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Karkwa
Polaris and Juno-winning Canadian indie-rockers Karkwa formed in Quebec in 1998
and spent the next few decades pouring their emotive, soaring melodies into a
slew of hit albums. The group—comprising vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean
Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne,
percussionist Julien Sagot, and drummer Stéphane Bergeron—rose to prominence
after finishing as finalists at the tastemaking Francouvertes contest in 2001,
and dropped their debut album Le Pensionnat des Établis two years later. Les
Tremblements s'immobilisent followed in 2005...
