Happyness - Write InHappyness' debut, Weird Little Birthday, was filled with their spirited take on US college rock. It landed on numerous year end best of lists and even won them the coveted NME award for Best Lyric of the Year for the song "Montreal Rock Band Somewhere." Staying rooted in their slacker approach that has endeared them to fans around the world, Happyness' sophomore effort Write In, seems to be a little more piano driven drawing inspiration from unlikely

Performing music of the Classical period on gut strings this highly international ensemble has a unique sound - described in The Observer as 'a shock to the ears of the best kind'

and brought his captivating live show to TV with performances on Saturday Night Live

Baoulé vocal music is characterized by polyphony

How did other performers react on Elvis Presley in the 50s

recorded tracks in locations ranging from studios in Jakarta

His goal was to use "a wider range of colors and textures" while continuing his explorations of "life and the universe and God

Now the Beasts are back

but self-released in 1997 on CD only

It's a work that can only come from the literary and musical fire of Montreal

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and cultures

bass and traditional Latin percussion