N NAO

N NAO, also known as Naomie de Lorimier, is a Montréal-born and based artist. For millions of years, she has explored experimental romance by way of music, performance and video. Her compositions employ an ecofeminist approach inspired by dreams and daily rituals. She was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize Long List in 2023 and 2025, with her albums L'eau et les rêves (March 24, 2023 via Mothland) and Nouveau Langage (January 31, 2025 via Mothland), the latter cited as one of Bandcamp’s Best Albums of Winter 2025, which adds: “[N NAO] strikes a metaphysical balance between acoustic instrumentation and glitchy electronics on her third studio album, with French-language lyrics that invoke the Earth and the cosmos in equal measure.” She has collaborated with numerous artists including Lou-Adriane Cassidy (notably making a cameo on the celebrated Journal d’un loup-garou), Rau_Ze, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Klô Pelgag, Laurence-Anne, Joni Void, Crabe, Zouz, Jonathan Personne, Lumière, and Bon Enfant. She has also opened for several artists including Klô Pelgag, Sarah Pagé, Jessica Moss, Ariane Moffatt, Patrick Watson, and Water From Your Eyes, in addition to playing at M for Montreal, and in Paris (FR), Brussels (BE), and Berlin (DE) in 2025, following her appearances at Sled Island (Calgary, AB) and SXSW (Austin, TX) in 2024.