Since their beginning in 1999, the Montreal rock band Les Breastfeeders never stopped surprising their crowds. Renowned for their intense and incredible live performance, this rock monster was able to prove to everyone, here and beyond, that rock'n'roll was still up and alive. After celebrating their tenth year anniversary by playing a fiery concert at the Lion d'Or last December, Les Breastfeeders are now in studio to record what will be the material of a long awaited third album, set to be released in the fall of 2010 on Blow The Fuse Records.
Montreal’s rock outfit Les Breastfeeders, conquered both the public and the critics after its first release (Déjeuner sur l'herbe) in spring 2004 and Les matins de grands soirs in 2006. Since then, the band has travelled throughout Canada, the US and many parts of Europe to present their frenetic and contagious shows. Invited to perform at numerous festivals and events such as The Great Escape Festival, Transmission, SXSW, NXNE, Francofolies de Montréal, Festival d'été de Québec, Fête de la St-Jean à Québec and the CBC Radio 3/Bandeapart concerts in Vancouver and Toronto, the band also received the Prix Miroir de l’Artiste d’ici at the Festival d'été de Québec 2005 and their song "Angle Mort" was awarded the "Chanson primée" prize from SOCAN in 2003.
Their second album was also released in France in winter 2007, on the Boxson record label (Le Nombre, Prototypes) and in the United States, giving the band great international exposure, with rave reviews and features in publications such as BlackBook, Magnet, NME, Billboard and more. Also present on numerous blogs; Artist of the day on Spin.com and Video of the day on Pitchfork.com for Viens avec moi(directed by Jean-François Caissy), which also appears in the list of best of 2007 videos to vote for on MTV2!
Crew
• Luc Brien : guitar, lead vocals • Suzie McLelove : guitare, lead vocals • Sunny Duval : guitare, back vocals • Joe : bass • Johnny Maldoror : tambourine
Important shows
• Plus de 100 spectacles (Canada, États-Unis, Europe) • Festival du 400e de la ville de Québec (2008) • Ottawa Blues Fest (2008) • Fête de la Marquette (2008) • The Great Escape Festival (Brighton, UK 2007) • South by Southwest (Austin 2007) • Concert SEE VOUS PLAY présenté par CBC Radio 3 / Bande à part (Toronto, octobre 2006) • Tournée CBC Radio 3 / Bande à part (Vancouver, mars 2006) • Francofolies de Montréal (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) • Festival d’Été de Québec (2005) • Francouvertes (2005) • Woodstock En Beauce (2005) • Fête Nationale, Plaines d’Abraham (2005) • Festival de Musique Émergente de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue (2004)
Press quotes
Is it possible to enjoy music without understanding the lyrics? When the music in question is from Quebecois-French, pop-punk Montreal band Les Breastfeeders' sophomore album, Les matins de grands soirs (the mornings of the great evenings), the answer is a resounding yes. mxdwn.com
English Canada prepare to meet Quebec's best-kept rock'n'roll secret. No matter what language you speak, Les Breastfeeders' tight musicianship and magnetic stage presence cannot be denied... Sofi Papamarko, Exclaim
... Thankfully, attention-grabbing bands like French-Canadians Les Breastfeeders make one forget one's foreign language purgatory. Despite the communication barrier, these Montreal-rooted miscreants succeed with ceaseless energy, blendin mod-punk, yeye and lusty garage-pop to yield a bouncy, guitar stroked throwdown. Not since the '80"s cave dwellers the Gruesomes has a canuck band captured so perfectly that Sonics-style, basement-spawned garage menace. Ron Bally, HARP
... Flipping yé-yé girl-pop against '60's-style garage nuggets, Montreal's Les Breastfeeders churn snotty mod-fitted punk into a palette of intoxicating throwbacks... A.R. BlackBook
Easily one of the best live bands in the city, Les Breastfeeders finally extract all the sweat and blood from the stage and punch it into plastic[...] one can only hope that the rest of the world will also be ready for les Breastfeeders. One of the best local releases this year. 8/10 Disc of the week, J. Cummins, Montreal Mirror
Contrary to popular belief, lyrics need not be understood to be appreciated. To wit: if you can't decode the rough-and-tumble francais of Les Breastfeeders, don't fret. Just enjoy the good, old fashioned garage-rock, which they sling like a fat smoked meat sandwich (scratching your head? Go to Montreal). Spin.com Les Breastfeeders are a Montreal garage-rock quintet that could show their American counterparts a thing or two about the inherent power of distortion. Les Matins de Grand Soirs (Blow the Fuse Records) can be roughly translated as “Mornings of Great Evenings,” and there is simply not a clunker in the entire batch of 14 cuts. Whether it’s the all-out assault of “Viens Avec Moi” or the more restrained and epic “Chanson Pour Destinée,” Les Breastfeeders succeed in channeling the best noise of the ‘60s (think 13th Floor Elevators or the Seeds) with a powerfully modern je ne sais quoi. Darryl Smyers (Dallas Observer)
Les muscles se sont aussi pas mal exprimés, et beaucoup crampés, pour Les Breastfeeders ; ahurissante troupe rock et grand groupe de scène, à la fois terriblement rêche et furieusement pop, entre les Ramones et B-52’s. Le concert va vite, semble ne jamais vouloir s’arrêter, ne jamais prendre de direction trop facilement établie ; les morceaux épuisants et exaltants allument un petit incendie à refrain, un danseur fou fait le spectacle –immense. Thomas Burgel, Les Inrockuptibles (Octobre 2007) ... This pop-punk extravaganza is riddled with hooks, boasting three clangy guitars, a surprisingly artful bassist, and absolutely relentless drummer, and of course, Johnny Maldoror, tambourine extraordinaire [...] Les Breastfeeders are just another reason why Montréal has repeatedly been dubbed the "new Seattle"... In a cliché Foreign Exclamation: Ooh La La! Grade: A. By Noah Ruede. the Aquarian, New Jersey.
…the group creates a pure gem of pop brilliance in the way they balance the infectious frolic of the rockier songs with the more laid-back moments […] you can bet this one isn’t leaving my playlist for a while. **** See Magazine, Edmonton
…the fact I don't understand any of the French lyrics makes it all the better to snap, shimmy and shake to. It makes me want to fill my apartment with as many humans as possible, get a keg and crank the player and mad dance all over the place. Nerve Magazine, Vancouver
If albums could smoke, ‘Les Matins de Grands Soirs’ would be a smokestack in a world of skinny cigarette fashionistas. Panpot.ca Qu'on se le dise: ce nouveau disque est infectueux. Funny Funiculaire, En dansant le Yah! et Tout va pour le mieux dans le pire des mondes sont de vraies bombes. […] Un pas de géant" Philippe Renaud, La Presse
"…Les Breastfeeders pourraient bien avoir signé leur Hard Day's Night avec Les matins de grands soirs. Roche et roule!" André Péloquin, Ici
… ce sont les Breastfeeders qui m’ont jeté sur le cul... Complètement allumés, Les Breastfeeders se sont lâchés lousse, nous balançant avec furie et pas mal de plaisir leur rock n’roll garage teinté de pop 60’s et de yéyé franco. Patrick Baillargeon, Ici
…ce premier compact prend des allures de greatest hits. O. Robillard-Laveaux, Voir Montreal
Les Breastfeeders c’est l’incarnation du rock‘n’roll. Philippe Renaud, La Presse, Montréal
…ce disque se laisse écouter du début à la fin et on en redemande. Jonathan Tabib, Longueur d'Ondes
Véritable bouffée d’air frais dans une culture de puristes, le sextuor montréalais prend le rock garage des années soixante par la nuque et lui fait avaler de grandes gorgées de pop des années 80 et de punk, sur ce premier album réussi. Mélodies accrocheuses et gros fun contagieux sont au menu, rehaussés par les textes adroits du chanteur Luc Brien, le charme et la voix cristalline de Suzie McLelove ainsi qu’une attention notable aux variations de tons et ambiances. Olivier Lalande, ICI Montréal
This album is so damn good! Montreal French yeye-rock gods BREASTFEEDERS have finally graced us with a full length album that has all the elements to make it one of Québec’s best albums of year 00! Sexy voice, groovy melodies, erotic riffs, hard hitting bass and furious lyrics to back it all up…an album that just won’t quit. Top 10 Motel Magazine, Montréal
# 5 in the TOP TEN LIVE Intake, Indianapolis
This is Godzilla of 60’s style Québecois garage rock, faster than light and louder than God. Jamie O’Meara, Hour, Montréal Duelling fille and garçon vocalists Luc Brien and Suzie McLelove careen around the stage like a demolition-derby version of Sonny and Cher, leaving a trail of heartbreak and hip-shake in their wake Village Voice, New York
If you have one reason to run to Canada and set your U.S. passport on fire, this Montreal band ought to do the trick. Ann Sterzinger, Chicago Reader, Chicago
