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Men I Trust is a Canadian
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, Quebec. Formed in 2014, the band consists of Emmanuelle Proulx (vocals, guitar), Jessy Caron (guitar, bass), and Dragos Chiriac (keyboard). The group have self-released all of their music and have released physical editions on Canadian
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Return to Analog. Men I Trust have independently released four studio albums, ''Men I Trust'' (2014), ''Headroom'' (2015), ''Oncle Jazz'' (2019), and ''Untourable Album'' (2021). They have also released two physical-only EPs, ''Men I Trust'' (2017) and ''Tailwhip'' (2018).


History


2014–2017: ''Men I Trust'', ''Headroom'', and physical EPs

Men I Trust was founded in 2014 by high school friends Jessy Caron and Dragos Chiriac, who reunited in the music department at
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. They released a self-titled album in 2014 and later performed at the
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. They released their second studio album ''Headroom'' in 2015. The album featured multiple vocalists, including
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and Emmanuelle Proulx, who joined the group full-time as lead vocalist and guitarist in March 2016. Vocalist Odile Marmet-Rochefort also joined around this time. On March 3, 2016, Men I Trust released the song "Humming Man", followed by the song "Lauren" June 13. In October and November 2016, the band embarked on a China tour, playing shows in
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. After the tour, Marmet-Rochefort left the band to be a full-time member of her band De La Reine. On December 16, 2016, the band released the single "Plain View", alongside a music video made up of clips from their 2016 China Tour.


2017–2021: ''Oncle Jazz'' and ''Forever Live Sessions''

On May 10, 2017, Men I Trust released the single "You Deserve This" alongside a music video filmed in Bucharest, Romania. This was followed by the singles "Tailwhip" on August 18, and "I Hope to Be Around" on November 10, with accompanying music videos. On February 28, 2018, they released the single "Show Me How" along with a music video. In 2018, they embarked on a North American tour. They performed at the
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on April 14 and 21, 2019. They also performed at
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on August 3, 2019. In November 29, 2018, the group announced their third studio album ''Oncle Jazz'', which released on September 13, 2019. The album had initially been scheduled to release in February 2019, but was delayed multiple times due to the band's touring schedule and so they could ensure that it was ready. Eight of the twelve singles released since their previous album were reworked and included on this album. In a conversation with writer Nick Fulton for ''
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'', the band noted that the green, solitary confines of rural Quebec were influential in shaping how the album sounded. Proulx stated "It put us in a really different creative mood and we were able to focus more, because there’s nothing to do outside of the house except for walking and thinking about music,” ''Oncle Jazz'' was long listed for the
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. In 2020, Men I Trust released the first live album ''Forever Live Sessions'' featuring songs from ''Oncle Jazz'' and other work. On June 16, 2021, they were featured in an episode of the
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(Home) Concert recorded in Quebec.


2021–present: ''Untourable Album''

The band announced their fourth studio album ''Untourable Album'' on June 23, 2021, and it was released on August 25, 2021. It was supported by the Untourable Tour in North America which ran from September to November 2021. This was followed by the Untourable Euro Tour from May to October 2022, then an additional USA tour supported by
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and Feng Suave from November to December 2022. On June 29, 2022, Men I Trust released the song "Hard to Let Go", the first single since the release of their previous studio album. This was followed by the release of the single and video for "Billie Toppy" on September 28, and the single "Girl" on October 12. In November 2022, Men I Trust performed "Show Me" with
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on ''
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''. From March to April 2023, the band toured Asia and Oceania. In July 2023, Men I Trust will embark on their Europe tour.


Musical style

National Public Radio called Men I Trust an
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band, ''Our Culture Mag'' describes the band as indie, and online music publication ''
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'' described their style as
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Band members

Current members * Jessy Caron – bassist, guitarist (2014-present) * Dragos Chiriac – keyboardist (2014-present) * Emmanuelle "Emma" Proulx – singer, guitarist (2016-present) (Proulx has also released solo music under the name ''Bernache'') Current touring musicians * Cédric Martel – bassist * Eric Maillet – drummer Former members * Odile Marmet-Rochefort - vocalist Former touring musicians * Alexis – bassist * Mathieu – drummer


Timeline


Discography


Albums


Studio albums


Live albums


EPs


Singles


References


External links

* * * * {{Authority control Musical groups established in 2014 Canadian musical trios Musical groups from Montreal English-language musical groups from Quebec Canadian indie pop groups 2014 establishments in Quebec