A key figure on Montreal’s independent music scene for the past twenty years, Annie-Claude Deschênes is a singer, musician, songwriter, performer and visual artist. She made her name through her work with the bands Duchess Says and PyPy, renowned as much for their electrifying performances as for their artistic sensibility. A multidisciplinary approach lies at the heart of Annie-Claude Deschênes’ work, which blends music and performance whilst breaking free from the conventions of stage presence. With her solo project, she moves away from an aggressive energy to explore cold, dystopian disco vibes, without losing the urgency and intensity that characterise her work. Annie-Claude Deschênes is reinventing herself under her own name, driven by a constant need to create outside her comfort zone. Inspired by minimal pop and the pioneers of electronic music, LES MANIÈRES DE TABLE, her first solo album released in 2024, is as danceable and melodic as it is unsettling. With this release, she sets out to set the table differently by deconstructing the social codes of politeness imposed upon us.
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