Parlovr
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Genresindie rock
Years active2007-2013
LabelsDine Alone Records
Members
  • Alex Cooper
  • Louis David Jackson
  • Jeremy McCuish
Websiteparlovr.bandcamp.com

Parlovr (pronounced "parlour" or "parlover")[1] was a Canadian indie rock band.[1] Based in Montreal, Quebec, the band consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Alex Cooper, vocalist and guitarist Louis David Jackson and drummer Jeremy McCuish.[1][2]

History

Parlovr released its self-titled debut album independently in 2008 before signing to Dine Alone Records, which re-released it in 2010, concurrently with the EP Hell/Heaven/Big/Love.[1][3] They toured Canada, the US, Europe and China in support of the album, and then took some time off.[4][5]

In 2010, The Parlovr song "All the World Is All That Is the Case" was used in the soundtrack for an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation.[6]

In 2012, Parlovr followed up with its second album, Kook Soul.[1] Kook Soul, with its dance-friendly beat and soulful lyrics,[7] was a long-listed nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on June 14, 2012.[8][9][10]

In 2013, Cooper formed the band Mori;[11] Jackson and McCuish formed the band Nanimal.[12]

Discography

Albums

  • Parlovr (2008), Independent
  • Hell/Heaven/Big/Love (2010), Dine Alone Records
  • Kook Soul (2012), Dine Alone Records

Singles

Year Song Chart peak Album
CAN
Alt
2012 "You Only Want it 'Cause You're Lonely" 36 Kook Soul
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Indie rockers Parlovr show they have soul, Kook Soul, to be specific". The Gazette, May 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Parlovr – Kook Soul". Conseqhences of Sound, by Gilles LeBlanc on May 17, 2012
  3. ↑ "Parlovr Not a Fightr: In Studio With Montreal’s Parlovr". The Link, by Dan Hawie February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ "Parlovr : pleurer l'amour sur de la musique joyeuse". La Presse, 04 June 2012
  5. ↑ Léveillée, Antoine (7 June 2012). "Parlovr : Je love le rock, June 2012". voir.ca. Voir. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Still Fighting It, Part I (2010)". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Parlovr Kook Soul". Exclaim!, By Farah Barakat, May 15, 2012
  8. ↑ "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ "From tragedy comes triumph: One band member’s break up inspired Parlovr’s second album". Queen's University Journal, June 25, 2012. by Mark Louie
  10. ↑ "Parlovr: Where you been?" Archived 2018-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. The Hour, by Steve Guimond – June 9, 2011
  11. ↑ "Alex Cooper". photogmusic.com. PhotogMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nanimal". nanimal.bandcamp.com. Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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