Bonjay
Bonjay | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Mysteries of Trade |
| Members | Alanna Stuart Ian Swain |
| Website | http://bonjaymusic.com |
Bonjay is a Canadian R&B musical group from Toronto, Ontario,[1] consisting of vocalist Alanna Stuart and instrumentalist Ian Swain.[2][3]
History[edit]
Stuart, who also performs with the Queer Songbook Orchestra[4] and was formerly a host on CBC Radio 3, met Swain in Ottawa, where he was working as a disk jockey.[5] The pair released their debut EP Broughtupsy in 2010,[6] and toured in support of the release, including at the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival, before taking an extended hiatus.
Stuart and Swain reunited in 2015 with the single "Ingenue".[7] The full-length album Lush Life followed in 2018,[8] and was a long-listed nominee for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.[9] The duo supported the album with a short tour in conjunction with Vivek Shraya's Too Attached project.[4] That year they performed as part of the 2018 Hamilton Supercrawl.[5]
Discography[edit]
Albums
- Lush Life (2018), Mysteries of Trade
EPs
- Gimmee Gimmee (2009), Independent
- Broughtupsy (2010), Mysteries of Trade
Singles
- "Maps" (2007), XL Recordings, Ghetto Arc
- "Stumble" / "Creepin" (2011), One Bird Records
- "Ingenue" (2015), Memeplex
- "Chelsea" (2018), Mysteries of Trade
- "Medicine For Melancholy" (2018), Mysteries of Trade
References[edit]
- ^ "Toronto musicians to watch in 2018: R&B and pop edition". Now, February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Bonjay brought up right". Exclaim!, October 24, 2010.
- ^ "Bonjay Discuss 'Lush Life' Delays, Writing as Outsiders and Speaking Their Own Language". Exclaim!, By Kyle Mullin, May 23, 2018
- ^ a b "Bonjay and Too Attached on the limits of 'diversity'" Archived 2018-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Now, May 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "Bonjay’s Supercrawl tracks inspired by the sounds of Steel City ". The Silhouette, Rya Buckley • Sep 20, 2018
- ^ "Bonjay, Broughtupsy". Exclaim!, October 5, 2010.
- ^ "Listen To Bonjay’s “Ingenue,” A Beautiful Anthem For Growing Up". The Fader, September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Bonjay Lush Life". Exclaim!, May 22, 2018. by Kyle Mullin
- ^ "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list". CBC Music, June 14, 2018.