Tricot Machine was a Canadian indie pop band, active from 2005 to 2012. Originally from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the band's core members were Catherine Leduc and Matthieu Beaumont.[1][2]
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 Tricot Machine in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2005–2012 |
| Labels | Grosse Boîte |
| Past members |
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| Website | tricotmachine |
History
editLeduc and Beaumont formed Tricot Machine in 2005. They released their self-titled debut album in 2007 on Grosse Boîte. The album was named Chanson Album of the Year at the Quebec Independent Music Awards.[3] They won a Félix Award that year for Révélation de l'année (New Artist of the Year),[1] and Leduc won the Echo Songwriting Prize (French division) for their single "L'Ours".[4]
In 2008, the duo released Tricot Machine chante et raconte 25 décembre, a Christmas-themed package comprising an EP of Christmas music and an illustrated children's book featuring an original Christmas story.[5] They followed up with their second full-length album, La prochaine étape, in 2010.[6]
Leduc announced in early 2013 that she was working on her debut solo album.[1] The album, Rookie, was released in 2014,[7] and she followed up in 2017 with the album Un bras de distance avec le soleil.[8] Although both were billed as solo albums rather than Tricot Machine albums, Beaumont remained involved in the production, songwriting and instrumentation on both releases.
Discography
edit- Tricot machine (2007)
- Tricot machine chante et raconte 25 décembre (2008)
- La prochaine étape (2010)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Catherine Leduc travaille sur un projet solo[usurped]". canoe.ca, 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Il y a 10 ans : Tricot Machine – Tricot Machine". Voir, Olivier Boisvert-Magnen 12 April 2017
- ^ "Quebec Independent Music Awards (GAMIQ) Winners Announced". Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay, 17 September 2007
- ^ "Abdominal And Tricot Machine Win ECHO Songwriting Prizes"[usurped]. chartattack.com, 4 October 2007.
- ^ "Tricot Machine présente son maxi de Noël". Voir, 5 November 2008.
- ^ "Prêts pour la prochaine étape"[usurped]. canoe.ca, 13 March 2010.
- ^ Alain de Repentigny, "Catherine Leduc: la vie après Tricot Machine". La Presse, 7 April 2014.
- ^ Raphaël Gendron-Martin, "Ne pas se brûler avec le succès". Le Journal de Montréal, 27 May 2017.