see the world through her eyes.

Thanks to a musicality that is distilled from the first bars, the artist takes you by the hand, speaks to you with delicacy to grab you, you can only succumb. It brings a smile to your face, a form of well-being that will not fail to land you on a cloud of pleasant, rare sounds where the melodies intersect, jostle for an immediate effect. - Iggy Magazine