Tag Archives: 2010 in Montreal

The music of Montreal-born songwriting sisters Kate & Anna McGarrigle first found international recognition in 1974 when Linda Ronstadt recorded Anna’s “Heart Just like a Wheel” as the title song to 1 of her albums. The Canadian sisters had been authorized to Warner Bros. and documented Kate & Anna McGarrigle, …

Maybe it had been Lhasa’s unconventional upbringing which has provided her such a distinctive vision, or possibly it was often within her. Regardless of the cause, she stands among the most idiosyncratic Mexican-American performers, completely alert to the custom, but placing her very own spin onto it. Lhasa’s mom, Alexandra …

Located in Montréal, Marie Davidson and Pierre Guerineau constitute Essaie Pas, a Canadian duo whose sound combines dark, minimal synth pop, French pop, Italo-disco, and components of horror movie soundtracks. Spoken and sung by both Davidson and Guerineau, their lyrics revolve around styles such as for example loneliness, sexuality, and …

Emotional, expansive, and ethereal, Montreal-based indie rockers Fifty percent Moon Run blend the icy alt-pop atmospherics of bands like Radiohead and Alt-J using the richly comprehensive, harmony-laden contemporary folk of Fleet Foxes. Produced this year 2010 throughout the abilities of vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Devon Portielje, Conner Molander, Dylan Phillips, and …

Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Miss the Foreplay fuse metalcore’s anger with danceable synth pop to make their electronicore appear. Since their development this year 2010, Miss the Foreplay’s audio has discovered them pursuing in the footsteps of rings like Attack Strike!, merging the disparate noises of dance music and …

Canadian electronic artwork pop group Majical Cloudz began as the single task of Devon Welsh. His home-recorded lo-fi synth pop tests and danceable pop music produced during 2010-2011 had been gathered and released by Arbutus Information in 2011 as II. The record featured visitor vocals from labelmate Clare Boucher (aka …

Moonface began this year 2010 like a single task of already-incredibly-busy Montreal, Canada multi-instrumentalist Spencer Krug. Krug was at that time perhaps most widely known as the pianist, vocalist, and an initial songwriter for indie rings Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown, but he in addition has logged period with Frog …

Formed this year 2010 by Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Jonas Richard Tomalty following some successful single outings, Montreal’s Jonas & the Substantial Attraction focus on hard-hitting contemporary rock using a pop edge. The group released its debut, Big Cut, this year 2010, accompanied by Big Cut Unplugged EP in 2011 and …

Formed this year 2010 across the talents of Matt Laurent, Martin Héabout, Sebastien “Watty” Langlois, Greg Morency, and Christian-Marc Gendron, Montreal-based ukulele ensemble Lucky Uke specializes in all-ukulele addresses of pop strikes through the 80’s, with an focus on hair steel classics like “Lovely Child ‘o’ Mine” and “THE ULTIMATE …

Inspired by producers like Tiësto and Skrillex, Canada’s Experience Club combined the sounds of their inspirations, supplying a mixture of slick EDM and floor-rumbling dubstep. Completely touching the digital age group, Montreal-based makers Christian Srigley and Leighton Wayne introduced their Experience Club task with remixes and video clips uploaded to …