Wildcard (week 33):
Terouz – Outstanding

Born in Cairo, professional illustrator/singer-songwriter Karim Terouz moved to Montreal in 2008. With his brassy, folk/rock quintet The Rising Few, he released two albums. Then, after losing his father, he decided to re-emerge under the guise of Terouz.

His debut single Outstanding is a great piece of pop noir. Driven by muscular, groovy bass lines, and with Karimโ€™s Bowie-esque vocals throughout. โ€œItโ€™s like Cohen on a treadmillโ€, the Egyptian/Canadian artist summarizes.

Terouz calls his first single โ€˜an ode to my journey of renewalโ€™ and โ€˜an empowering Rocky-esque anthemโ€™. He explains: โ€œLast year felt like a never ending s#%t storm. With the shadow of my fatherโ€™s passing laying over me, my musical aspirations were hitting a wall with my band and I was pretty close to pulling the plug on it all. I stopped everything to take care of myself. I dove deep into writing, belted out (in despair!) improvised vocal lines to recorded melodies while running up and down the Mont Royal… every day, like an obsessed work-out maniac. I focused on getting clear.โ€

This song is, indeed, Outstanding. And Iโ€™d like to make it stand out even a little bit more, by featuring it here prominently for a whole week. Outstanding by Terouz is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!

In the Wildcards 2019 playlist you can find all of this yearโ€™s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

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