Comprised of angular synth stabs, swirling and undulating electronics, skittering percussion and hot flashes of cymbals paired with plaintive vocals that sonically bore a resemblance to Beacon and I Love You It’s Cool-era Bear in Heaven, “The Line,” the first single […]
Tag: Montreal
Interview: A Q&A with Montreal-based electro pop act, Seoul
Over the past few years, Montreal has developed a reputation for having a rather vital and very diverse music scene, as artists such as Grimes, BRAIDS, Majical Cloudz, Jef Barbara and others have received both […]
Up-and-coming, young vocalist, Quebec-born vocalist Charlotte Cardin first received attention as a model – she’s worked for the renowned Elite Model Management before deciding to commit to music full-time when she signed with Montreal indie […]
The sibling tro of Allie, Jaclyn and Trevor Blumas, the Toronto, ON/Montreal, QC-based electronic act Doomsquad won attention across their native Canada and internationally with the release of their debut effort, Kalaboogie, an effort that […]
Over the last few years, Montreal has developed a reputation for a rather vital, intriguing and diverse electronic music scene as acts such as Grimes, BRAIDS, Majical Cloudz, Jef Barbara and others. Seoul, comprised of […]
Originally beginning as Charles Tilden’s solo looping explorations, the Toronto, ON-based Delta Will expanded to a quartet, when Tilden recruited Brandon Johns (synths, samples, bass), Milan Schramek (guitar, bass, vocals) and Lowell Whitty (drums) to flesh […]
Montreal has developed a reputation for having a rather vital and intriguing independent, electronic music scene as the city is the home of artists such as Grimes, BRAIDS, Majical Cloudz, Jef Barbara and others. Comprised […]
Led by DJ, producer and artist Arick Woodhead, Doldrums first got attention for being part of Montreal’s warehouse-based electronic music scene along with the likes of blogosphere darlings Grimes, Majical Cloudz and Blue Hawaii. In […]
Montreal, QC-based Jamaican-Canadian, reggae singer/songwriter Face-T first made noise in his native city’s music scene when the group he founded, Kulcha Connection released two critically and commercially successful albums released across Canada and France. After […]
Born and raised in Montreal, QC and based in Brooklyn, Megadon has developed a reputation for being a jack of all trades, as he produces and records all of his own work, and even directs […]
If you’ve been a following JOVM over the last month or so, you may have come across a post on the Montreal, QC-based singer/songwriter Xavier Cafeine. Cafeine’s first two albums, Mal Eduqué Mon Amour and Giselle were released to critical praise in […]
Comprised of Ben Shemie (vocals, guitar), Joe Yarmush (guitar and bass), Liam O’Neill (drums) and Max Henry (bass and keyboards), the Montreal indie rock quartet of Suuns can trace their origins to the summer of […]
Elephant Stone, led by Rishi Dihr, a renowned sitar player, released their self-titled, sophomore effort through Hidden Pony Records last year, and the material on the album used elements of traditional Eastern instrumentation with Western songwriting and instrumentation […]
Painted Zeros and Elephant Stone at the Mercury Lounge 9/9/14
Painted Zeros and Elephant Stone Mercury Lounge September 9, 2014 As I’ve mentioned a few hundred times of late, it’s been a very busy few months here with The Joy of Violent Movement and I’m […]
The Montreal, QC-based Rishi Dihr and his band Elephant Stone released their self-titled, sophomore effort through Hidden Pony Records last year, and the album deftly used elements of traditional Eastern songwriting and instrumentation with Western songwriting and instrumentation to create […]