Aubades (album) explained
Aubades is the third studio album from French-Canadian pianist and composer Jean-Michel Blais, released on February 4, 2022, via Arts & Crafts.[1] It received extensive coverage from national Canadian media,[2] [3] and a positive critical reception.[4] [5] Exclaim! wrote, "On the new album from the esteemed post-classical pianist, Blais is in perpetual bloom, moved by life's beauty and nature's song."[6]
The album was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize,[7] and won the Félix Award for Instrumental Album of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards.[8] It was a Juno Award nominee for Instrumental Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.[9]
Track listing
Notes
- All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.[10]
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Jean-Michel Blais Crafts Lush, Life-Affirming Compositions on 'aubades' . exclaim.ca . 2 February 2022 . 11 February 2022.
- Web site: Jean-Michel Blais turns pandemic depths into defiantly uplifting new album . CBC . 5 February 2022 . 11 February 2022.
- News: Jean-Michel Blais passe à l'orchestration sur Aubades, un tonique pour l'esprit . fr-ca . ICI.Radio-Canada.ca . 2022-02-13.
- Web site: Jean-Michel Blais ~ aubades. 2 February 2022. aclosterlisten.com.
- Web site: Aubades by Jean-Michel Blais (Album Review). 13 February 2022. notransmission.com. Jay. Honeycomb.
- Web site: Jean-Michel Blais Crafts Lush, Life-Affirming Compositions on 'aubades'. Exclaim!. Chris. Bryson. 2 February 2022.
- Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2022 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 14, 2022.
- Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les résultats du Premier Gala de l'ADISQ 2022". Le Canal Auditif, November 2, 2022.
- https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-all-the-2023-juno-nominees-1.6724343 "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees"
- Web site: Jean-Michel Blais - aubades - Arts & Crafts shop. Arts & Crafts. en. 2022-02-11.
- Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 19, 2022. Billboard. February 15, 2022.
