Folly & the Hunter are an
indie-folk band from
Montreal, founded by members Nick Vallée, Laurie Torres, and Christopher Fox with their 2011 self-released debut album ''Residents''. The band recorded their second album with
Jace Lasek
Jace Lasek is a Canadian musician and producer living in Montreal. He and his wife Olga Goreas are the principal songwriters for the Montreal-based indie rock band The Besnard Lakes. Lasek plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. He is also the b ...
of
The Besnard Lakes at his
Breakglass Studio
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in Montréal and signed to Canadian record label
Outside Music to release ''Tragic Care'' on April 16, 2013. ''Tragic Care'' established the band's detailed hand at crafting "multidimensional folk", and garnered comparisons to
Sigur Rós
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. Folly & the Hunter recorded their 2015 album ''Awake'' with
Howie Beck at Toronto's Revolution Studios in Toronto and touring member Phil Creamer joined the band as a permanent member.
Folly & the Hunter have toured across Canada, U.S., and Europe, including performances at
SXSW
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, opening for
indie-rock band
Half Moon Run and
The Barr Brothers.
On November 16, 2018, the band announced that their album release concert for 'Remains' on December 14, 2018 at Bar le Ritz PDB in Montreal would also be their farewell concert.
Discography
Albums
* Residents (release date March 15, 2011)
* Tragic Care (release date April 16, 2013)
* Awake (release date May 26, 2015)
* Remains (release date October 26, 2018)
References
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Canadian indie folk groups
Musical groups from Montreal