Moira Chicilo – Bred In My Bones (2026)
When my family sits back and says, “Hey, that’s pretty good” after listening to a song for the first time (not second, third or fourth), you know you’re in for a treat. Moira Chicilo turned our heads with her well-received and loved in this household track, ‘Poets & The Misfits’. From there onward, the Canadian artist released 2025’s ‘Carry Them With Me’ and ‘Reviver’. Today, she steps into 2026 with a four-track EP of unreleased singles, Bred In My Bones. Join us as we listen to the EP. Will it be “pretty good”? C’mon, dive in to find out.
Produced by Jayne Trimble and sound engineer Colin Hubick, Bred In My Bones is a 12-minute saunter through Americana and vintage folk music. Opening with ‘Easy On The Eyes’, Chicilo tosses you into a country vibe immediately. The simple strumming of her acoustic guitar and David Bushko’s hushed bass offer a “sit back and enjoy the tale” attitude. I find myself looking into the distance with the feeling of Carole King fluttering in the ambience. Add Bushko’s pedal steel, and there’s a bit of a haunting feel to the track; yet, just as the pedal steel is slightly haunting, it contributes to the rustic but comfortable country rhythm.
Following ‘Easy On The Eyes’ is the title track, ‘Bred In My Bones’. Seemingly stripping things back, Chicilo allows a glimpse into her heart and soul. Strumming guitar and that pedal steel, the melody retains almost the exact melodic formula as ‘Easy On The Eyes’, but, for some strange reason, a slightly off-kilter, far more honest and sparse vibe flecks the tune and our ears.
The third of the four tracks is ‘Me Now’. Removing Bushko’s pedal steel guitar, this is an almost three-minute wave of raw guitar. Basic strumming fills my ears, so you truly become lost in the flush of music. Its minimalist production would assume a lack of full-bodied music; however, for me, ‘Me Now’ is one of the weightier and full-bodied tracks of the EP.
Finally, Chicilo ends with ‘Paradise’. Welcoming Bushko back on the pedal steel, ‘Paradise’ has this lilt to its melody; the overall vibe keeps to old-school folk, but a bluesy flair glittering in the tune. Cleverly placed, Chicilo moves from the stripped-down rawness of ‘Easy On The Eyes’ to let you go with a fuller, bolder, memorable sweep of sound in ‘Paradise’.
So, is Moira Chicilo “pretty good”? Personally, I think she’s still and will probably always be one of the household favourites.
Find out more about Moira Chicilo on her official website, Instagram, YouTube, Bandcamp, SoundCloud and Spotify.
This artist was sent to us by World Peach Records
