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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