Louis-Jean Cormier, soloist, JUNO award winner, double gold album certification recipient, judge on The Voice, former member of critically acclaimed group Karkwa, hurdles through nightfall in his latest album, Quand la nuit tombe, which has been longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. The lyrical territory is strewn with themes of family breakups, failed romances, dogma, new flings, social media antagonism, racism, and geographical migration. The musical landscape, sculpted by the artistic genius of LJC, contains patches of indie prog rock, ominous electropop, and neo jazz funk. Along with keyboard player and composer François Lafontaine, Cormier continues to paddle through the waters between treacherous coral reefs and safe harbours. There is artistic beauty here, and there are sudden, unexpected bursts of various devices, be they blaring horns, breezy percussion, or dancing piano keys. Quand la nuit tombe is a celebration of both the meticulous and the bold, a curious blend that few can pull off as well as Louis-Jean Cormier.
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