Autumn is abundance. The harvest in music was good. Even very good. Here are the ten songs that perfectly accompanied the falling leaves and pumpkin soup.
I’m so afraidMaude Audet with Mara Tremblay
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(MP) – Maude Audet sings the touching song “I’m so anxious” with Mara Tremblay. A cry from the heart for victims of domestic violence, this piece of sweet, hopeful poetry is also enriched by the talent of harpist Éveline Grégoire-Rousseau.
jungleZagata & Koriass
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(AC) – Singer Zagata’s style and melancholic voice undoubtedly fit well with Quebec rap. Together with Koriass, the finalist of the 6th edition of La Voix comes with lyrics full of references to Quebec City, all accompanied by a folk/soul melody.
The King, the Rose and the Lou[p] – Theme song, Ariane Roy, Thierry Larose and Lou-Adriane Cassidy
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(RGM) – Stop searching, here is the most upbeat and fast-paced song of 2023. It lasts 2 minutes and 23 seconds and is perfectly listenable on repeat. It must be said that Ariane, Thierry and Lou-Adriane have already mastered the meaning of the melody very well. Here they have outdone themselves.
Are you going for a walk?Sara Dufour
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(CB) – For Sara Dufour, there’s nothing better than hearing her sing about the wooden cord she just delivered and a lover holding her frozen hand to the catchy melody from the title track of his new album.
And if so, fromSafia Nolin
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(MP) – Safia Nolin has the gift of writing songs that have just the right amount of scratchiness. His dark piece Et si, de, presented in a diptych with the song Main l’oiseau, is no exception when it comes to the transience of existence. This new music, created in collaboration with Marc-André Labelle and Karolane Carbonneau, is both intense and introspective.
FTGLost
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(AC) – Nominated in the Best Rap Album category at the next ADISQ gala for “Héritage,” Lost doesn’t seem to be slowing down. On FTG, the member of the 5sang14 collective presents a quality pen marked by his experience, in addition to showing that he surfs with ease all the cadences that the melody offers him.
In my carKlô Pelgag, Joseph Mihalcean and Samuel Gougoux
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(RGM) – Before returning to us with a full solo album, Klô Pelgag decided to form a new temporary trio with guitarist Joseph Mihalcean and drummer Samuel Gougoux. In the first of the four songs on this mini-album we find ourselves in a dark and mysterious atmosphere that fits well with Halloween.
PressureWild things
Photo from the archives of Cédric Bélanger/Le Journal de Québec
(CB) – The most underrated local group explores their relationship with print (hence the title) in this remarkable foray into the world of early 1980s new wave.
ForgetGhost kisses
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(MP) – How can one accept the end of a love? After Comme un saule, the duo of Margaux Sauvé and Louis-Étienne Santais flirts again with the language of Molière on Oublier, who in this gripping, rhythmic piece that loses nothing of the hazy side, deals with the hard moments after a breakup with ghostly kisses.
Perfect recipeKomo
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(AC) – Komo says it himself, he has found his way. On Recette Perfecte, an excerpt from his album due out in April, the pop-sounding singer proves he has the voice, pace and style to reach new heights.