Marie Davidson

Davidson was part of the duo Les Momies de Palerme, along with Xarah Dion.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marie-davidson-mn0002476261/biography|title=Marie Davidson: Biography |website=AllMusic|first=Paul|last=Simpson|accessdate=15 January 2017}} Their album, Brûlez ce coeur, was released on Constellation Records in 2010. She has collaborated with various other musicians including Matana Roberts (on her project Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de couleur libres) and David Kristian, and she was part of the orchestral project Land of Kush.

She is also one half of the minimal wave duo Essaie pas,{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17968-essaie-pas-retox/|title="Retox" by Essaie Pas Review|website=Pitchfork|first=Jenn|last=Pelly|date=February 5, 2016|accessdate=15 July 2017}} a duo she formed with her partner, Pierre Guerineau.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/22/new-band-of-the-week-essaie-pas-no-87|title=New band of the week: Essaie Pas (No 87)|work=The Guardian|first=Paul|last=Lester|date=22 January 2016|accessdate=15 January 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/brest-29200/la-new-wave-et-lelectro-ont-fait-leur-riliz-party-4230435|title=La new wave et l'electro ont fait leur Riliz Party|work=Ouest-France|date=14 May 2016|accessdate=15 January 2017|language=fr}} The duo were longlisted for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for their album Demain est une autre nuit.[https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/polaris-music-prize-unveils-long-list-of-albums-in-whitehorse "Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse"]. Edmonton Journal, June 15, 2016.

Her third solo album, Adieux au dancefloor, was named by Pitchfork as one of "The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016".{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9990-the-20-best-electronic-albums-of-2016/|title=The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016|website=Pitchfork|first=Philip|last=Sherburne|date=8 December 2016|accessdate=15 January 2017}} The album is themed around Davidson's ambivalent feelings towards dance music and club culture.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22493-adieux-au-dancefloor/|title=Marie Davidon: Adieux Au Dancefloor Album Review|website=Pitchfork|first=Kevin|last=Lozano|date=15 October 2016|accessdate=15 January 2017}} She released Working Class Woman on Ninja Tune in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2018/08/30/marie-davidson-working-class-woman-ninja-tune/|title=Marie Davidson joins Ninja Tune for new album, Working Class Woman|work=Fact|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=30 August 2018|accessdate=5 December 2018}} She released Renegade Breakdown on Ninja Tune in 2020,{{Cite web|title=Renegade Breakdown, by Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu|url=https://mariedavidson.bandcamp.com/album/renegade-breakdown|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Marie Davidson}} and City of Clowns in 2025.

City of Clowns was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.Allie Gregory, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/polaris-music-prize-unveils-2025-long-list "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize"]. Exclaim!, June 10, 2025.

Davidson's music has been labelled as techno and minimal wave, with AllMusic's Paul Simpson describing it as "cold, hypnotic minimal wave with analog synthesizers and drum machines, showcasing her intimate yet detached lyrics that are more often spoken than sung." Pitchfork critic Sophie Kemp has stated that the sound of Working Class Woman is "somewhere between spoken word electroclash of Miss Kittin and the dreamy dissonance of Julee Cruise."{{cite web| title=Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/marie-davidson-working-class-woman/ |work=Pitchfork |date=10 October 2020| first=Sophie |last=Kemp |access-date=25 March 2020}}

Studio albums

• Perte d'identité (2014){{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/03/26/stream-marie-davidson-perte-didentite|title=Stream: Marie Davidson, "Perte d'identité"|website=The Fader|first=Patrick D.|last=McDermott|date=26 March 2014|accessdate=15 July 2017}}
• Un autre voyage (2015){{cite news|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/192334-marie-davidson-un-autre-voyage/|title=Marie Davidson: Un Autre Voyage|work=PopMatters|first=Matt|last=James|date=21 April 2015|accessdate=15 July 2017}}
• Adieux au dancefloor (2016){{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/07/marie-davidson-adieux-au-dancefloor-interview|title=Why Marie Davidson Made A Cathartic Minimal Dance Record|website=The Fader|first=Jordan|last=Darville|date=7 October 2016|accessdate=15 July 2017}}
• Working Class Woman (2018){{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/marie_davidson_announces_working_class_woman_lp|title=Marie Davidson Announces 'Working Class Woman' LP|work=Exclaim!|first=Calum|last=Slingerland|date=30 August 2018|accessdate=5 December 2018}}
• Renegade Breakdown (2020){{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/28750-marie-davidson-renegade-breakdown-album-details-trio|title=Marie Davidson Reveals New Album, 'Renegade Breakdown'|author=Christian Eede|date=2020-08-12|publisher=The Quietus}}
• City of Clowns (2025)

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