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band from

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History

Duchess Says was formed in late 2003. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Annie-Claude Deschênes, keyboardist and guitarist Ismael Tremblay, guitarist and bassist Philippe Clément and percussionist Simon "Simon Says" Besre. After releasing a single and an EP in 2006, Duchess Says released their first album, ''Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs''. in 2008. They have been playlisted on

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and Bande à part, been featured in the soundtrack from the film '' The Tracey Fragments'', the soundtrack from the film ''

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'', and have performed at

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and the

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. In 2009, they supported

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on dates during their winter tour of venues in the UK. In 2011 the band's album ''In a Fung Day T!'' was released. The album appeared on the !earshot Campus and Community National Top 50 Albums chart in January, 2012, and that year the band toured in the United States. In 2015 the band performed at the Festival of Emerging Music in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. In 2016, Duchess Says released the album ''Science Nouvelles'', and toured in support of the album.

Discography

Albums

*''Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs'' (August 26, 2008, Alien8 Recordings) *''In a Fung Day T!'' (October 11, 2011, Alien8 Recordings) *''Sciences Nouvelles'' (October 14, 2016,

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)"Duchess Says Sciences Nouvelles"
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EPs

*''Noviçiat Mère-Perruche'' (2005, Summer Lovers Unlimited Music) *''Black Flag'' (2006, Summer Lovers Unlimited Music) *''Begging the 3 Ts'' (2009, Alien8 Recordings) *''Duchess Says / Le Prince Harry'' (Split with Le Prince Harry) (2015, Teenage Menopause Records)

Singles

* ''Fire Baptized Species'' (7" split with

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) (2009, Alien8 Recordings) * ''Black Flag (Maxi-Single)'' (2009, Back Yard Recordings) * ''Negative Thoughts'' 7" (2016, GoodToGo Records)

Soundtrack

*'' The Tracey Fragments'' (Various Artists) (May 13, 2008, Lakeshore Records) *'' Shadow in the Cloud (2020)'' (Various Artists)

Compilations

*''Montreal Noise and Friends'' (Various Artists) (2006) *''Digital Penetration Volume 2'' (Various Artists) (2008)

References

External links

Myspace site
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Bandcamp site
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