Caracol
CARACOL, hailing from Montreal, Canada, presents her first solo release "L'ARBRE AUX PARFUMS", a more mature, personal and introspective album. The album is built on raw emotion and is a unique blend of american folk, old jamaican rocksteady, with a singer-songwriter and a vintage 50's feel. It is likened by some to indie-pop and features the sounds of the ukulele, the autoharp, vocal harmonies and a good old acoustic guitar!
Primarily written in french, but also including english tracks, the lyrics explore the sometimes darker side of human emotions and relationships through anger, love, contempt, arrogance and the search for something more. It's a straight from the heart, no holds-barred expression of the human condition. At times sarcastic, but never tragic, "L'ARBRE AUX PARFUMS" reveals our raw humanity. Using surrealistic imagery inspired by films such as ''Oh Brother Where Art Thou?'' the songs at times evoke a hawaiian ballroom or a throwback to the vinyl records of days gone by.
Equipped with her experience, gathered while on tour with ex-band DobaCaracol (100 000 albums sold worldwide, winner of a FELIX- Best World Music album in 2005, 425 shows in 16 countries), CARACOL looks to pick up where Dobacaracol left off, no compromises, and with the feeling of having found her own self.
Produced by Sébastien Blais-Montpetit (DJ Champion and his G-Strings), and surrounded by an all-star cast of musicians: Justin Allard (drums), Maxime Lepage (bass), David Laflèche (guitar), Vincent Rehel (keyboards), Audrey-Michèle Simard (backvocals), the album is released in september 2008 on Indica Records. Accompanied by these great musicians on the road, she kicks off her tour in november 2008.
Caracol proudly receives the "Radio-Canada Musique REVELATION" title for 2009. She gives acclaimed performances at NACA (National Association of Campus Activites- Nashville) and South By South West (Austin, Texas), as well as Canadian Music Week and North by North East (Toronto), Rifflandia/Transmission (Vancouver) and Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (Ottawa). She also wins the prestigious SODEC/ RIDEAU European Jury Prize in February at BOURSE RIDEAU in Quebec city.
In 2009, she receives numerous prizes and distinctions for her music: she wins a PRIX MIROIR for "Best Show" at Festival d'Été de Québec and her album is among the JUNO AWARDS 2009 Nominees for "Best Francophone Album". To top it off, she receives nominations at ADISQ 2009 in the "Popular song of the year" category and at CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS in the "Francophone songwriter of the year" category.
2010 is poised to be just as busy for Caracol as she pursues her tour across Quebec and Canada. She will also be opening for Serena Ryder on a eastern canada tour, and touring Europe in march (France/Belgium/Switzerland). She has started writing new songs for an upcoming album. To be followed!
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