Friday, December 18th, 2009
Malajube tonight at the Métropolis!

Be sure not to miss it! Buy your tickets here! 

Malajube @ Métropolis - 18 décembre 2009 - Flyer

Monday, December 14th, 2009
Help Malajube help Moisson Montreal!

Malajube will help Moisson Montreal get more donations for their Christmas basket. Having received ten times less donations compared to last year, Malajube is asking the people who will come to the show this Friday (December 18th) at the Métropolis to bring non perishable food to help Moisson Montreal complete the basket for those in need during the holiday seasons.

Be generous!

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Contrôle, Malajube's new EP is now available!

You had heard the rumor... You were really anxious to know if it was really true... Well, the wait is over!

As of right now, you can order Malajube’s brand new EP Contrôle. You will find four unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of Labyrinthes. If I were you, I would hurry up because there is only 300 copies of the screen-printed and numbered vinyl in the entire world! The digital version will be available forever and ever only on music.malajube.com.

Please note that when you buy the record, you will be able to download the tracks right away, but the vinyl will be shipped to you on Wednesday December 16th.

The vinyls (including a digital download) will also be available at the next Malajube shows, including the Montreal date on December 18th at the Métropolis.

Joie! Happiness! Long live Malajube!

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Malajube and the Blogothèque at the FME!

Watch part two here!

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Malajube wins Alternative Album of the Year!

© Joseph Yarmush

 

Malajube, with his third album Labyrinthes, won a Felix for the Alternative Album Of The Year at this year's Other ADISQ Gala!

Congratulations Malajube! 

 

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Friday, February 12th
Vancouver, BC @ Place de la Francophonie

Event: Vancouver 2010
Address: GRANVILLE ISLAND
Show time: 21h30

Saturday, February 13th
Whistler, BC @ Whistler Medals Plaza

Event: Vancouver 2010
Show time: 18h30

Monday, February 15th
Vancouver, BC @ LiveCity Yaletown

Event: Vancouver 2010
Address: David Lam Park
Show time: 20h00

After winning the Félix award in the category Alternative Album of the Year, at the 2009 ADISQ Gala, after a Polaris prize nomination and more than an hundred shows across Canada, the United States and Europe, the Labyrinthes (Out February 2009 on Dare To Care Records) adventure is slowly coming to an end. After the release of Contrôle, a limited EP release of four songs, Malajube will play at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver before settling down to compose what will be their fourth album, the aftermath of the epic and critic acclaimed Labyrinthes.

 

 

The pop/rock group litteraly took over the indie rock scene over the years, since the release of their debut record Le Compte Complet (2004) and more recently has drawn a wide amount of praise for their second album Trompe-l’Oeil (2006), a masterpiece that found his way of springing out of the already artistically rich local music scene, with their unique and original sound. Labyrinthes (2009) confirmed that the band was one of the most prolific and talented band from Montreal.

In addition of proudly winning five Felix over the years in their native province, Malajube has extensively toured the country and abroad playing festivals and events such as the SXSW, CMJ Music Marathon, Osheaga, Les Eurokéenes and Les Francofolies de Montréal, turning on industry-heads and listeners alike. Regardless of the language barrier, Trompe-l’Oeil was released in the U.S. on Dare to Care label, (October 31st, 2006) in Europe, (on the German label City Slang in Spring 2007) and in Japan. The band achieved to please critics from all around; The New York Times, NME, Pitchfork, Brooklyn Vegan, Wired, Fader, Filter, Spin, Penthouse, Men’s Health Journal, Vanity Fair and more, all praising Malajube’s music in a voice unison.

Crew

• Julien Mineau : vox, guitars
• Thomas Augustin : keys, vox
• Francis Mineau : drum
• Mathieu Cournoyer : bass

Important Shows

• CMJ Music Marathon (2006, 2009)
• Polaris Music Prize Gala (2009)

• Exclaim! tour (Canada 2007)
• SXSW (Austin 2007)
• Transmission (Vancouver 2006)
• CMJ Music Marathon (2006)
• Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (2006)
• Quebec City International Summer Festival (2006)
• Francofolies de Montréal (2006)
• Festival Bruit de Melun (2006)
• Les Eurockéenes (2006)
• Summer Festival (2006)
• Coup de coeur francophone (2005)
• Pop Montreal Festival (2005)
• Pop Montreal Tour (2005)
• Francofolies de Montréal (2005)
• Fête Nationale sur les Plaines d’Abraham (2005)
• Festival de Musique Émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (2005)
• NXNE (2005)
• Woodstock en Beauce (2005)
• Festival de Musique Incroyable (2005)

Malajube, qui est de plus en plus efficace sur scène, dont le son est de plus en plus impressionnant.
Thomas Burgel, Les Inrockuptibles, Critique M pour Métropolis, Novembre 2009

Malajube sounded positively epic at Metropolis. It was a nice jolt to my system.
Bill Pearis, Brooklyn Vegan, M for Métropolis review, November 2009

The foursome has an impressively large musical skill set: They can deliver strummy, melodic power-pop full of jangly guitars and spry, bouncing rhythms. Then they can turn on a dime and dish up noisy indie-rock fuelled by driving beats and big chords. Or they can shift gears again into proggy art-rock, skanking reggae, rich Beatle-pop or a host of other styles. And all of it's topped with vocals that can literally move from a whisper to a scream in a heartbeat.
Darryl Sterdan, Sun Media, M for Métropolis review, November 2009

Rien à faire, Malajube continue de dominer le peloton rock franco avec une avance presque inquiétante.
Olivier Lalande, Nightlife Magazine, février 2009

[...] but the band remains one of the more musically intriguing acts to come out of Canada in recent years, an improbable but compelling mix of catchy power-pop and prog-rock [...] Their set was by far the tightest of the bands I saw at the M For Montreal showcase, if not the most energetic
Andy Hermann, Metromix New York, CMJ October 2009 Review

After a few drinks and a palatable opening act, we were finally treated to the mind-blowing experience that is a Malajube concert.
Sophie Sheldrick, Beat Magazine, London, ON November 3rd 2009 Show review

Labyrinthes is an album surely to end up on many “best of” lists at the end of 2009.
Michael Gerbrandt, Earshot, February 2009

Précision d'exécution, changements de rythmes effectués sur un dix sous, intensité des décharges rock, Malajube sur une scène donne une performance essoufflante et pertinente.
Philippe Renaud, La Presse, Critique du spectacle des FrancoFolies été 2009

Malajube s'inscrit assurément parmi les plus remarquables talents de l'histoire du rock québécois.
Philippe Renault, Rue Frontenac, février 2009

More assured and ambitious than on their breakthrough predecessor, Malajube proves they are way more than merely a francophone wannabe Arcade Fire. They’re one of the most inspired groups around today, no matter what language you speak.
Juan Rodriguez, The Gazette

The expectations floating around this album are huge, and the music here, absolutely and unequivocally, more than lives up to them.
Brendan Murphy, Hour

…But more importantly, they kinda fucking rock (and might be part of the reason we always accidentally typo their city “Monstreal”).
pitchfork.com, 2006

On a night that felt like –40 degrees, Montreal’s Malajube brought the hot rock. The new album, Trompe-L’oeil, is a sweet pop trill.
CMJ report on pitchfork.com, 2006

Merc’s Thursday night lineup was one of the sure shots on the night (along with the Sub Pop showcase at Bowery), made all the more special ‘cause Malajube’s set was the band’s American debut (and we were not missing it). We had unreasonably high expectations for the show (you could  say we’re “fans”), and still the Malajubers blew us away. […] An absolute highlight of the entire marathon.
stereogum.com, 2006/11/06

…Not only is it one of the finest Canadian albums of the year, but it’s a huge one for Canada’s Francophone music community, one that’s managed to attract the attention of people outside Quebec, opening a small, hitherto unknown musical scene to a much larger audience. Vous avez attiré notre attention, mes amis. Keep the great music coming.
popmatters.com, 2006

…With Malajube, anything is possible. The music is pretty, chaotic, playful, and catchy as hell. Granted, I can’t tell you what exactly they’re singing about—cranberry juice? Crabs? Tourette’s syndrome? Runny noses? I’m still going to sing along as if I did.
Seattle Weekly, 2006/11/01

Band To Watch: Malajube - The first track's melodramatic moments (and that Montreal mailbox) may elicit an Arcade Fire name check, but Malajube are so much more; the band stuffs more styles and ideas into one song than most serve up on a full length!
Stereogum.com

Already a contender for album of the year, this sophomore effort by Montreal's Malajube is the best francophone indie-rock release in recent memory…This is a big record, a great record, by what could very well be your new favourite Montreal band.
T'cha Dunlevy, The Gazette

…Malajube get it right every time on this fantastic sophomore record.
Vish Khanna, Exclaim!

…Malajube have already won over a fair amount of anglo Quebecers, and hopefully this album will continue to break barriers and get the (international) attention it deserves.
8.5/10 Lorraine Carpenter, Montreal Mirror

 …even if your French studies are limited to reading the other side of cereal box, any language barriers are bulldozed by the pure, unrelenting, ecstatic energy at play here. […] La Belle Province just got a little more beller.
SB, Eye Weekly

On n'était pas encore remis du choc Le Compte Complet que déjà le bouillonnant quatuor local en remet avec un second effort plus surprenant et allumé encore. Loin de marquer le déclin habituel associé au deuxième album, Trompe l'Oeil voit Malajube repousser ses limites.
Olivier Lalande, Nightlife

Alternant entre douceur et agressivité avec brio, Malajube a visiblement gagné en confiance. Une attitude qui luil permet d'oser, de sortir de sa zone de confort afin de livrer un disque plus profond, plus imprévisible et plus solide côté réalisation, mais toujours fidèle au son du quatuor. Bref, l'évolution parfaite entre le premier et le deuxième disque.
Olivier Robillard Laveaux, Voir, Montréal

 Chaotique et original, Le Compte Complet se conclue sur la grandiloquente Valérie qui n’a rien à envier aux chansons de Franz Ferdinand.
Philippe Renaud, La Presse, Montréal

Ce que j’ai vu samedi soir m’a jeté à terre. Voilà un band 100% authentique. Un brin d’irrévérence juvénile, un chanteur imprévisible et à fond dans son truc, un son de guitare de la MORT… Malajube compte désormais un fan de plus et je ne pense être le seul à avoir autant flashé vu la réaction dans la salle. On n’a pas fini d’en entendre parler.
Patrick Baillargeon, ICI, Montréal

Malajube termina la soirée avec un bulletin regorgeant de A+. Oui, le volume du guitariste Julien Mineau frôlait l’alourdissement, mais en le combinant aux claviers de Thomas Augustin, Malajube a su développer une synergie sonique aussi puissante que précise.
Olivier Robillard Laveaux, Voir, Montréal

Bien avant que l’on assiste à leur concert, tout le monde nous avait parlé d’eux. Malajube, Malajube, Malajube. Et bien , on a eu raison d’écouter, trois fois raison. Nous aussi maintenant, on dit Malajube, Malajube, Malajube…
Pierre Siankowski, Les Inrockuptibles

Malajube is confirmation that the inordinate attention paid to the anglo music scene can cross linguistic boundaries. Their invitation to play Toronot’s NXNE Festival proves the foursome’s candy-coated melodies, ironically irrevelant lyrics and massive sound speaks – you guessed it – an international language.
Violaine Charest-Sigouin, En Route (Air Canada)

No wonder these Montrealers are getting so much attention. Their new debut album is a near-perfect pop record.
Johnson Cummins, Montreal Mirror

Naive yet clear musical vision…
Now Toronto

Quirkily pretty franco-pop from Montreal might be the next shit.
Sarah Liss, Now Toronto, Critic’s Picks