Also Cool Sounds Like
How do you find artistic inspiration? We ask up-and-coming musicians in and around Montreal about their creative process, what keeps them going and what finding their place in the Montreal music scene has been like. Join hosts Aviva Lessard and Gwen Roley as they uncover how an idea gets turned into a song, an album or a live music experience. We also dive into Montreal’s underground DIY music scene and festivals experience. Episodes drop on the second Monday of each month. Don’t forget to subscribe to Also Cool Sounds Like.
Episodes
26 episodes
Choses Sauvages and La Sécurité
Éliane Viens-Synnott and Félix Bélisle of La Sécurité and Choses Sauvages sat down with Also Cool Sounds Like host Aviva Lessard after their performance(s) at M for Montreal. On top of recapping their experience at the festival, the artists dis...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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53:26
Mags
Mags is a Montreal powerhouse - singer-songwriter, rapper, beat-maker, animator and community organizer. She takes us through how she weaves her experiences and emotional journeys into her mixes - culminating in the album hotaru...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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31:10
Sasha Cay
Since childhood, Sasha Cay has had a compulsion to create – on film, in music and through art. On this episode of Also Cool Sounds Like, Sasha discusses her journey as a musician and a filmmaker and how she created her new album “Spin,” comi...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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29:17
OMBIIGIZI
The two creators behind OMBIIGIZI aim to create a space for future generations to thrive in without leaving behind the memories of the past. Join Adam Sturgeon and Daniel Monkman, the collaborators leading the music project OMBIIGIZI as they...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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43:52
PACKS
Apples are on the mind of slacker-rock band PACKS as they launch their latest album Crispy Crunchy Nothing. Host Gwen Roley caught up with them to discuss papier mache, long distance romance, life on the road AND the perils of margarita night.&...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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24:41
NO WAVES
It was always meant to be for surf-emo punk band NO WAVES. After meeting in elementary school and bonding over early 2000s pop punk, Angel, Cy and Sam broke into the Montreal music scene as teenagers. Youthful themes and charm are emblematic...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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20:09
Magi Merlin
She’s been moody and she’s been broody but Magi Merlin is not slowing down. After the release of her debut EP Gone Girl, the Montreal native is ready to explore new themes over alternative R&B and neo-soul sounds that verge on house. A freq...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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24:44
Taverne Tour
Season 3 kicks off with a special episode featuring three artists, Gloin, NO WAVES...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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30:10
S2E8 Mitch Davis
Multi-instrumentalist Mitch Davis launched his current musical project with the release of the Haunt, a soulful, mellow and funky debut LP that was years in the making. An Edmonton n...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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21:32
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S2E7 Gayance
Hometown hero Aïsha Vertus, also known by her music alias, Gayance, is a bubbling fountain of knowledge on all things music and all things Montreal. With roots that go deep in the city, Gayance is now spreading her talents in DJ-ing and musi...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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28:17
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S2E6 Alicia Clara
Through the loneliness of the pandemic and moving to a new city, Alicia Clara brings her experiences to the music she creates. Destined for music, she left her office job to make the leap to songwriting. Host Aviva Lessard unpacks Alicia’s d...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:23
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S2E5 NOVEMBER
After being trained in vocals and theatre, NOVEMBER brings a larger-than-life persona to the stage and speaker. His work is driven by creativity and a desire to immerse the listener in a curated soundscape based off of sounds from 80s ballad...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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26:51
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S2E4 Janette King
Janette King’s alt RnB music features her soulful vocals and endearing energy. A Montreal-based artist, she is also a producer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ. In this episode, host Gwen Roley talks to Janette about how heartbreak and sadness ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:59
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S2E3 Maryze
Maryze is a bilingual, stormy-sweet pop musician based in Montreal and originally from Vancouver. Host Gwen Roley interviewed Maryze about her creative process and what she hopes to accomplish in her
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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26:51
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S2E2 Alpen Glow
Alpen Glow is the solo music project created by Amery Sandford - a Montreal-based visual artist. Host Aviva Lessard chatted with Amery about her debut sparkling pop-disco EP
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:52
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S2E1 Love Language
Love Language describes their music as songs to make you laugh and cry on the metro home - and their sultry, lo-fi, Indie-rock sound does just that. Host Gwen Roley chatted with Love Language about the band’s electric energy on stage, their ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:02
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Also Cool Sounds Like Season Two Trailer
On this season of Also Cool Sounds Like, we’re going to uncover the sounds of Montreal. Every other week Aviva Lessard and Gwen Roley will interview a different Montreal musical artist to learn about their creative journeys and where thei...
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Season 2
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2:21
S1E8 The Diving Bell
Alejandra talks with the founders and owners of The Diving Bell Social Club about creating community in the Montreal music scene through quality shared spaces.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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26:03
S1E7 Joncas Market
In this episode, Alejandra explores the world of canning with Maya Joncas, the founder and magic behind Joncas Market—a young company that provides canned and pickled foods. They discuss the history, science, and yumminess behind pickled veggie...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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29:34
S1E6 Positive Space
This week, Alejandra talks clothes, starting a small business, and sustainability with Lisa and Quinn from Montreal's Positive Space. Check them out at positivespaceclothing.com.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:36
S1E5 Belle Tower
Alejandra talks with singer/songwriter Bella Harned about her project Belle Tower. In their conversation they move between the magic of the song writing process to the magic of astrology to the magic of Montreal. Reflecting on what it means to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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32:22
S1E4 Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch
Alejandra talks with poet Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch about writing, identity, chronic pain, and their book Knot Body. Eli explores what it means to write about what one feels physically, and Alejandra reflects on all our relati...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:49
S1E3 Mile End Effects
Alejandra talks with the founder of Montreal-based effects pedal company Mile End Effects, Justin Cober. Together they explore what effects can do to music and why Justin is so passionate about sound—especially sound that, as Alejandra describe...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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34:46
