Majical Cloudz
Majical Cloudz | |
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| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Indie pop synth-pop |
| Labels | Arbutus, Matador |
| Members | Devon Welsh Matthew Otto |
| Website | majicalcloudz |
Majical Cloudz are a Canadian indie pop duo based in Montreal,[1] consisting of singer-songwriter Devon Welsh and producer and live collaborator Matthew Otto.[2]
Welsh, the son of actor Kenneth Welsh,[2] started Majical Cloudz as a solo project in 2010, releasing a self-titled cassette[3] on Numbers Station, the EP Earth to a Friend/Mountain Eyes, and the full-length album II on Arbutus Records in 2011.[4] Otto joined as a collaborator in 2012, appearing for the first time on the 2012 EP Turns, Turns, Turns.[4]
Their second album, Impersonator, was released May 21, 2013 on Matador Records, and is a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.[5] The band have played numerous shows across North America to support the album, including performances at Toronto's NXNE festival[6] and New York City's Northside Festival.[7]
Welsh has also collaborated with Grimes.[6]
Discography
- Majical Cloudz (2010)
- Earth to a Friend/Mountain Eyes (2011)
- II (2011)
- Turns, Turns, Turns (2012)
- Impersonator (2013)
References
- ^ "Majical Cloudz: Canadian Synth-Pop Outlier Catches Seriously Deep Feelings". Spin, June 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "We Talked To Majical Cloudz". Vice, January 4, 2013.
- ^ "weird canada <<>> New Canadiana :: Majical Cloudz – Majical Cloudz"
- ^ a b "Lost in the Cloudz". Sydney Morning Herald, June 27, 2013.
- ^ "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List". Exclaim!, June 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "NXNE: Majical Cloudz in pursuit of the perfect song". Toronto Star, June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Urgently Trying to Get Messages to Audiences". The New York Times, June 15, 2013.
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