Tricot Machine
{{Short description|Canadian indie pop band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background = group_or_band
| name = Tricot Machine
| image = TricotMachine 2009 stbg.jpg
| caption = Tricot Machine in 2009
| landscape = yes
| alias =
| origin = Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
| genre = Indie pop
| years_active = {{start date|2005}}–{{end date|2012}}
| label = Grosse Boîte
| website = {{URL|tricotmachine.ca}}
| current_members =
| past_members =
- Catherine Leduc
- Matthieu Beaumont
}}
Tricot Machine was a Canadian indie pop band, active from 2005 to 2012. Originally from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the band's core members were Catherine Leduc and Matthieu Beaumont."{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130628033542/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2013/01/31/20544376-qmi.html Catherine Leduc travaille sur un projet solo]}}". canoe.ca, 31 January 2013.[https://voir.ca/musique/2017/04/12/il-y-a-10-ans-tricot-machine-tricot-machine/ "Il y a 10 ans : Tricot Machine – Tricot Machine"]. Voir, Olivier Boisvert-Magnen 12 April 2017
History
Leduc and Beaumont formed Tricot Machine in 2005. They released their self-titled debut album in 2007 on Grosse Boîte. The album was named Chanson Album of the Year at the Quebec Independent Music Awards.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/quebec_independent_music_awards_gamiq_winners "Quebec Independent Music Awards (GAMIQ) Winners Announced"]. Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay, 17 September 2007 They won a Félix Award that year for Révélation de l'année (New Artist of the Year), and Leduc won the Echo Songwriting Prize (French division) for their single "L'Ours".{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081602/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2007/10/04/abdominal-and-tricot-machine-win-echo-songwriting-prizes/ "Abdominal And Tricot Machine Win ECHO Songwriting Prizes"]}}. chartattack.com, 4 October 2007.
In 2008, the duo released Tricot Machine chante et raconte 25 décembre, a Christmas-themed package comprising an EP of Christmas music and an illustrated children's book featuring an original Christmas story."Tricot Machine présente son maxi de Noël". Voir, 5 November 2008. They followed up with their second full-length album, La prochaine étape, in 2010.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130628033535/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2010/03/12/13207636-qmi.html "Prêts pour la prochaine étape"]}}. canoe.ca, 13 March 2010.
Leduc announced in early 2013 that she was working on her debut solo album. The album, Rookie, was released in 2014,Alain de Repentigny, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/entrevues/201404/07/01-4755245-catherine-leduc-la-vie-apres-tricot-machine.php "Catherine Leduc: la vie après Tricot Machine"]. La Presse, 7 April 2014. and she followed up in 2017 with the album Un bras de distance avec le soleil.Raphaël Gendron-Martin, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/05/27/ne-pas-se-bruler-avec-le-succes "Ne pas se brûler avec le succès"]. Le Journal de Montréal, 27 May 2017. Although both were billed as solo albums rather than Tricot Machine albums, Beaumont remained involved in the production, songwriting and instrumentation on both releases.
Discography
- Tricot machine (2007)
- Tricot machine chante et raconte 25 décembre (2008)
- La prochaine étape (2010)
References
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External links
- {{official website|tricotmachine.ca}}
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Category:Canadian indie pop groups
Category:Musical groups from Quebec
Category:Canadian musical duos
Category:Musical groups established in 2005