Duchess Says

Montreal’s Duchess Says formed in 2003 from the mysterious “Cathedral of Budgerigars.” The group’s associates, keyboardist/guitarist Ismael Tremblay, bassist Philippe Clément, vocalist/guitarist Annie-Claude Deschênes, and percussionist Simon “Simon Says” Besre, all state to attended jointly out of their account within this little-known cathedral to help expand the religion’s message through music. The group also self-identifies as “Moog rock and roll,” mixing up synthesizers with dancy punk rhythms. The band’s initial record, Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs, found its way to 2008, plus they backed the Yeah Yeah Yeahs that season on the U.K. tour. The group became known for extreme live shows, specifically for the crowd-taunting antics of charismatic frontwoman Deschênes. Duchess Says released both an EP and a divide 7″ one with Crimson Mass in ’09 2009, and implemented using their second full-length documenting, Within a Fung Time T!, in nov 2011.