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Grand Eugene, December
Grand Eugène made us sway gently last year with his songs To dance And That one, which appeared on his self-titled debut EP. The great Montreal group, whose creative core is made up of Melyssa Lemieux on vocals and Jeremy Lachance on composition and guitar, is back to brighten up the season with its swaying dream pop. Summer vacationtitle of their new minialbum released Friday, lives up to its name, and songs like December (yes yes) and Mile End will make an excellent soundtrack for our summer barbecues. In the running for the Félix-Leclerc prize, the group will perform at the Francos on June 21 at 7 p.m., on the Spotify stage, at the corner of Boulevard De Maisonneuve and Rue Clark.
Josée Lapointe, The Press
Extract of Decemberfrom Grand Eugene
20some, Papercuts (with Imposs)
PHOTO VINCENT GRAVEL, PROVIDED BY JOY RIDE RECORDS
20some
Since December, 20some, from Dead Obies – because the group is “never dead”, Joe Rocca assured us in an interview – has been releasing one song per month. These are now brought together on the microalbum NOLA Series, inspired by a trip to New Orleans. The eighth and final single which has just been launched is a collaboration with Imposs, founding member of Muzion. On a beat both powerful and full of soul from VNCE, the two MCs deliver lively and inspired verses. 20some will be performing on June 20, at 10:30 p.m., on the Desjardins stage of the Francos de Montréal. Imposs will be on the Bell stage this Saturday, June 15, at 7 p.m.
Pascal LeBlanc, The Press
Extract of Papercutsfrom 20some
Bibi Club, Fire
PHOTO MANOUSHKA LAROUCHE, PROVIDED BY SECRET CITY RECORDS
Nicolas Basque and Adèle Trottier-Rivard, from the Bibi Club group
Adèle Trottier-Rivard and Nicolas Basque cited Suicide among the artists who influenced the creation of Bibi Club’s recent second album, Guard light, which only makes sense if you imagine a fictional version of the legendary synthpunk duo from New York who would have swapped hostility and chaos for softness and elegance. The economical beauty of this logical continuation The sun and the sea (2022) is based on the same fine conjugation between heady guitar motifs and this sublimely phlegmatic voice, like the eternal promise of a new beginning. That Les Inrocks And MOJO share our enthusiasm is something to rejoice, more than to amaze. June 22 at 8 p.m., at MTELUS, opening act for French sensation Zaho de Sagazan.
Dominic Tardif, The Press
Extract of Firefrom Bibi Club