Corridor (band)

Corridor is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of vocalist and bassist Dominic Berthiaume, guitarist Julian Perreault, guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Robert and drummer Julien Bakvis, with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Samuel Gougoux in live performances.[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" was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[8] It 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.[9] Their video for "Grand cheval", released in March 2020, was animated by Chad VanGaalen.[10]

References
  1. Philippe Renaud, "«Junior», l’album qui va tout va changer pour Corridor". Le Devoir, October 12, 2019.
  2. Lorraine Carpenter, "Montreal’s Corridor makes a bit of music history". Cult MTL, November 18, 2019.
  3. Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2020 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 15, 2020.
  4. Sarah Murphy, "Corridor 'Le Voyage Éternel'". Exclaim!, May 12, 2015.
  5. Sophie Chartier, "Supermercado, Corridor". Le Devoir, May 26, 2017.
  6. Calum Slingerland, "Corridor Sign to Sub Pop / Bonsound". Exclaim!, July 23, 2019.
  7. Allie Gregory, "Corridor Announce New Album 'Junior' ". Exclaim!, August 28, 2019.
  8. Allie Gregory, "SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, July 16, 2020.
  9. Zach Harper, "2020 JUNO Awards: See the list of nominees". Hello! Canada, January 28, 2020.
  10. Calum Slingerland, "Corridor Get Chad VanGaalen for "Grand cheval" Animated Video". Exclaim!, March 3, 2020.
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