Majical Cloudz
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| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Electronic, indie pop, singer-songwriter |
| Labels | Arbutus, Matador |
| Associated acts | Grimes, Lorde, The National, the XX, James Blake |
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Majical Cloudz is the electronic/indie pop project of Canadian singer-songwriter Devon Welsh, who joined with Matthew Otto to collaboratively produce and perform his songs.[1]
Welsh, the son of actor Kenneth Welsh,[1] began Majical Cloudz as a collaborative project in 2010, releasing a self-titled cassette on Numbers Station, the EP Earth to a Friend/Mountain Eyes, and the full-length album II on Arbutus Records in 2011.[2] Otto joined as a collaborator in 2012, appearing for the first time on the 2012 EP Turns, Turns, Turns.[2]
Their second album, Impersonator, was released May 21, 2013 on Matador Records, and was a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.[3] Their live performance has been critically acclaimed as one of the project's most enigmatic elements, with the band touring extensively throughout North America to support the album, including performances at Toronto's NXNE festival[4] and New York City's Northside Festival.[5]
Welsh has also collaborated with Grimes and toured with Lorde on her fall 2014 North American tour.[6]
Discography
- Majical Cloudz (2010)
- Earth to a Friend/Mountain Eyes (2011)
- II (2011)
- Turns Turns Turns (2012)
- Impersonator (2013)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "We Talked To Majical Cloudz". Vice, January 4, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lost in the Cloudz". Sydney Morning Herald, June 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List". Exclaim!, June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "NXNE: Majical Cloudz in pursuit of the perfect song". Toronto Star, June 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Urgently Trying to Get Messages to Audiences". The New York Times, June 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Majical Cloudz Talks Tour with Lorde, Premieres Tim Hecker's 'Savage' Remix". Billboard, June 30, 2014.