Exhaling It’s the summer of 2020 and Matt DeMatteo has come home for a few days to work on songs at my studio, including Hard Luck, All Joy No Fun, and Poseur. The vibe and energy were inspiring. Ideas were popping up everywhere, from discussions about our music, and where it should be headed. During the last writing and recording session, Matt DeMatteo offered us this new idea which he had named Exhaling. I remember […]
Come To Where I’m From
Come To Where I’m From Originally, the demo was called “Only a Part, Not Whole”. Working titles are important to me because they give me an implicit structure or direction. I feel like it all happened one night when Mat came to record vocals at home in 2020. The demo was advanced, but Mat really enjoyed the groove and the dramatic chord sequence. So I worked on different arrangements to structure the idea. I knew […]
Joining the Band
I want to start by saying that I am honored to be part of the band. I’ve always loved their music and had a great respect for the talented musicians and writers that they are. Suburban party with Frank in the early 90s Just like the guys of Mobile, I’ve been making music since I was a kid. They were from Lorraine and I was from Fabreville but we all went to the same high […]
Revisiting the Past
Let’s Revisit the Past It all started in the 70s, in Ville Lorraine, a wonderful suburb 30-40 minutes fromMontreal. By a curious combination of circumstances, the destinies of four families wereto intersect. Even before we were born, ties between our families already existed.Among others, Pierre-Marc’s father had been invited to the wedding of Denise and Guy,François’ parents, in 1964. Sometime later the two families settled on the same street,la rue Domrémy. On the other hand, […]