Partner (band)

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Partner
Origin Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Genres rock, power pop, punk rock
Years active2014–present
Labels You've Changed Records
MembersJosée Caron
Lucy Niles

Partner is a Canadian rock band, [1] originally formed in Sackville, New Brunswick, and later based in Windsor, Ontario. [2] The band is most noted for winning the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2018 for their song "Play the Field". [3] [4]

History

Vocalist and lead guitarist Josée Caron and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Lucy Niles, two lesbians who met as students at Mount Allison University, [5] played together in the bands Mouthbreathers, Yellowteeth, and Go Get Fucked. [6] [7] In 2014 the pair formed Partner in Sackville with guitarist Daniel Legere, bassist Kevin Brasier and drummer Brendan Allison. [1] The group first attracted widespread attention in 2015 when their video "The 'Ellen' Page", created from Creative Commons-licensed footage of actor Elliot Page dancing, went viral after being promoted on social media by Page himself. [8] In 2016, they released the cassette Healthy Release, a collection of their early singles, on You've Changed Records.

In 2016 Partner toured as a power-pop group, performing in various venues, including at the Silver Dollar in Toronto as part of Canada Music Week. [9]

Partner moved to Windsor, Ontario in 2016 before releasing their full-length debut album In Search of Lost Time in 2017. [10] The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart for four months, beginning in October that year, [11] was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize, [12] and was nominated for an East Coast Music Award. [13]

They released the EP Saturday the 14th in 2019. [14] "Play the Field" was subsequently used as the theme song for the comedy web series Slo Pitch , which premiered in 2020.

Their second full length album, Never Give Up, was released in November 2020. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Five Facts You Should Know About Partner, Atlantic Canada's Best Lesbian Garage Band". Exclaim! , January 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Dalson Chen, "Quirky Windsor rock duo wins $10,000 songwriting prize". Windsor Star , June 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Calum Slingerland, "Partner Win the 2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim! , June 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ Katie Tower, "Sackville band in the running for prestigious Polaris Music prize". Sackville Tribune, July 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ Josh O’Kane,"Partner’s music merges technical prowess with slacker predispositions". The Globe and Mail , May 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ Marcy Donelson, "Partner". AllMusic .
  7. ↑ Carly Lewis, "Partner Loving Leisure Life". Exclaim! , September 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sackville punk band Partner gets a Hollywood endorsement". CBC News New Brunswick, October 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Ben Rayner, "Partner’s punk is saucy but subtly serious". Toronto Star , May 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Partner: In Search of Lost Time". Pitchfork , September 12, 2017.
  11. ↑ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 10, 2017". !earshot .
  12. ↑ "Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2018 Short List". Exclaim! , July 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ Tom Niles, "Labrador woman receives nomination for ECMA". The Labradorian, February 08, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Partner: Saturday the 14th EP". Pitchfork , April 10, 2019.
  15. ↑ Ian Gormely, "Partner 'Never Give Up' on Their Quest to Share the Power of Rock Music". Exclaim! , November 18, 2020.
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