Sargeant X Comrade

Sargeant X Comrade is a Canadian soul music duo from Calgary, Alberta,Matt Bobkin, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sargeant_x_comrade_kool_keith_romance_in_outer_space_video "Sargeant X Comrade and Kool Keith Blast Off in "Romance in Outer Space" Video"]. Exclaim!, January 13, 2021. whose full-length debut album Magic Radio was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.Moledy Lau, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/kathleen-edwards-mustafa-tobi-and-more-make-the-2021-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.6062921 "Kathleen Edwards, Mustafa, Tobi and more make the 2021 Polaris Music Prize long list"]. CBC Music, June 15, 2021.

The band was formed in the early 2010s by vocalist Yolanda Sargeant and producer Evgeniy "Comrade" Bykovets.Thomas Quinlan, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sargeant_comrade-salvage_soul_ep "Sargeant & Comrade: Salvage the Soul EP"]. Exclaim!, May 8, 2014. They released the EP Salvage the Soul in 2014, and followed up with a number of singles before releasing Magic Radio in 2020.Eric Volmers, [https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/lifestyles/calgary-duo-sargeant-and-comrade-dig-into-the-crates-to-pay-homage-to-those-who-came-before-463087/ "Calgary duo Sargeant and Comrade 'dig into the crates' to pay homage to those who came before"]. SaltWire Network, June 17, 2020. The album's single "Romance in Outer Space" features a rap cameo by Kool Keith.

In addition to their Polaris nomination, they received two Western Canadian Music Award nominations in 2021, for Breakout Artist of the Year and Rap & Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.Brock Thiessen, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/western_canadian_music_awards_unveils_2021_nominees "Western Canadian Music Awards Unveils Its 2021 Nominees"]. Exclaim!, May 18, 2021.

Sargeant also performed vocals on "Hold Me Up", a 2020 single by producer Hello Moth.Matt Bobkin, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hello_moth_and_yolanda_sargeant_join_forces_for_hold_me_up "Hello Moth and Yolanda Sargeant Join Forces for 'Hold Me Up'"]. Exclaim!, November 1, 2020.