Faith Healer (band)

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Faith Healer
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Background information
Origin Edmonton, Alberta
Genresindie rock
Years active2015–present
Labels Mint Records
MembersJessica Jalbert
Renny Wilson
Jenni Roberts
Mitch Holtby
Ross Faulder
Connor Donaldson

Faith Healer is a Canadian indie rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, whose core member is singer and songwriter Jessica Jalbert. [1] Another long-time member is singer-songwriter, producer and recording engineer Renny Wilson.

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History

Jalbert first collaborated with Wilson on her solo debut album Brother Loyola in 2011, [2] before deciding to adopt the band name Faith Healer as she did not want her music to be pigeonholed as singer-songwriter pop. [3]

The band's debut album Cosmic Troubles was released March 31, 2015 on Mint Records. [2] The album was met with positive reviews from Pitchfork [4] and Exclaim! . [5] Wilson played several instruments on the album and created a number of the arrangements. [6]

Jalbert and Wilson recorded their second album, Try ;-), in Montreal. It was released in September 2017. [7] [8] The pair added Jenni Roberts and Mitch Holtby to create a complete band; the group performed at the 2017 Pop Montreal Festival. [9] The album was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize. [10] Additional band members include Ross Faulder and Connor Donaldson.

Discography


As Jessica Jalbert

Singles

  • Paris Green [11] (2011)
  • Necromancy [12] (2011)
  • Lack Of A Lake [13] (2011)

Album

  • Brother Loyola (Old Ugly Recording Co, 2011) [14]

Music Video

  • Paris Green - Directed by Mike Robertson [15] (2011)

As Faith Healer

Singles

  • Until The World Lets Me Go [16] (2014)
  • Again [17] (2015)
  • Universe [18] (2015)
  • Canonized [19] (2015)
  • Light Of Loving [20] (2017)
  • Sterling Silver [21] (2017)
  • Try ;-) [22] (2017)

Albums

  • Cosmic Troubles (Mint Records, 2015)
  • Try ;-) (Mint Records, 2017)

Music Videos

  • Canonized - Directed by Mike Robertson [23] (2015)
  • Try ;-) - Directed by Jordan Minkoff [24] (2017)
  • & Waiting - (Homemade, 2018) [25]
  • Another Fool - Directed by Renny Wilson [26] (2022)

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  2. 1 2 "Edmonton act Faith Healer’s career on the verge of a cosmic rebirth" Archived March 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine . BeatRoute, March 23, 2015.
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  5. ↑ "Faith Healer Cosmic Troubles". Exclaim! . April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Faith Healer ready for a second go-around". Edmonton Journal, Tom Murray, September 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Faith Healer Unveil Sophomore Album 'Try ;-)'". Exclaim! , July 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Faith Healer leaves lyrics open to interpretation". Georgia Straight, by Mike Usinger on February 28, 2018
  9. ↑ "Faith Healer POP Montreal, Montreal QC, September 15". Exclaim!, Matt Bobkin, September 16, 2017
  10. ↑ "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list". CBC Music, June 14, 2018.
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  12. ↑ Jalbert, Jessica. "Necromancy". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  13. ↑ Jalbert, Jessica. "Lack Of A Lake". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Jessica Jalbert - Brother Loyola". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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  20. ↑ Farrell, Margaret (July 6, 2017). "Faith Healer - Canonized". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  21. ↑ Ilkowski, Kim (August 2, 2017). "Faith Healer - Stirling Silver". Stereogum.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  22. ↑ Mertens, Max. "Tracks: "Try ;-)" - Faith Healer". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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  24. ↑ Ross, Alex Robert (August 21, 2017). "The Solar Eclipse Won't Do Anything as Weird as Faith Healer's "Try" Video". vice.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  25. ↑ Rossignol, Derrick (January 18, 2018). "Faith Healer's iPhone-Shot Video For '& Waiting' Was Spontaneously Filmed On A Florida Beach". Uproxx.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  26. ↑ Faith Healer. "Another Fool". youtube.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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