“L’ADISQ a profité de la période de confinement pour demander à une vingtaine d’artistes québécois de confectionner des listes de lecture accessibles sur Spotify et Apple Music. […] Alex Henry Foster s’est prêté au jeu et a accepté de discuter de ses choix avec Le Journal.” – Cédric Bélanger / Journal de Montréal LIRE L’ENTRETIEN … Continuer la lecture
A 15-minute journey that threatens to redefine the word ‘epic,’ this post-rock masterpiece from Canadian musician Alex Henry Foster is a sweeping beast that bursts at the seams with moving guitar moments. Foster’s agitated spoken-word delivery is punctuated with stabbing, distortion-coated rhythms and atmospheric leads that perfectly accompany the song’s thrill-ride of a music video. … Continuer la lecture
Supported by Quebec’s Palmarès ADISQ and Canada’s established Canadian Musician Magazine, Your Favorite Enemies will be going live this coming Sunday to celebrate the early days of the band and their 15 years DIY ethos. “A fine example to follow for anyone feeling stagnant out there…” – Canadian Musician “[…] to present the book “The … Continuer la lecture
Self-isolation may now be customary to our everyday lifestyles but for Alex Henry Foster it’s how his top-charting album “Windows in the Sky” was originally formed. Global pandemic, “Windows in the Sky” and how it has been written in a recluse emotional state, the song “The Hunter” and its meaning… You’ll find it all in … Continuer la lecture
Not only Alex Henry Foster’ Reflecting Lights in Howling Sky” is announced by the most important German media for alternative music, Visions Magazine, but we are proud to announce that Visions will be supporting the whole summer tour. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
“Summertime Departures” reviewed by USA’s renown news website BroadwayWorld: “Doused in a flood of dark, swirling post-rock and deeply personal experience is Alex Henry Foster’s epic single, Summertime Departures, finally released in the UK following over 500,000 views on YouTube. This extremely moving single is just one part of “Windows in the Sky”, the first … Continuer la lecture
2 weeks after reaching #1 in the iTunes top charts upon the release of their album “The Early Days”, Your Favorite Enemies pulls ahead of Garou, Patrick Watson, Céline Dion and no other than the great Leonard Cohen in the PalmarèsADISQ to find itself #1 place on the top sales in Quebec on the week of February 11 to 17. Listen Now
Total Gipsy nous présente son premier vidéoclip pour la chanson “L’immatériel”. Musicalement, “L’immatériel” est une pièce hypnotique, probablement une des plus fragiles de “Digital & Analogue”, paisible dans ses ambiances orchestrales à la Brian Eno et troublante par l’ajout du son industriel à la KMFDM. Cette dualité définit fortement l’album de TG et on la … Continuer la lecture
On the day of its official release, “The Early Days” by Your Favorite Enemies has ranked #1 in the iTunes charts, ahead of Kesha. The albums contains 47 songs, including fan-favorite that have all been remixed and remastered, as well as never-heard-before demos and the entirety of a concert recorded in Tokyo, Japan, in 2008. … Continuer la lecture
“Windows in the Sky est un album subtil, surprenant de vigueur, fait d’un assemblage de morceaux nerveux, toujours avec cette poésie parlée et introspective si caractéristique à Foster qui irradie une folie orchestrée tout en cultivant toute l’ambiguïté de sa personnalité en eaux troubles. Il sait largement remuer les méninges, mélangeant sons clairs et saturés.” … Continuer la lecture
Alex Henry Foster releases first international EP with Summertime Departures. Track Listing: 1. Summertime Departures 2. Summertime Departures (Radio Edit) 3. Summertime Departures (Sometimes I Dream) (Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival, July 5, 2019) The release is accompanied by an official music video for the song “Summertime Departures (Sometimes I Dream)” as well … Continuer la lecture
C’est à la place #9, entre Slipknot et Bruce Springsteen, que le magazine PopRock.ca a classé l’album “Deconstruction” de Sef Lemelin avec une brève critique : “Électro industriel dans la lignée de Nine Inch Nails. Exploration sur la dépression. Franchir les murs. Créer son propre univers. On pense au poète Novalis : Du feu intime … Continuer la lecture
Jano Lapin a critiqué l’album “Albert S’est Envolé, Mais il ne Reviendra pas” de “Koko et ses Machines” et a classé l’album parmi les 5 albums des sorties du mois de novembre 2019 qu’il faut écouter : “Les moments pétillants de l’album viennent de Laïka (qui était le nom du chien envoyé dans l’espace par … Continuer la lecture
Le “Canadian Music Blog” (Colombie Britannique) a placé Digital & Analogue de Total Gipsy en #18 parmi les 21 meilleurs albums d’artistes canadiens de 2019 : “Digital & Analogue vous emmène à tire-d’aile à travers des nuages numérisés et un ciel harmonieux. Les lames en dents de scie coupent l’air dans des chansons telles que … Continuer la lecture
As part of Orange Amplifiers’ 50th anniversary celebration, Sef Lemelin, guitarist for Your Favorite Enemies and Alex Henry Foster, was invited to explain why he believes Orange is truly “The Voice Of The World”!
