Desire (band)

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Desire
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels Italians Do It Better
Members
Past members
  • Nat Walker

Desire is a Canadian electronic music band from Montreal, [4] [5] formed in 2009. The band consists of vocalist Megan Louise and producer Johnny Jewel (a former member of Chromatics and Glass Candy). Formerly, Nat Walker (also a former member of Chromatics) is also on the band on synthesizer and drums. [4] [6] Their debut studio album, II, was released on June 30, 2009 on the Italians Do It Better label. [6] [7] Their lyrics are in French and English. [5]

Contents

Fact magazine listed II as the 14th best album of 2009. [8] In 2009, the band's song "Under Your Spell" was featured in the 2010 S/S Max Mara fashion show, as well as in the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2012. The track also appeared in the soundtrack to the 2011 films Drive and Oslo, August 31st . [1] [9] Kid Cudi sampled "Under Your Spell" for the 2012 song "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie", released as the first single from the self-titled debut album of his WZRD rock project. [10] Desire recorded the song "Behind the Mask" for the soundtrack to the 2015 film Lost River . [11]

The band would support Chromatics for the "Double Exposure" tour, with Jewel and Heaven vocalist Aja performing on synthesizers for Desire. [12]

Discography

Studio albums

  1. Montre Moi Ton Visage - 2:34
  2. Mirroir Mirroir - 5:18
  3. Don't Call - 4:34
  4. Dans Mes Reves - 5:23
  5. Under Your Spell - 4:56
  6. Colorless Sky - 3:56
  7. If I Can't Hold You - 7:18
  8. Part II - 7:09
  1. Black Latex - 4:41
  2. Telling Me Lies - 4:07
  3. Liquid Dreams - 3:16
  4. Love Is A Crime (ft. Mirage) - 3:27
  5. Zeros - 4:19
  6. Dark Age - 2:14
  7. Haenim (ft. Ether) - 4:19
  8. Ghosts - 3:37
  9. Escape - 3:34
  10. The Young & The Restless - 3:05
  11. Days & Nights - 3:23
  12. L’Amulette De La Vie - 1:09
  13. Friends & Enemies - 4:14

Singles

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