Desire (band)

Desire is a Canadian electronic music band from Montreal,[4][5] formed in 2009. The band consists of vocalist Megan Louise and producer Johnny Jewel (a former member of Chromatics and Glass Candy). Formerly, Nat Walker (also a former member of Chromatics) is also on the band on synthesizer and drums.[4][6] Their debut studio album, II, was released on June 30, 2009 on the Italians Do It Better label.[6][7] Their lyrics are in French and English.[5]

Desire
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Years active2009–present
LabelsItalians Do It Better
Members
Past members
  • Nat Walker

Fact magazine listed II as the 14th best album of 2009.[8] In 2009, the band's song "Under Your Spell" was featured in the 2010 S/S Max Mara fashion show, as well as in the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2012. The track also appeared in the soundtrack to the 2011 films Drive and Oslo, August 31st.[1][9] Kid Cudi sampled "Under Your Spell" for the 2012 song "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie", released as the first single from the self-titled debut album of his WZRD rock project.[10] Desire recorded the song "Behind the Mask" for the soundtrack to the 2015 film Lost River.[11]

The band would support Chromatics for the "Double Exposure" tour, with Jewel and Heaven vocalist Aja performing on synthesizers for Desire.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Desire (2009)
  1. Montre Moi Ton Visage - 2:34
  2. Mirroir Mirroir - 5:18
  3. Don't Call - 4:34
  4. Dans Mes Reves - 5:23
  5. Under Your Spell - 4:56
  6. Colorless Sky - 3:56
  7. If I Can't Hold You - 7:18
  8. Part II - 7:09
  • Escape (2022)
  1. Black Latex - 4:41
  2. Telling Me Lies - 4:07
  3. Liquid Dreams - 3:16
  4. Love Is A Crime (ft. Mirage) - 3:27
  5. Zeros - 4:19
  6. Dark Age - 2:14
  7. Haenim (ft. Ether) - 4:19
  8. Ghosts - 3:37
  9. Escape - 3:34
  10. The Young & The Restless - 3:05
  11. Days & Nights - 3:23
  12. L’Amulette De La Vie - 1:09
  13. Friends & Enemies - 4:14

Singles

References
  1. Simon, Reynolds (September 20, 2011). "'Drive' playlist: 5 tracks from Ryan Gosling's explosive thriller". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  2. "Kasper Bjorke's Exclusive Disco Mix". Dazed. February 19, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. Grow, Kory (January 5, 2011). "'Girls & Boys Presents Glass Candy+Chromatics'". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. "Desire prep debut LP and Italians come to London". Fact. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  5. Ace, Ezra (April 9, 2009). "Damaged Disco". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  6. "Desire – II". Resident Advisor. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  7. Park, Dave (December 27, 2009). "Album Review: Desire – II". Prefix. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  8. "The 40 Best Albums of 2009". Fact. December 9, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  9. "Oslo, 31. august (2011) – Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. Daw, Robbie (January 31, 2012). "WZRD's Desire-Sampling "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie": The track also featured, in the "Then & Now" advert for Arsenal and Adidas in December 20. Listen". Idolator. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  11. Feenstra, Gerrit (April 8, 2015). "Album Review: Johnny Jewel – Lost River Original Soundtrack". KEXP-FM. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  12. Vehling (Vehlinggo) in News, Aaron (February 19, 2019). "Chromatics: New Single 'Time Rider,' Tour with Desire, In Mirrors". Vehlinggo. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  13. Hogan, Marc (April 28, 2009). "Desire: "If I Can't Hold You"". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  14. Murray, Robin (February 14, 2020). "Desire Cover New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle'". clashmusic.com. Clash. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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