Canadian indie pop group
Pas Chic Chic were a Canadian indie pop group, whose album Au Contraire was a longlisted nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize .[ 1] A side project led by Roger Tellier-Craig of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Fly Pan Am , the band's music was a psychedelic spin on francophone musical traditions such as yé-yé and chansonnier pop.[ 2]
The band featured Tellier-Craig and Marie-Douce St-Jacques on vocals, along with guitarist Radwan Moumneh, bassist Éric Gingras and drummer Éric Fillion.[ 3] The album was released in April 2008 on Semprini Records.[ 4]
References
^ Cam Lindsay, "Polaris Music Prize Announces Long List" . Exclaim! , June 12, 2008.
^ Vish Khanna, "Pas Chic Chic: Au Contraire" . Exclaim! , April 28, 2008.
^ Patrick Baillargeon, "Pas Chic Chic : Chic’ n swell" . Voir , March 27, 2008.
^ Brian Howe, "Au Contraire: Pas Chic Chic" . Pitchfork , July 25, 2008.
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