Bonjour Brumaire is a francophone

Francophone

The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....

 indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band based in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Formed in January 2007, the quintet recorded its first demo with acclaimed producer Ryan Battistuzzi (Malajube

Malajube

Malajube is a francophone indie rock band based in Montreal. The band has three albums out on Dare to Care Records.-History:Formed by a group of friends in Montreal, the band made itself known in 2004 with the release of its first album, Le Compte complet. Critics welcomed the disc with positive...

, Les Breastfeeders

Les Breastfeeders

-History:Formed in 1999, Les Breastfeeders were finalists in the 2003 edition of Les Francouvertes and also won the SOCAN award for best francophone song of the year in 2003, with their song Angle Mort...

) only 3 months after the members first met.

After playing its first show in June 2007, the band then went in studio for five months beginning in November 2007 to record its first full length album, De la nature des foules, with Ryan Battistuzzi. It was released on April 1, 2008, on Indica Records

Indica Records

Indica Records is a Canadian record label based in Montreal, Quebec, founded by rock band Grim Skunk in 1997. The label was put together by the band, manager Simon Gallipeault, label manager Kyria Kilakos and head of promo Mariana Gianelli. Indica is considered to be the biggest "alternative"...

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The song "Brooklyn" premiered on the Anti-Hit List

Anti-Hit List

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 Podcast on April 19, 2008.

After playing most summer festivals all around Quebec during the summer 2008 (Woodstock en Beauce, Osheaga, Francofolies, Festival d'Été de Québec, and more) the band won the "Breakthrough artist" and "Indie pop album of the year" awards at the 2008 Gala de l'Alternative Musicale Indépendante du Québec (Quebec Indie Music Awards).

The band, currently on tour, played at SXSW in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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 in 2009 and will be in Europe on tour in May and June 2009. The band is also said to be writing new material for a possible next album.

Awards and nominations

• Nominee for FAVOURITE FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP at 9th Independent Music Awards (The Indies 2009)
• Nominee for BEST REASON TO LEARN FRENCH for song "Le Candidat" at CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards 2008
• Nominee for SOCAN's ECHO PRIZE 2008 for song "Argelès"
• Award-winner for BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR at GAMIQ 2008 (Quebec Indie Music Awards)
• Award-winner for INDIE POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR at GAMIQ 2008 (Quebec Indie Music Awards)
• Award-winner for SODRAC prize for BEST MUSIC for song “Argelès” at Francouvertes 2008 contest
• Nominee at 2008 MIMI Awards (Montreal International Music Initiative)
• Award-winner for Telus DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR at GAMIQ 2007 (Quebec Indie Music Awards)

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• Canadian rock
  Canadian rock
  Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
  
  
• List of bands from Canada
• List of Canadian musicians
• :Category:Canadian musical groups

External links

• Bonjour Brumaire on MySpace