Population II (band)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Population II

| image = Population II Antipode Rennes 2025.jpg

| caption = Population II on stage in 2025

| years_active = {{hlist|2000-}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Hard rock
• psychedelic rock

}}

}}

Population II is a Canadian psychedelic rock band from Montreal, Quebec,Dominic Tardif, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2023-10-06/critique-d-electrons-libres-du-quebec/population-ii-le-fuzz-libre-du-quebec.php "Population II : le fuzz libre du Québec"]. La Presse, October 6, 2023. whose 2023 album Électrons libre du Québec was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/polaris-music-prize-2024-long-list-the-beaches-charlotte-cardin-allison-russell-1.7230166 "2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more"]. CBC Music, June 11, 2024.

The band consists of singer and drummer Pierre-Luc Gratton, guitarist and keyboardist Tristan Lacombe, and bassist Sébastien Provençal.Philippe Renaud, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/799456/rock-electrons-libres-quebec-population-ii? "«Électrons libres du Québec», Population II"]. Le Devoir, October 6, 2023. After releasing several two-song singles in the late 2010s, they released their full-length debut album À la Ô Terre on Castle Face Records in 2020.Stéphane Deslauriers, [https://lecanalauditif.ca/critiques/population-ii-a-la-o-terre/ "Population II, À la Ô Terre"]. Le Canal Auditif, October 30, 2020.