Grand Eugène made us sway gently last year with his songs Danser and Celle-là, which appeared on his first EP of the same name. 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 Vacation, the title 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 De Maisonneuve Boulevard and Clark Street.
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 Série NOLA, inspired by a trip to New Orleans. The eighth and final extract which has just been launched is a collaboration with Imposs, founding member of Muzion. On a beat that is 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.
Adèle Trottier-Rivard and Nicolas Basque cited Suicide among the artists who influenced the creation of Bibi Club’s recent second album, Feu de garde, which only makes sense if you imagine a fictional version of the legendary synthpunk duo from New York which would have exchanged hostility and chaos for gentleness and elegance. The economical beauty of this logical sequel to 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 excitement is something to delight, more than surprise. June 22 at 8 p.m., at MTELUS, opening act for French sensation Zaho de Sagazan.
