On February 2nd, Milk & Bone released their sophomore effort, Deception Bay, via Bonsound. The title track sets the tone for the rest of the project, and opens the door for their brilliant third single, Nevermore, which is released today. The Montreal-based duo free themselves from toxic relationships in Nevermore, singing: You won’t catch me crying / On the kitchen floor / I won’t play along.
Just like their 2015 debut, Little Mourning, love and relationships - from every angle - are the cornerstones of these 14 new songs from Milk & Bone. Emotions ran very high on their Polaris Long-Listed debut album, and on Deception Bay, Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin present themselves in a new light. From innocent crushes (Daydream, KIDS) to impossible love (Faded, BBBLUE), they now exude confidence and inner strength.
Produced with longtime collaborator Gabriel Gagnon, Deception Bay was recorded partly at Studios Apollo and La Majeure, and was mixed by Gagnon and Howie Beck (Feist, Charlotte Day Wilson, River Tiber). This new collection of electro-pop songs features numerous collaborations with musicians and producers, including Grammy award-winning pianist Chilly Gonzales, CRi, Max-Antoine Gendron and Jonathan Dauphinais. By pushing Milk & Bone and Gagnon to explore new avenues, each of them helped enrich the group’s soundscape, while maintaining an overall coherence throughout the album.
Tour Dates
01/03/18 Toronto, ON // Mod Club Theatre
02/03/18 Ottawa, ON // The 27 Club SOLD-OUT
03/03/18 Quebec City, QC // Impérial Bell
04/03/18 Allston, MA // Great Scott
06/03/18 Brooklyn, NY // Baby's All Right
07/03/18 Philadelphia, PA // Kungfu Necktie
08/03/18 Pittsburgh, PA // Club Cafe
10/03/18 Chicago, IL // Constellation
11/03/18 Nashville, TN // The High Watt
12-16/03/18 Austin, TX // SXSW
20/03/18 Los Angeles, CA // Bootleg Theater
21-25/03/18 Downtown Boise, ID // Treefort Music Fest
22/03/18 San Francisco, CA // Swedish American Hall
25/03/18 Portland, OR // Doug Fir Lounge
26/03/18 Seattle, WA // Barboza
05/04/18 Montreal, QC // Théâtre Corona SOLD-OUT
08/04/18 Manchester, UK // Gorilla * SOLD-OUT
09/04/18 London, UK // Village Underground *
10/04/18 London, UK // Omeara * SOLD-OUT
13/04/18 Cologne, DE // Studio 672 * SOLD-OUT
14/04/18 Berlin, DE // Privatclub * SOLD-OUT
16/04/18 Hamburg, DE // Nochtspeicher *
18/04/18 Stockholm, SE // Debaser Strand *
19/04/18 Oslo, NO // Røverstaden *
21/04/18 Bergen, NO // Grieghall *
23/04/18 Zürich, CH // Bogen F *
25/04/18 Paris, FR // La Boule Noire
13/09/18 Vancouver, BC // Vogue Theatre (Westward Music Festival)
18/10/18 Lévis, QC // L'Anglicane
19/10/18 Trois-Rivières, QC // Salle Anaïs-Allard-Rousseau
20/10/18 Laval, QC // Salle André-Mathieu
25/10/18 Saint-Hyacinthe, QC // Le Zaricot
26/10/18 Saint-Jérôme, QC // Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault
27/10/18 Val-Morin, QC // Théâtre du Marais
* Opening for Lissie