Duchess Says

Duchess Says is a Canadian Moog rock band from Montreal. The band describes its own genre as «moog rock».

The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Annie-Claude, keyboardist and guitarist Ismael, guitarist and bassist Phil C and percussionist Simon Says. They have been playlisted on CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part, been featured in the soundtrack from the film «The Tracey Fragments,» and have performed at Eurockéennes and the Osheaga Festival.

BIO
Duchess Says was created in late 2003 by four influent members of the Church of Budgerigars who decided to collaborate together in a common musical project. Their goal was to insure a faithful representation of the message of the Duchess (or spiritual budgie) through a precise artistic dialog. Composed of A-Claude (vox, keytar, guit, programmations), Ismael (keyboard,guitar, programmations), Phil (guitar, bass,feedbacks) and Simon Says (lo-fi beats, drums and doubtful noises). Duchess Says is serving us a repertory of «moog rock» songs strong in images and enormoustly intense live performances!Their musical influences range from no wave, new wave, punk, to cinema and visual arts. If you pay attention, you could see them perform in the most unusual places such as golf courses, shop windows, vacant building sites etc…

Discography

Studio releases
2008: Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs

EPs
2005: Noviçiat Mère-Perruche
2006: Budgie Laboratories
2009: Begging The 3 Ts