Partner (band)
Partner | |
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| Origin | Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Genres | rock, power pop, punk rock |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | You've Changed Records |
| Members | Josée Caron Lucy Niles |
Partner is a Canadian rock band,[1] originally formed in Sackville, New Brunswick, and later based in Windsor, Ontario.[2] The band is most noted for winning the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2018 for their song "Play the Field".[3][4]
History
Vocalist and lead guitarist Josée Caron and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Lucy Niles, two lesbians who met as students at Mount Allison University,[5] played together in the bands Mouthbreathers, Yellowteeth, and Go Get Fucked.[6][7] In 2014 the pair formed Partner in Sackville with guitarist Daniel Legere, bassist Kevin Brasier and drummer Brendan Allison.[1] The group first attracted widespread attention in 2015 when their video "The 'Ellen' Page", created from Creative Commons-licensed footage of actor Elliot Page dancing, went viral after being promoted on social media by Page himself.[8] In 2016, they released the cassette Healthy Release, a collection of their early singles, on You've Changed Records.
In 2016 Partner toured as a power-pop group, performing in various venues, including at the Silver Dollar in Toronto as part of Canada Music Week.[9]
Partner moved to Windsor, Ontario in 2016 before releasing their full-length debut album In Search of Lost Time in 2017.[10] The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart for four months, beginning in October that year,[11] was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize,[12] and was nominated for an East Coast Music Award.[13]
They released the EP Saturday the 14th in 2019.[14] "Play the Field" was subsequently used as the theme song for the comedy web series Slo Pitch, which premiered in 2020.
Their second full-length album, Never Give Up, was released in November 2020.[15]
References
- ^ a b "Five Facts You Should Know About Partner, Atlantic Canada's Best Lesbian Garage Band". Exclaim!, January 3, 2017.
- ^ Dalson Chen, "Quirky Windsor rock duo wins $10,000 songwriting prize". Windsor Star, June 17, 2018.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "Partner Win the 2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, June 14, 2018.
- ^ Katie Tower, "Sackville band in the running for prestigious Polaris Music prize". Sackville Tribune, July 31, 2018.
- ^ Josh O’Kane,"Partner's music merges technical prowess with slacker predispositions". The Globe and Mail, May 31, 2017.
- ^ Marcy Donelson, "Partner". AllMusic.
- ^ Carly Lewis, "Partner Loving Leisure Life". Exclaim!, September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sackville punk band Partner gets a Hollywood endorsement". CBC News New Brunswick, October 22, 2015.
- ^ Ben Rayner, "Partner's punk is saucy but subtly serious". Toronto Star, May 12, 2016.
- ^ "Partner: In Search of Lost Time". Pitchfork, September 12, 2017.
- ^ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 10, 2017". !earshot.
- ^ "Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2018 Short List". Exclaim!, July 17, 2018.
- ^ Tom Niles, "Labrador woman receives nomination for ECMA". The Labradorian, February 08, 2018.
- ^ "Partner: Saturday the 14th EP". Pitchfork, April 10, 2019.
- ^ Ian Gormely, "Partner 'Never Give Up' on Their Quest to Share the Power of Rock Music". Exclaim!, November 18, 2020.