Les Chiens (The Dogs) is a
Canadian
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indie rock
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band from
Quebec
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. The lead singer and guitarist is Éric Goulet. The bass player is Nicolas Jouannaut. Olivier Rénaldin and Marc Chartrain have both played drums with the group..
History
Goulet, Jouannaut and Rénaldin came together in 1997 to form Les Chiens.
["Les chiens , La chambre des tempêtes"]
''La Fabrique culturelle'' 16 February 2016 The band's album, ''Nuit Dérobée'', was released in late 2000, to positive reviews.
Les Chiens was signed briefly to the labels La Tribu and C4, but most of their recordings were released independently.
In 2008, Les Chiens released an album, ''Le Long Sentier'', on AudioGram. By this time Marc Chartrain was contributing the percussion.
In February, 2015, after a long hiatus, Les Chiens released a five-song EP, ''Les Chiens''.
"Les Chiens répondent à l’appel du riff"
''Le Devoir'', 12 February 2016 , Sylvain Cormier In 2016, the group continues to perform and record.
Discography
*2000: ''Nuit Dérobée'' (October 10)
*2002: ''Music-Hall 2001'' (April 9)
*2003: ''Debout'' (April 15)
*2005: ''Rösk'' (September 20)
*2008: ''Le Long Sentier''
*2015: ''Les Chiens'' mini-album
See also
*Music of Canada
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*Music of Quebec
Like many cosmopolitan cities, Quebec is a home for all genres of music. From folk music to hip hop music, hip hop, music has always played an important role in Quebecer culture. In the 1920s and '30s singer/songwriter La Bolduc, Madam Bolduc pe ...
*Canadian rock
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*List of bands from Canada
This is a list of bands from Canada. Only bands appear here; individual musicians are listed at list of Canadian musicians.
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References
External links
Les Chiens
at MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiens, Les
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical groups from Quebec
Canadian indie rock groups