Michou were a Canadian

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band from

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. The group was active between 2007 and 2012.

History

Michou was started by singer-songwriter Mike Hargreaves as a solo project. In 2007 he joined multi-instrumentalist Ryan Ard, keyboardist/trumpeter Sasha Appler, bassist Ryan Frith and drummer Stefan Cvetkovic to create a full band. Michou's first release was 2007's EP,

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. Their first studio album Myshkin was released 2008 in Canada, and produced a music video for the single "Control" that was aired on MuchMusic and MTV. Michou recorded three acoustic songs, "Rosehips", "Four Brothers", and "Weak Knees", at Winnipeg's Empire Recording studio. These were released in 2009 as an EP titled ''Rosehips''; the release was limited to 500 Dropcard downloads. Michou released their second studio album titled ''Cardona'' through iTunes Canada in February, 2010. The album included two singles, "Growing Younger" and "Eavesdropping"; videos for these were played extensively on MuchMusic. Cardona was produced by Winnipeg-based musician/producer Phil Deschambeau. The following year Michou were awarded

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's "Artist of the Year". Later that same year Michou released their second EP entitled ''Celebrate Love'' and toured across Canada to support it."It's nice to Michou"
''Metro Ottawa'', Jen Traplin May 12, 2011 Michou officially disbanding in autumn 2012. Hargreaves and Cvetkovic went on to form ''The Walkervilles'', with longtime friend and fellow Windsor musician Pat Robitaille.

Discography

* '' Medea (EP)'' (2007) * '' Myshkin'' (2008) * '' Rosehips (EP)'' (2009) * '' Cardona'' (2010) * '' Celebrate Love (EP)'' (2011) * ''Naked'' (2017) * '' Easy Breather'' (2017)

References

External links

*Michou official website is no longer active. {{DEFAULTSORT:Michou Musical groups established in 2007 Musical groups from Windsor, Ontario Canadian folk rock groups Musical groups disestablished in 2012 2007 establishments in Ontario 2012 disestablishments in Ontario