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Duchess Says performing in 2006
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Background information | |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Punk rock, dance-punk, electropunk |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Alien8 Recordings, Summer Lovers Unlimited Music |
Members | Simon Besre Philippe Clément Annie-Claude Deschênes Ismael Tremblay |
Duchess Says is a Canadian punk band from Montreal. The band describes its genre as "moog rock", and is known for its large, loud and theatrical live shows.
Duchess Says was formed in late 2003. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Annie-Claude Deschênes, keyboardist and guitarist Ismael Tremblay, guitarist and bassist Philippe Clément and percussionist Simon "Simon Says" Besre.
After releasing a single and an EP in 2006, Duchess Says released their first album, Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs. in 2008. They have been playlisted on CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part, been featured in the soundtrack from the film The Tracey Fragments, and have performed at Eurockéennes and the Osheaga Festival. In 2009, they supported Yeah Yeah Yeahs on dates during their winter tour of venues in the UK.
In 2011 the band's album In a Fung Day T! was released. In 2012 the band toured in the United States. In 2015 the band performed at the Festival of Emerging Music in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
In 2016, Duchess Says released the album Science Nouvelles, and toured in support of the album.