Ottawa musician Nick Durocher, better known as TALK, burst onto the scene last year with the viral earworm Run Away to Mars.
In almost a decade of touring, writing songs on his own in his spare time, and connecting with audiences in any way he could. It was only after the COVID-19 pandemic hit – when he was out of work and moved back into his parents’ basement – that he figured out the formula.
After years of struggling, Durocher created Run Away to Mars, a song based on his loneliness and fascination with outer space and…. Matthew McConaughey?
He got a feature on The Late Late Show with James Corden after his mournful ballad went viral on TikTok.
– CBC
