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Philippe B releases Nouvelle administration, his first album in six years
Laurence-Anne unveils Politesse and announces the release of Oniromancie, her third album
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Safia Nolin covers Tove Lo for her Apple Music Home Session
Elisapie presents Taimangalimaaq (Time After Time), a Cyndi Lauper cover, and reveals the details of her upcoming album, Inuktitut
Les Louanges showcases the emblematic Montreal park on the exhilarating song Central Park La Fontaine
Philippe B unveils the tender song Pauline à la ferme and announces the release of Nouvelle administration, his sixth album
FELP (aka Félix Petit) and Laurence-Anne unveil Dino, a new soaring and offbeat single
LUMIÈRE unveils Glam, the vibrant title track of his upcoming sophomore album
Laurence-Anne embodies the nocturnal world on the bewitching Polymorphe
Population II signs with Bonsound
Les Louanges wins the JUNO award for Francophone Album of the Year
Täbï Yösha tackles toxic relationships on Vampire, a new R&B single in French
Elisapie unveils Uummati Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass), a delicate cover of Blondie's hit and announces live performances of her new show Uvattini
Lisa LeBlanc returns in full force with Quoi-ce tu fais ça pour?, an irresistibly groovy earworm
Claudia Bouvette returns with Highly Unrecommended, an anthem for hopeless romantics
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Félix Petit teams up with Klô Pelgag on Babyfoot, a new song released under the moniker FELP
Safia Nolin covers Tove Lo for her Apple Music Home Session
Today, singer-songwriter Safia Nolin unveils three songs available exclusively on Apple Music. First, she delivers a raw and dissonant cover of Habits (Stay High), originally by the Swedish pop singer Tove Lo. Safia also unveils two new versions of tracks previously featured on her EP SEUM (released on Bonsound in 2021). This time, she’s invited new collaborators on PLS (ft. C.Cole) and 1000 (feat. Totalement Sublime).
With her cover of Habits (Stay High), Safia Nolin pays tribute to Tove Lo, whom she greatly admires, and what she brings to the world.* I've always been a huge pop music fan and for me, Tove Lo is the epitome of all my Safia 2023 convictions*, says the singer-songwriter who now spends her time between Montreal and Paris. She is extremely feminist, inclusive, and I feel that there is a lot of creative research behind her art that is more similar to mine than that of Britney Spears, for example. She is the most relatable pop star of all time for me.
Since Safia’s songs are essentially stripped down, she thought it would be interesting to turn to beatmaker/producer C.Cole, as well as the electronic duo Totalement Sublime, to revamp the songs PLS and 1000. I discovered that it was possible to completely change the meaning and emotion of the song, explains the artist. I loved the experience and I feel like C.Cole and Totalement Sublime truly made my songs their own.
On May 23rd, Safia Nolin will perform at La Sotterenea in Montreal, in a double bill with Marissa Anderson, as part of an event presented by Arts in the Margins. You can also catch her live at Le Festif de Baie-St-Paul on July 23rd.