Rich is the Wanderer EP
Out Now: Listen Here
“Sharp, hip, singer-songwriter music. If it were 1973 all over again, Willis would be touring with Dylan and releasing acclaimed albums for a generation to fall in love with."
Pop Matters
"…beautifully therapeutic…a record of reckoning and rejuvenation that is as musically radiant and soothing as it is emotionally turbulent and raw.”
Atwood Magazine
"…entirely current while harking back to the very best singer-songwriter traditions.”
Songwriting Magazine
“Immediately add to your spring jams playlist”
Alison Stewart, WNYC’s All Of It
"Strong contender for album of the year.”
Fatea Magazine
Rich is the Wanderer EP - Out Now
6 May, 2025 - Michelle Willis releases a new collection of songs, sung and played on guitars (a departure from her trusty wurlitzer), with Crosby-inspired guitar tunings. The songs pay tribute to the art of wandering; observing the interim stages of change and human connection. The five track EP was recorded with Gordon Maclean on the Isle of Mull, co-produced with Jacob Blumberg, and features the inimitable playing of Greg Leisz on pedal steel and Alec Spiegelman on woodwinds.
Listen on Bandcamp here: LINK
New Release
w/ Hiromi
February 28, 2025 — Today, pianist and composer Hiromi releases “Pendulum,” featuring her Sonicwonder band and Michelle Willis, best known for her collaborations with Becca Stevens and the late David Crosby, on vocals. Hiromi has long been a fan of Willis’ work, and calls her a “beautiful voice, and a very strong musician.” The pianist’s arrangement is ballad-to-midtempo jazz kissed by sensual neo-soul, and the original lyrics, co-written by Willis and Hiromi, are “about life,” the pianist says — “the come and go of it. Life is like a wave, or like a kind of pendulum. You have to go with the flow.”
Listen to “Pendulum” here: LINK
Watch the “Pendulum” visualizer here: LINK
Just One Voice (Studio & Live) Deluxe Edition Vinyl
Canadian singer-songwriter Michelle Willis has released Just One Voice (Studio & Live) Deluxe Edition Vinyl.
The triple vinyl package includes the studio recording of Just One Voice, produced by Willis and Fab Dupont, and the entire live concert + bonus unreleased tracks, filmed and recorded in Toronto with special guest David Crosby and members of the O’Pears.
This is a one-time limited edition pressing.
Just One Voice (Live) EP Available Now
Singer, songwriter and keyboard player Michelle Willis releases Just One Voice (Live) - EP out now on GroundUP Music. Featuring performances by David Crosby, Michelle’s EP follows the release of her sophomore album, Just One Voice. Stream/purchase the record HERE.
In celebration of the new release, Willis is debuting a new video for the title track “Just One Voice (Live).” Watch/share the video HERE.
Just One Voice: Available Now
Michelle Willis’ sophomore record Just One Voice is out now on GroundUP Music. Featuring performances by David Crosby, Michael McDonald, Taylor Ashton, Grégoire Maret and Becca Stevens, the album is produced with Fab Dupont (Andre 3000, Gregory Porter).
Stream/purchase the record HERE.
New Video: How Come (feat. Michael McDonald)
In celebration of the new release, Willis is debuting a new video for the single “How Come,” featuring vocals by Michael McDonald. Watch/share the video HERE .
“‘How Come’ is about a relationship coming apart, and a few of the emotional rollercoasters we find ourselves on in that process. This song was by far the hardest for us to finish. We tried half a dozen pianos, several drummers and approaches, but in the end I think that Michael McDonald was the soul we needed! What a love-bomb of musical mastery. It is an absurd dream and honor that he graced us with his musicianship.”
Glide Magazine Premieres Green Grey
“Close your eyes when Michelle Willis sings and you might feel like you are at the Brill Building in the early ’60s when Carole King ran the show with her prolific pop melodies. Yet this singer-songwriter also has a modern flair that plays along with the spirited jams of Lake Sreet Dive and the hearty roots of Tedeschi Trucks Band.”
—Glide Magazine