Majical Cloudz
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| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Years active | 2010–2016 |
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Majical Cloudz was a Canadian pop duo from Montreal consisting of singer-songwriter Devon Welsh and producer Matthew Otto.[4]
History
Welsh, the son of actor Kenneth Welsh and Corinne Farago,[4] began Majical Cloudz as a collaborative open project in Halifax 2010 with Matthew E. Duffy (who departed the project after the release of II), 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.[5] Otto, an electronic music creator with a penchant for abstract soundscapes and noise[6] joined in 2012, appearing for the first time on the 2012 EP Turns, Turns, Turns.[5] Otto is also an Electroacoustic Studies major.[6]
Their second album, Impersonator, was released May 21, 2013 on Matador Records, and was a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.[7] Their live performance has been critically acclaimed as one of the project's most enigmatic elements, with the band touring extensively throughout North America and Europe to support the album, including performances at Toronto's NXNE festival[8] and New York City's Northside Festival.[9] Pitchfork Media ranked "Impersonator" as the number 8 best album of 2013.[10]
Welsh collaborated with Grimes and the band toured with Lorde on her fall 2014 North American tour.[11]
The band's third album, Are You Alone? was released on October 16, 2015 to critical acclaim, and most recently released an EP called "Wait And See" in January 2016.[12] In 2016 Are You Alone? was nominated for a Juno Award. [13]
The duo collaborated with Owen Pallett on both "Are You Alone?"[6] and "Wait And See".[12]
On March 4, 2016 the duo announced on their tumblr page that they were going their separate ways and that "Are You Alone?" will be their last full release.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
- Majical Cloudz (2010)
- II (2011)
- Impersonator (2013)
- Are You Alone? (2015)
EPs
- Earth to a Friend/Mountain Eyes (2011)
- Turns Turns Turns EP (2012)
- Wait & See EP (2016)
Singles
- Childhood's End (2013)
- Tour Journals (2014)
References
- ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Majical Cloudz". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ↑ Geslani, Michelle (September 9, 2015). "Majical Cloudz keeps it intimate in new video for "Silver Car Crash" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ↑ Cosores, Philip (January 31, 2016). "Live Review: Majical Cloudz at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (1/29)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "We Talked To Majical Cloudz". Vice, January 4, 2013.
- 1 2 "Lost in the Cloudz". Sydney Morning Herald, June 27, 2013.
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- ↑ "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.
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- ↑ "Majical Cloudz Talks Tour with Lorde, Premieres Tim Hecker's 'Savage' Remix". Billboard, June 30, 2014.
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- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/63296-drake-the-weeknd-tobias-jesso-jr-majical-cloudz-destroyer-adele-more-nominated-for-juno-awards/
- ↑ http://majicalcloudz.tumblr.com/post/140458021799/greener-pastures