Les Breastfeeders (Montréal, QC) make French-language rock ‘n' roll inspired by garage, pop, yéyé, and psychedelia. Over the years, the band has brought their incendiary concoction to North America's biggest cities and across the Atlantic, destroying everything in their path, including the language barrier. In addition to distinguishing themselves on stage with their dazzling guitars, reckless rhythms and relentless earworms, Les Breastfeeders wield the pen with wit, delivering vesperal poetry, while unlocking eternal questions that punctuate the mists of time.
Since the band's creation in 1999, Les Breastfeeders have released three studio albums: Déjeuner sur l'herbe (2004), Les matins de grands soirs (2006) and Dans la gueule des jours (2011); as well as a number of singles, including Noël dans le vent, Ma mort d'avant ma mort and Trois nuits de chien, earning the group numerous awards and nominations at the Gala de l'ADISQ, GAMIQ and MIMIs. Throughout the years, the Montreal-based outfit garnered rave media coverage and significant radio airplay on the Canadian college circuit, as well as on SiriusXM and commercial stations in Quebec. Known for their explosive live shows, Les Breastfeeders have toured Canada, the U.S. and Europe in their near 25-year career, and have performed numerous times at the Francofolies de Montréal and the Festival d'été de Québec. Some of their more notable performances include the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the Montreal Zombie Walk (2018) and the halftime show for the Montreal Alouettes (2019). They've also shared the stage with The Sonics and MC5, among others.
Les Breastfeeders are now made up of Luc Brien **on vocals and guitar, **Jocelyn Gagné on bass, David Deïas (Mystic Motorcycles, Yardlets) on lead guitar, Maxime Hébert (The High Dials, Uubbuurruu) on drums, Karine Roxane Isabel (Comme un homme libre) on lead and backing vocals, and last but not least, the inimitable Johnny Maldoror on tambourine! The band returns with La ville engloutie, their first album in 12 years released in fall 2024.
