Éloges pour SOLO
Le musicien trouve l’équilibre entre la chaleur des sonorités et la froideur des boîtes à rythmes ★★★★ - Le Devoir
Seul, donc, mais pas tout à fait : Mac Cormack convoque personnages imaginaires et fantômes d’un passé pas si lointain, grâce à une pop lancinante, calibrée au millimètre, tâtant du côté du folk, du post-rock ou de la soul. ★★★ - Rolling Stone France
Le talentueux multi-instrumentiste Jesse Mac Cormack propose avec SOLO un impressionnant deuxième album [...] qui témoigne de la richesse de son savoir-faire et de sa capacité à évoluer en tant qu’artiste. - Journal Metro
Comme le titre l’indique, Jesse nous propose une collection de chansons sur lesquelles il joue pratiquement de tous les instruments. C’est percutant, intimiste et très riche en textures sonores. - Tellement Courteau, ICI Musique
L’extrait hallucinant commence avec un bruit stable qui devient rapidement un climat intense. (pour NHFN) - Variance Mag
Jesse Mac Cormack a démontré depuis ses débuts qu’il est capable d’à peu près tout. ★★★★ – La Presse
Un homme qui travaille seul des climats envoûtants, une voix de tête et des percussions comme aquatiques - France Inter
Sur Solo, il joue l’homme-orchestre et crée, quasiment à lui seul, un univers sonore à la fois percutant et intimiste, influencé par les textures électroniques de James Blake, Little Dragon ou Caribou. – Clin d’œil
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Jesse Mac Cormack Shares Live Sessions off SOLO via YouTube
Performing at the FIJM June 30 at Club Montréal TD
Two months after the release of the critically acclaimed SOLO album, Montreal songwriter and producer Jesse Mac Cormack is thrilled to share three filmed live sessions via his YouTube channel. The videos were filmed at Le Livart in Montreal and are directed by Félix-Antoine Boutin & Thomas Leblanc-Murray. The first one is out today at noon, be sure not to miss the live version of Untitled. Two more performances will be released afterwards: Blue World on Friday June 17 and LBTA on Friday July 1st. Subscribe to Jesse’s YouTube channel so you don’t miss any of them HERE.
Watching these songs come alive was a good buzz. It was easy and felt very natural, reveals Jesse. Surrounded by such an amazing team, it was just about closing my eyes and trusting everyone around me. Kind of a new light, new perspective on theses tracks from my new album SOLO. Absolutely loved it.
Jesse will be performing at this year’s edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival on June 30 at Club Montréal TD on the Esplanade of the Place-des-Arts, part of the TD Sessions’ free outdoor concerts at 7PM.
As on Now, Mac Cormack plays almost every instrument himself on SOLO, surrounded by a soundtrack of one. Across 10 rippling tracks, the singer summons a sonic world that's razor-edged and intimate, influenced by the textured electronics of James Blake, Little Dragon, Caribou and SUUNS. Drum machines stutter under blooms of synths; curses float below swirls of loving sound. Mac Cormack has hidden so much discomfort inside an album that's warm and glimmering, like a storm cloud before its strike. Even now, long after the season's passed, there's lightning in the air.
Multi-talented, Mac Cormack also produced all the volumes of Helena Deland's acclaimed Altogether Unaccompanied, as well as several recordings for Rosie Valland, Philippe Brach, Sara-Danielle, Lonny and many others. A home-studio wizard and blazing guitarist, he was tapped to salute Stevie Ray Vaughan and Muddy Waters at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Jesse has forged a solid background that has been influenced by notable encounters with such bands as Patrick Watson, The Barr Brothers, Cat Power, Half Moon Run and collaborations with CRi.
Praises for SOLO
Jesse Mac Cormack has shown since his debut that he is capable of just about anything. ★★★★ – La Presse
The musician finds the balance between the warmth of sounds and the coldness of drum machines ★★★★ - Le Devoir
The musician and producer walks in the footsteps of James Blake. ★★★ – Rolling Stone Germany
The singer creates a sonic world that’s razor edged and intimate… hypnotic 3/5 – NE Lifestyle
There is a restricted sound palette across the ten tracks which certainly gives cohesion to the set but suggests that Jesse Mac Cormack has plenty more places to go. – Wall of Sound UK
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