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- ↑ Ben Cardew, "Bernice: Puff LP: In the air without a shape". Pitchfork , May 26, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list". CBC Music, June 14, 2018.
- ↑ David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail , June 16, 2021.
- ↑ Laura Stanley, "Bernice on 'Puff LP: In the air without a shape': Curious Creators". Paste , October 30, 2018.
- ↑ Jordan Darville, "Bernice makes experimental jazz-pop that breathes". The Fader , June 13, 2018.
- ↑ Nicholas Senior, "Album Review: Bernice – Puff EP". New Noise, June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Anna Alger, "Bernice, Puff LP: In the air without a shape". Exclaim! , May 22, 2018.
- ↑ Chris Bryson, "Bernice's Subverted Pop Shines Brilliantly on 'Eau de Bonjourno'". Exclaim! , March 1, 2021.
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