Desire
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Years active2009–present
LabelsItalians Do It Better
Members
Past members
  • Nat Walker

Desire is a Canadian electronic music band from Montreal,[4][5] formed in 2009. The band consists of vocalist Megan Louise and producer Johnny Jewel (a former member of Chromatics and Glass Candy). Formerly, Nat Walker (also a former member of Chromatics) is also on the band on synthesizer and drums.[4][6] Their debut studio album, II, was released on June 30, 2009 on the Italians Do It Better label.[6][7] Their lyrics are in French and English.[5]

Fact magazine listed II as the 14th best album of 2009.[8] In 2009, the band's song "Under Your Spell" was featured in the 2010 S/S Max Mara fashion show, as well as in the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2012. The track also appeared in the soundtrack to the 2011 films Drive and Oslo, August 31st.[1][9] Kid Cudi sampled "Under Your Spell" for the 2012 song "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie", released as the first single from the self-titled debut album of his WZRD rock project.[10] Desire recorded the song "Behind the Mask" for the soundtrack to the 2015 film Lost River.[11]

The band would support Chromatics for the "Double Exposure" tour, with Jewel and Heaven vocalist Aja performing on synthesizers for Desire.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

  1. Montre Moi Ton Visage - 2:34
  2. Mirroir Mirroir - 5:18
  3. Don't Call - 4:34
  4. Dans Mes Reves - 5:23
  5. Under Your Spell - 4:56
  6. Colorless Sky - 3:56
  7. If I Can't Hold You - 7:18
  8. Part II - 7:09
  1. Black Latex - 4:41
  2. Telling Me Lies - 4:07
  3. Liquid Dreams - 3:16
  4. Love Is A Crime (ft. Mirage) - 3:27
  5. Zeros - 4:19
  6. Dark Age - 2:14
  7. Haenim (ft. Ether) - 4:19
  8. Ghosts - 3:37
  9. Escape - 3:34
  10. The Young & The Restless - 3:05
  11. Days & Nights - 3:23
  12. L’Amulette De La Vie - 1:09
  13. Friends & Enemies - 4:14

Singles

References

  1. ^ a b Simon, Reynolds (September 20, 2011). "'Drive' playlist: 5 tracks from Ryan Gosling's explosive thriller". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kasper Bjorke's Exclusive Disco Mix". Dazed. February 19, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Grow, Kory (January 5, 2011). "'Girls & Boys Presents Glass Candy+Chromatics'". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Desire prep debut LP and Italians come to London". Fact. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Ace, Ezra (April 9, 2009). "Damaged Disco". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Desire – II". Resident Advisor. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Park, Dave (December 27, 2009). "Album Review: Desire – II". Prefix. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "The 40 Best Albums of 2009". Fact. December 9, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  9. ^ "Oslo, 31. august (2011) – Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Daw, Robbie (January 31, 2012). "WZRD's Desire-Sampling "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie": The track also featured, in the "Then & Now" advert for Arsenal and Adidas in December 20. Listen". Idolator. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  11. ^ Feenstra, Gerrit (April 8, 2015). "Album Review: Johnny Jewel – Lost River Original Soundtrack". KEXP-FM. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  12. ^ Vehling (Vehlinggo) in News, Aaron (February 19, 2019). "Chromatics: New Single 'Time Rider,' Tour with Desire, In Mirrors". Vehlinggo. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  13. ^ Hogan, Marc (April 28, 2009). "Desire: "If I Can't Hold You"". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  14. ^ Murray, Robin (February 14, 2020). "Desire Cover New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle'". clashmusic.com. Clash. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

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