Francophonic BTW Malajube rung in their Tromp L'oiel followup with the fittingly titled Labyrinthes earlier this year with a live take on album standout "Hérésie" and a murderous video for "Porté Disparu." Now a day after getting another Polaris Prize... CONTINUE READING NEW MALAJUBE VIDEO - "LUNA"»
Posted on July 9, 2009 in (2 comments)
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And suddenly everything's coming up Malajube. Between this, and the return of Elvis Perkins (awesome album) and Lily Allen and etc., it's like '09 is crushing it at being '06. That year Trompe L'oiel finally pushed the Francophonic, highly hyphenated... CONTINUE READING NEW MALAJUBE VIDEO - "PORTé DISPARU"»
Posted on February 6, 2009 in (3 comments)
Tags: Malajube | Papercuts | Woods
We're still getting a read on Malajube's heavily rotated new album Labyrinthes, but the early favorite is "Hérésie," a dreamy, pretty tune that runs less than two minutes and sees the Francophonic genre jumpers at their most immediately lovable. Watch... CONTINUE READING NEW MALAJUBE LIVE VIDEO - "HéRéSIE"»
Posted on February 6, 2009 in (0 comments)
Tags: Cass McCombs | Malajube | Wavves
Francophonic indie rockers Malajube were all anyone from Montreal wanted to talk about when I went to Øyafestivalen in Oslo a few years ago (also where I met and seduced B. Stosuy), and their sophomore LP Trompe L'oeil put them... CONTINUE READING NEW MALAJUBE - "URSULINE"»
Posted on December 23, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Malajube | Suckers
Remember last year when we lost our shit for francophonic Canadian rockers Malajube? That was fun, albeit tough to sing along to. Sorta late in the game for a video for Trompe-l'oiel, though, right? Well this clip, animated and produced... CONTINUE READING NEW MALAJUBE VIDEO - "LE CRABE"»
Posted on November 2, 2007 in (2 comments)
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Radio Shack hasn't pleased many with its past TV campaigns (e.g. TV Snob has been so sick of them for years now), but our ears perked during last night's repeat of Kimmel (the Brian Williams loves Interpol/Cat Power/Feist one), when... CONTINUE READING BACK TO SCHOOL WITH MALAJUBE»
Posted on August 14, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: Feist | Laurie Anderson | Malajube | Nico Muhly
It was off to Williamsburg for our last day of CMJ. We really weren't expecting many people until later in the afternoon, but when the clock struck noon, the merry makers and college radio reps were ready for indie, beers... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: AAM PARTY @ NORTHSIX»
Posted on November 6, 2006 in , (2 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Erase Errata | Malajube | Portastatic | Snowden | The Album Leaf
Merc's Thursday night lineup was one of the sure shots on the night (along with the Sub Pop showcase at Bowery), made all the more special 'cause Malajube's set was the band's American debut (and we were not missing it).... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: MALAJUBE/ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT/BENJY FERREE/¡FORWARD, RUSSIA! @ MERCURY LOUNGE»
Posted on November 6, 2006 in (8 comments)
Tags: Archie Bronson Outfit | ¡Forward Russia! | Benjy Ferree | CMJ | Malajube
One of our favorite discoveries this year -- and one of our bands to watch -- Malajube are soon to be in NYC as part of the CMJ Marathon. We are beyond psyched. Yeah we've worn grooves into the stellar... CONTINUE READING NEW MALAJUBE VIDEO - "FILLE à PLUMES"»
Posted on October 18, 2006 (10 comments)
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Here are the latest Canadians to commandeer our iPods, and we just can't get enough of their kick-ass album Trompe L'oeil around Stereogum HQ. Before you proceed, be warned: These tunes are in full-on French. So get your Babblefish on,... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: MALAJUBE»
Posted on August 21, 2006 in , (11 comments)
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