Cecile Believe

Cecile Believe (formerly known as Mozart's Sister) is a solo music project of Caila Thompson-Hannant who lives in Montréal, Québec. It was established in 2011.

Cecile Believe
Birth nameCaila Thompson-Hannant
Born (1985-02-18) February 18, 1985
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresSynthpop,[1][2] dream pop,[3] electropop,[4][5] art pop, electronic[6]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, keyboards[7]
Years active2005-present
LabelsArbutus Records, Asthmatic Kitty
Associated actsShapes and Sizes, Think About Life, SOPHIE, kane west, Kero Kero Bonito, TOPS

Biography

Thompson-Hannant's musical beginnings are much accredited to the electropop introduced to her by her uncle.[8] She went on to play guitar & synthesizer in the band Shapes & Sizes, which was on the Asthmatic Kitty label.[9] She was also a member of Montreal-based bands Miracle Fortress and Think About Life.[10]

Thompson-Hannant independently released her first EP, Dear Fear, in 2011 through Bandcamp. For the two years following this release, she garnered press attention through playing festivals such as SXSW and Pop Montreal.[11][12] In February 2013 she released her second EP, Hello, through Merok Records. In June 2014 she announced a new album, titled Being, for release on August 5 of that year and released the single "Enjoy". She thereafter released her second album, Field of Love, on February 17, 2017.

Thompson-Hannant performed vocals on "Definitely Come Together" by Kane West in May 2017 and co-wrote and recorded vocals for many songs on Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, the 2018 album by the producer Sophie, including performing back-up vocals for the lead single "It's Okay To Cry" (released on October 19, 2017) and lead vocals for the album's following singles, "Ponyboy" and "Faceshopping" (additionally co-writing the latter song). Around this same time, Thompson-Hannant also recorded backing vocals for Kero Kero Bonito's TOTEP[13] as well as changed the name of all of her social media accounts to Cecile Believe. She is believed to have officially adopted the name in place of Mozart's Sister.[14]

On February 18, 2020, Thompson-Hannant released her first solo single under the Cecile Believe moniker, titled "Last Thing He Said To Me In Person", accompanied by its music video and a pre-order of her upcoming album Made In Heaven on which it appears.[15]

Discography

EPs
  • Dear Fear (2011)
  • Hello (Merok, 2013)

Albums

Mixtapes
  • Plucking a Cherry From the Void (Self-released, 2020)

Singles
Title Year Album
"Don't Leave It To Me" 2011 Dear Fear
"Mozart's Sister" 2013 HELLO
"Enjoy" 2014 Being
"Good Thing, Bad Thing"
"Salty Tear" 2015
"Eternally Girl"[lower-alpha 1] 2016 Field Of Love
"Angel"[lower-alpha 1]
"Moment 2 Moment" 2017
"Bump"
"Last Thing He Said To Me In Person" 2020 Made In Heaven
"Pick Up the Phone"
"Times" Plucking a Cherry From the Void
  1. A cassette single was released in October 2017 with "Eternally Girl" and "Angel", with the B-side being a Kane West remix of "Eternally Girl"

Guest appearances
Release Year Main Artist(s) Credits Additional notes
"Definitely Come Together" 2017 Kane West Un-credited vocalist  
"Cutlass Cruiser" TOPS Backing vocalist  
"I Just Wanna Make You Real" Backing vocalist  
"It's Okay To Cry" SOPHIE Un-credited backing vocalist  
"Ponyboy" Un-credited vocalist  
TOTEP 2018 Kero Kero Bonito Backing vocalist Credited as part of "The Parakeets"
"Faceshopping" SOPHIE Co-writer/un-credited vocalist Co-written with Sophie Xeon
"Is It Cold in the Water?"
"Infatuation"
"Immaterial"
"Whole New World / Pretend World"
Time 'n' Place Kero Kero Bonito Backing vocalist Credited as part of "The Parakeets"
"One More Night" 2019 Slaters Featured artist/co-writer Credited as "Cece B"
"Heavy (Cecile Believe Remix)" Dizzy Remixer
"Another Thing (Cecile Believe Mix)" HOMESHAKE
"Yes Exactly" 2020 Kane West & Thomas Van Party Featured artist/co-writer
"Mountain Baby" Austra
"Anywayz" Co-writer
"Show Me What" A. G. Cook Featured artist

References
  1. "Mozart's Sister - Being". DIY. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Mozart's Sister Being". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. "Mozart's Sister interview: "There's some surrender involved in making music."". DummyMag. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. "Mozart's Sister: Hello EP". Pitchfork.
  5. Daly, Rhian. "Mozart's Sister - 'Being'". NME. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. "Music Review: Mozart's Sister - Being". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. "Candle to Your Eyes - Shapes and Sizes | Credits". AllMusic.
  8. "Mozart's Sister: She's Number One". Montrealgazette.com. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  9. "Mozart's Sister: "Mozart's Sister" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  10. "Mozart's Sister interview: "There's some surrender involved in making music." | Dummy". Dummymag.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  11. "A Name to Live Up to | Fringe Arts | The Link". Thelinknewspaper.ca. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  12. "New Music - Mozart's Sister, 'Mozart's Sister' | The latest music blogs, free MP3s, best new bands, music videos, movie trailers and news analysis". Nme.com. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  13. "TOTEP". Kerokerobonito.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-05-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Johnson, Jarrod. "Daily Dose: Cecile Believe, "Last Thing He Said to Me in Person" - Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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