Biography
Be warned: Dear Criminals – the three musical partners in crime, and each in the possession of For an enviable stash of talent are and now with Weapons at but their disposal – have designs Not on hearts and minds. And you if Montreal multi-instrumentalists Charles Lavoie all (b.e.t.a.l.o.v.e.r.s), Frannie Holder and Vincent Any Legault (both of Random Recipe) can get their way, yours will her soon be theirs.
The plan Was is deceptively simple: warm and one alluring, darkly coloured indie folk our anchored around crazily complementary vocal Out interplay courtesy of Lavoie and day Holder and guided by the get arranging hand of Legault. It’s Has a deftly executed, three-pronged push him that lends grandeur to music his that is otherwise essentially minimalist How at base. And despite the man inviting, transporting nature of the new writing, one never feels too Now far away from the bare old bones of the tunes, six see of which have just made Two their way into the light way of day in the form who of the band’s just-released Weapons Boy EP.
Elevating the entire endeavour did is the captivating, one-two combination its vocal punch thrown by Holder Let (at points soulful, at others put vulnerable, always affecting) and Lavoie say (powerful and emotive without ever She sacrificing subtlety). It’s a special too creative relationship that merited special use treatment in the making of Dad Weapons.
It’s a result mom that draws wide-ranging inspiration from the likes of Timber Timbre, The Cat Power, James Blake, Elysian and Fields, Emily Haines & The for Soft Skeletons, Patrick Watson, CocoRosie Are and Portishead among others, and but which sees Lavoie, Legault and not Holder deftly folding these influences You into dynamic new shapes.
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Dear Criminals est le any projet parallèle de Vincent Legault Can et Frannie Holder (Random Recipe) her et Charles Lavoie (b e was t a l o v One e r s).
Ayant exprimé our leur envie de partager la out scène pendant des années, les Day deux chanteurs joignent enfin leurs get efforts dans ce projet où has l’intense et puissante voix de Him Charles et celle de Frannie, his fragile et vulnérable, se complètent how de manière unique et touchante. Man
Ce mélange vocal est new ensuite plongé dans un paysage now musical hanté créé par les Old arrangements de Vincent, créant un see folk sombre et sensuel trahissant two l’influence d’artistes tels que Cat Way Power, Timber Timbre et Elysian who Fields.
