Announces Forthcoming LP SIP OUT SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 VIA THE VAUL
Montreal indie/pop group Hansom Ēli shares their new single “Oumamie”, which will appear on their forthcoming album Sip, coming September 6, 2024, via label The Vault.
The duo shares,
“Oumamie is a love song for our grandmother, Mamie Marthe Donati. To honor Marthe’s life, we explored moments from her youth to immortalize these memories. We asked her four children to share all the stories and memories they had about her life. These anecdotes form the foundation of the lyrics and pay tribute to this incredible woman, a guardian angel in our lives.
A great lover of music, she often listened to Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, and Aznavour. She used to recall that her uncle had once brought Charles Aznavour to play the piano at their house in Quebec City (probably after a concert), and that he had fallen asleep on their couch. A family legend that persists to this day”
Hansom Ēli, a duo made up of Camille and Alexy Guérer, skillfully blends folk, indie-pop, and electronic sounds for a style that feels both free and eclectic. Themes of ecology and nature are woven through their music, reflected in both their thought-provoking lyrics and the integration of nature recordings and samples.
The duo’s songwriting process is spontaneous, finding the right words through improvisation. This is how they landed on their name, Hansom Ēli—a playful exploration of gender norms. The compliment “handsome” is often attributed to men, so they decided to make it gender-neutral and make it their own. Inspired by artists like Billie Eilish, Peter Gabriel, Mutemath, and Snarky Puppy, the Guérer siblings sing in French, and English, and even dabble in Spanish.
Since their 2019 debut EP, Yesterday, Hansom Ēli has achieved notable milestones. These include a PDV grant from RBCxMusic and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, plus the use of their song “Summer Rise” in a Tourisme Montréal campaign. They’ve also performed at notable festivals like SXSW, Pop Montreal, Osheaga, and Francos de Montréal. Their pandemic-focused work on the web series STUCK (TFO / ONFR+) further broadened their reach.
2021’s single “Mezcal” (a collaboration with Mike Clay of Clay & Friends) found chart success on French-speaking WKND radio in Montreal and Quebec. Hansom Ēli are poised for even greater recognition as they continue their exciting rise on the Canadian music scene.
LIVE DATES
June 14 – FORMULE FULL – Kool Club, Granby
July 6 – FORMULE TRIO, – Chapelle Rang 1 Lac-Mégantic
July 17 – FORMULE FULL – Bistro SAQ, Sherbrooke
August 2 – FORMULE FULL – Scène Hydro Québec, Lévis
August 9 – FORMULE FULL – Scène Telus du Mont-Béchervaise, Gaspé