I don’t know what it is, but I have really been getting into music from Quebec lately. Enter La Patere Rose. They are a cross between Stereolab and Camera Obscura. Most songs found on this self titled release rely heavily on some form of keys punching out funky beats, a little bit of electronic, slow and mellow, fun and bouncy tunes. It is really worth checking out especially with sunny Saturday afternoons just around the corner. I have no idea what they are singing about, but it doesn’t really matter because I’m usually too busy groovin’ to notice.

The vocals have that lo-fi fuzzy record player feel to them, the kind found on any Radio Dept album. All in all this album is great and I wouldn’t be surprised if it sneaks its way onto the Polaris short list this year. Stand out tracks include Decapote, PaceMaker, Jessicok and Chamord-sur-mer.

La Patere Rose was either released on Grosse Boite or Dare To Care Records, I’m not exactly sure. I do know that Grosse Boite are pushing other French bands that are worth taking notice of such as Coeur de Pirate and Tricot Machine. More to come on these guys.

La patère rose || PaceMaker from Dare To Care Records on Vimeo.