Corridor (band)
Corridor is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of vocalist and bassist Dominic Berthiaume, guitarist Julian Perreault, guitarist and keyboardist Jonathan Robert and drummer Julien Bakvis.[1] The first francophone band ever signed to the influential indie label Sub Pop,[2] they are most noted for their 2019 album Junior, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
The band released their debut EP Un magicien en toi in 2013, and followed up with their full-length debut Le Voyage Éternel in 2015.[4] Their second album Supermercado followed in 2017.[5]
They signed to Bonsound in Canada and Sub Pop internationally in 2019,[6] and released Junior on October 18 that year.[7] The album was supported by an international tour with dates in Canada, the United States and Europe.[6]
The album's lead single "Topographe" featured a video animated by Jonathan Robert, which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[8] Their video for "Grand cheval", released in March 2020, was animated by Chad VanGaalen.[9]
References
- Philippe Renaud, "«Junior», l’album qui va tout va changer pour Corridor". Le Devoir, October 12, 2019.
- Lorraine Carpenter, "Montreal’s Corridor makes a bit of music history". Cult MTL, November 18, 2019.
- Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2020 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 15, 2020.
- Sarah Murphy, "Corridor 'Le Voyage Éternel'". Exclaim!, May 12, 2015.
- Sophie Chartier, "Supermercado, Corridor". Le Devoir, May 26, 2017.
- Calum Slingerland, "Corridor Sign to Sub Pop / Bonsound". Exclaim!, July 23, 2019.
- Allie Gregory, "Corridor Announce New Album 'Junior' ". Exclaim!, August 28, 2019.
- Zach Harper, "2020 JUNO Awards: See the list of nominees". Hello! Canada, January 28, 2020.
- Calum Slingerland, "Corridor Get Chad VanGaalen for "Grand cheval" Animated Video". Exclaim!, March 3, 2020.