Parlovr

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Parlovr
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres indie rock
Years active2007–2013
Labels Dine Alone Records
Members
  • Alex Cooper
  • Louis David Jackson
  • Jeremy McCuish
Websiteparlovr.bandcamp.com

Parlovr (pronounced "parlour" or "parlover") [1] was a Canadian indie rock band. [1] Based in Montreal, Quebec, the band consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Alex Cooper, vocalist and guitarist Louis David Jackson, and drummer Jeremy McCuish. [1] [2]

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History

Parlovr released its self-titled debut album independently in 2008 before signing to Dine Alone Records, which re-released it in 2010, concurrently with the EP Hell/Heaven/Big/Love. [1] [3] They toured Canada, the US, Europe, and China in support of the album, and then took some time off. [4] [5]

In 2010, The Parlovr song "All the World Is All That Is the Case" was used in the soundtrack for an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation. [6]

In 2012, Parlovr followed up with its second album, Kook Soul. [1] Kook Soul, with its dance-friendly beat and soulful lyrics, [7] was a long-listed nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on June 14, 2012. [8] [9] [10]

In 2013, Cooper formed the band Mori; [11] Jackson and McCuish formed the band Nanimal. [12]

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSongChart peakAlbum
CAN
Alt
2012"You Only Want it 'Cause You're Lonely"36Kook Soul
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Indie rockers Parlovr show they have soul, Kook Soul, to be specific". The Gazette , May 22, 2012.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Parlovr – Kook Soul". Conseqhences of Sound, by Gilles LeBlanc on May 17, 2012
  3. ↑ "Parlovr Not a Fightr: In Studio With Montreal’s Parlovr". The Link, by Dan Hawie February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ "Parlovr : pleurer l'amour sur de la musique joyeuse". La Presse, 04 June 2012
  5. ↑ Léveillée, Antoine (7 June 2012). "Parlovr : Je love le rock, June 2012". voir.ca. Voir. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Still Fighting It, Part I (2010)". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Parlovr Kook Soul". Exclaim!, By Farah Barakat, May 15, 2012
  8. ↑ "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star , June 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ "From tragedy comes triumph: One band member’s break up inspired Parlovr’s second album". Queen's University Journal, June 25, 2012. by Mark Louie
  10. ↑ "Parlovr: Where you been?" Archived 2018-10-09 at the Wayback Machine . The Hour, by Steve Guimond – June 9, 2011
  11. ↑ "Alex Cooper". photogmusic.com. PhotogMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nanimal". nanimal.bandcamp.com. Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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