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INTRODUCING: CORRIDOR. Sub Pop signs Montreal-based Francophone guitar-pop four-piece + European dates announced

July 23, 2019
Photo credit: Dominic Berthiaume

INTRODUCING: CORRIDOR

– Sub Pop signs Francophone band from Montreal
– To release new music in 2019
– Tour dates announced including London
– Hear “Coup d’épée” now

 Sub Pop welcome Corridor, a Montreal-based, Francophone-band who will release their label debut in 2019. While we await more details, check out the band’s official video for “Coup d’épée” from ‘Supermercado’, the group’s acclaimed album from 2017.

Corridor have also shared international dates for 2019, including stops in Amsterdam, Paris, London, Hamburg, Berlin, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, DC, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Los Angeles. For more information on tickets, visit Corridor’s Sub Pop tour dates page.

Oct. 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
Oct. 25 – Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong
Oct. 29 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Nov. 04 – Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
Nov. 06 – London, UK – Waiting Room
Nov. 08 – Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
Nov. 09 – Berlin, DE – Westgermany
Nov. 10 – Kortrijk, BE – Sonic City Festival
Nov. 20 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison*
Nov. 22 – Montreal, QC – M for Montreal Festival (Le National)
Nov. 28 – Quebec City, QC – l’Anti
Dec. 04 – San Francisco, CA – Milk Bar
Dec. 07 – Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Dec. 10 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
Dec. 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan Lounge
* w/ Absolutely Free

About Corridor:
Corridor began when Jonathan Robert, Julian Perreault, & former drummer Marc-andré Chapdelaine started jamming together in 2012.  Though it wasn’t until bassist & longtime friend Dominic Berthiaume joined the band later that year that they began calling the band Corridor.  In November 2013 the band delivered ‘Un Magicien En Toi’ (tr. “A Magician in You”), a motorik guitar-pop record.
 
On the heels of this first EP, Corridor re-entered the studio in June of 2014 to work on their first full-length record.  Collaborating with producer Emmanuel Ethier, the band spent nearly a year perfecting what would be their structured and assertive LP, ‘Le Voyage Éternel’ (tr. The Eternal Voyage).  While they laboured on the record, they were also each invested in their own creative pursuits.  Singer and guitarist Jonathan dove into his animation and illustration work (This would later prove useful as he has assumed the role of the band’s creative director, setting the tone for the visual aesthetic of their records and videos); Dominic began writing as a music journalist and photographer for outlets in Canada; And Julian continued pursuing an environmental design career, working on installations for well-known music festivals.
 
In the spring of 2015, the group released ‘Le Voyage Éternel’ via L’oeil du Tigre Records, and plans for their first European tour began to take shape.  Marc-André departed the band shortly after the record’s release and was replaced by current drummer Julien Bakvis.  Julien, like his bandmates, works in visual arts as a co-owner of a screen-printing shop in Montreal. This group (Jonathan Robert, Julian Perreault, Dominic Berthiaume, and Julien Bakvis), has become the permanent lineup of the band.  That year Corridor toured Europe for the first time, including a show in Paris, promoted by “La Souterraine,” where they met the mystic psych-pop outfit Halo Maud (with whom they would later collaborate on the single “Deux Coeurs” (tr. Two Hearts).
 
2016 was predominantly spent writing and recording. Corridor returned to the studio with Emmanuel Ethier to record their follow-up LP ‘Supermercado’ (tr. Supermarket).  Repetition, progression, and minimalist rhythms would be the core of ‘Supermercado’, with melodic counterpoints coming together to form exhilarating sonic mosaics. The cult success of the album allowed Corridor to return to Europe, as well as make their first foray into the United States at SXSW 2018.  That year in Austin they played notable showcases for Brooklyn Vegan, Margin Walker, Felte/Part-time Punks, and M for Montreal.
 
In 2018 Corridor also appeared at Northside Music Festival in Brooklyn, where they performed with the likes of Snail Mail, Deerhoof, and Protomartyr. Shortly thereafter, they returned to the U.S. supporting U.K. post-punks Shame. They even found a fan in actor Michael Shannon who attended the show in Chicago and he requested a CD from the band. In April of 2019, Corridor accompanied the band Crumb on a sold-out American tour. Then in May of 2019, they followed with performances at London Calling Festival in Amsterdam and La Villette Sonique Festival in Paris. 
 
Corridor will release their Sub Pop debut later this year.


Corridor on Bandcamp https://corridormtl.bandcamp.com/
Corridor on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/corridormtl

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