The Luyas debut dramatic, short film for ‘Montuno’
Montreal’s The Luyas have released an artful short film for Animator single, Montuno, in which an everyday horse becomes a zebra, band members get downright wild, and singer/guitarist Jessie Stein wears the most fetching shade of yellow eyeshadow we’ve ever laid eyes on. Directing/editing props go to Mylène Simard.
The Luyas announce tour dates, debut ‘Montuno’ trailer
Hot on the heels of their closing-night, PBR10 performance, Montreal act The Luyas have announced plans for Fall/Winter tour. In support of forthcoming album, Animator, due October 16th on Paper Bag Records, the band will perform a series of CMJ sets October 18-20 before playing the East Coast and select European dates. A complete itinerary...
A PBR10 Q&A: Jessie Stein of The Luyas
Montreal’s The Luyas are Pietro Amato, Mathieu Charbonneau, Bucky Wheaton, Sarah Neufeld and Jessie Stein, a “retro-futurist” five-piece whose debut album, Too Beautiful To Work was not only celebrated by critics and long-listed for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize, but lead to a deal with their brand new label, Toronto-based Paper Bag Records. Their forthcoming...
Because we haven’t seen anyone blow milk bubbles in a lonnng time
The Luyas Fifty Fifty —written/directed/shot/edited by Derrick Belcham and choreographed by Katie Ward — is taken from their forthcoming record Animator, out October 16 on Dead Oceans/Paper Bag.
Paper Bag Records: Slow and steady wins the race
I first met Trevor Larocque at the big HMV in Toronto. He was the baseball-cap-wearing new guy full of jokes in the Dance department, and I was the busy Marketing Supervisor dabbling in various shades of red hair. He said, “I’m Trevor; I used to be the biggest KISS fan,” and produced an embarrassingly uncool...
The Luyas announce LP streetdate, debut single ‘Fifty-Fifty’
Montreal quartet The Luyas have announced that their forthcoming LP, Animator, will be announced on October 16th via Paper Bag Records in Canada and present eager listeners with its debut track, Fifty Fifty, below.