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  • Genre: Indie / Pop / Shoegaze

    Location TOULOUSE † DIRTY SOUTH, Sélectionne ta région., Et

    Profile Views: 78851

    Last Login: 3/17/2012

    Member Since 6/26/2006

    Website www.montrealonfire.com

    Record Label ANTIHEROES / MUZIKOM / CD1D / LACRYMAL RECORDS

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Montreal On Fire was born in 2006 in the laboratory hallways of a research center of the University of Quebec in Montreal (Canada). Two young scientists met at night to create a music filled with diverse sounds. ..Completed with two new members by the end of 2007, the band composed and recorded their first album "Decline and Fall" in the house which they occupied in the country-side of Toulouse. The Musicians go forth into the punk/hardcore scene, but by playing together, they create a more fragile and melancholy music. Their first opus, somewhere in between noise- pop and shoegaze was released in March 2009 on Lacrymal Records. ..The band leaves for the roads of Europe to promote their album, from the Germans squat venues to the prestigious stage of The Bikini in April 2010, sharing the bill with bands such as Silver Mount Zion, Mono, Pocahaunted, Daturah or Sun Araw. ..In the meantime, two EPs see the light of day, unveiling the first Quebecois demos and a compilation of an Electro Remix of "Decline and Fall", reflecting the eclectic personalities of the four members. ..Today, the band just has come out of the studio with a second album, composed of ten titles, exploring a writing process more pop while still conserving their dream-like personality…more informations soon, stay tuned!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Listen and Download all our music on http://montrealonfire.bandcamp.com--------------------------- CDs, Vinyls, Tees and poster available on http://montrealonfire.bigcartel.com/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agent Press | julien[AT]fiverosespress[DOT]net---------------------------------------------------- Booking | booking[AT]montrealonfire[DOT]com----------------------------------------------------- Contact | Contact[AT]montrealonfire[DOT]com-----------------------------------------------------

  • Members

    Adrien. lead vocals, analog bass organs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luc. drums, vocals, saxophone------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex. guitars, vocals----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon. guitars, vocals--------------------------------

  • Influences

    MËH - GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR - INTERPOL - CURSIVE - CUT CITY - NEIL YOUNG - PINBACK - FUGAZI - Q AND NOT U - MOGWAI - OBOKEN - JOY DIVISION - THE AMERICAN ANALOG SET - JEFF BUCKLEY - THE DOORS - SCOUT NIBLETT - EARTH - MINUS THE BEAR - VINCENT GALLO - THE PIXIES - UZI AND ARI - PJ HARVEY - NEUROSIS - YEAR OF NO LIGHT - EZ3KIEL - EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY - PULP - THE WALKMEN - TAXI GIRL - LOW - RODAN BASTRO - JESU - TEAM SLEEP - INTERPOL - SUNNO))) - YEAH YEAH YEAHS - SONIC YOUTH - POCAHAUNTED - BJÖRK - THE SMITHS - MASTERS MUSICIANS OF BUKKAKE - AMADOU & MAYHEM

  • Sounds Like

    .DECLINE & FALL PRESS REVIEWS________________________________ “Lancinante, éthérée, contemplative et surtout écorchée. C’est d’ailleurs cette émotivité à fleur de peau qui permet au trio devenu quatuor de se distinguer avec classe de la simple affiliation à la mouvance post-rock ... On peut aisément imaginer d’où le groupe tient son héritage : une culture indie rock vaste, de longues heures d’écoutes passées aux cotés de formations telles que Fugazi, Pinback,... ”.  NOISE 7,5/10 (France)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Car les quatre de Montreal on Fire n’ont semble-t-il aucune envie de gentiment suivre la voie balisée par les grands frères québécois. Ils injectent ainsi à ces 8 morceaux au format plus resserré (disons entre 4 et 6 minutes) d’autres ingrédients : des guitares noisy-pop, un chant omniprésent s’apparentant d’ailleurs davantage à une complainte nous parvenant d’un monde lointain dévasté, post-apocalyptique, et un son plus froid hérité de la cold wave. Très souvent touchantes comme sur les poignants “Beyond the Beauty” et “Everything Everyday” POSITIVE RAGE (France)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“The 8 songs on this album are epic and over-sensitive, and the Robert Smith vocals are almost too much to bear, but at least they’re not faking it: They wear their hearts on their sleeves, but they do it with style and distorted guitars..”  LOWCUT 4/5 (Denmark)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

“Issue de la scène hardcore locale (I Pilot Daemon et Plebeian Grandstand), cette formation concentre son tir sur une configuration rock séminale à guitares, basse, batterie. Or, si le terrain offensif du quatuor se veut restreint, la mise en place se montre magistrale. L’urgence punk de naguère a mué, le tempo s’est sensiblement ralenti pour mettre en exergue une dramaturgie ample, proprement incandescente : des guitares lentes et atrabilaires prennent le temps d’installer des atmosphères pesantes (et non pas plombées), pénétrant lentement mais surement dans le subconscient de l’auditeur possédé. Souvent, le degré de cette force engagée, limite épique, résonne comme un geste tragique définitif, poétique et désespéré.”   PINKUSHION (France) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“I still remember when I was 16 or so and listened to The Cure I could find myself well into the weeping/crying aspect of the music, Montreal On Fire makes that inner cry a sound on its own, pushing itself with sad two-note-humming chords and oscillations of the electric guitars, heavily loaded, slowly finding with its inner rhythm, its energy with which to survive, bursting out, bringing out these emotions, louder and louder while bleeding heavily”  PSYCHEMUSIC 9/10 (Belgium) 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHRONIQUES : Noise (France), DevorRock (Belgium), Ox-Fanzine (Germany), SuperNova (Spain), Undertoner (Denmark), BoarderlineFuckup (Austria), SoundVenue (Denmark), RockMyDays (France), NieuweGeluiden (Netherlands), Lowcut (Denmark), PositiveRage (France), Caleidoscoop (Netherlands), TheTicket (Belgium), PsycheMusic (Belgium), Ikon1931 (Sweden), Desconcierto (Spain), Groove (Sweden), Avantfolk (Spain), Allschools (Germany), AdecouvrirAbsolument (France), ShootMeAgain (France), Pinkushion (France), LeCanalMusical (France), PretentiousAsshole (France), Let's Motiv (France), Vampster (Germany) ...

ABOUT US



ENG/// Montreal On Fire was born in 2006 in the laboratory hallways of a research center of the University of Quebec in Montreal (Canada). Two young scientists met at night to create a music filled with diverse sounds. Completed with two new members by the end of 2007, the band composed and recorded their first album "Decline and Fall" in the house which they occupied in the country-side of Toulouse. The Musicians go forth into the punk/hardcore scene, but by playing together, they create a more fragile and melancholy music. Their first opus, somewhere in between noise- pop and shoegaze was released in March 2009 on Lacrymal Records. ..The band leaves for the roads of Europe to promote their album, from the Germans squat venues to the prestigious stage of The Bikini in April 2010, sharing the bill with bands such as Silver Mount Zion, Mono, Pocahaunted, Daturah or Sun Araw. ..In the meantime, two EPs see the light of day, unveiling the first Quebecois demos and a compilation of an Electro Remix of "Decline and Fall", reflecting the eclectic personalities of the four members. ..Today, the band just has come out of the studio with a second album, composed of ten titles, exploring a writing process more pop while still conserving their dream-like personality…more informations soon, stay tuned!

FR/// MONTREAL ON FIRE est né en 2006 dans les couloirs des laboratoires d’une unité de recherche de l’Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada). Deux jeunes scientifiques se retrouvent alors le soir pour produire une musique faite de diverses captations sonores. Complétés par deux nouveaux membres fin 2007, le groupe écrit et enregistre son premier album « Decline & Fall » dans la maison qu’ils occupent dans la campagne toulousaine. Musiciens issus de la scène punk/hardcore, ils développent ensemble une musique fragile et mélancolique, en marge de leurs précédentes formations. Leur premier opus entre noise-pop et shoegaze, salué par la critique, sort en mars 2009 sur Lacrymal Records. Le groupe part défendre son album sur les routes d’Europe, des légendaires squats allemands jusqu’à la scène du Bikini en avril 2010, partageant l’affiche avec des groupes tel que Silver Mount Zion, Mono, Pocahaunted, Daturah ou Sun Araw. Entre temps, 2 EPs voient le jour, dévoilant les premières démos québécoises et une compilation de remix électro de « Decline & Fall », reflets de la personnalité éclectique des 4 garçons. Aujourd’hui le groupe sort de studio avec un deuxième album, composé de 10 titres, explorant une écriture plus pop tout en conservant sa personnalité onirique. Leur nouvel album sortira le 4 avril 2011 avant de reprendre les route d'Europe.



Listen and Download all our music on http://montrealonfire.bandcamp.com
CDs, Vinyls, Tees and poster available on http://montrealonfire.bigcartel.com

Agent Press | julien[AT]fiverosespress[DOT]net
Booking | booking[AT]montrealonfire[DOT]com
Contact | Contact[AT]montrealonfire[DOT]com

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