Bernice (band) explained

Bernice
Origin:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:	Indie pop
Label:	Telephone Explosion
Current Members:	Robin Dann Thom Gill Dan Fortin Felicity Williams Phil Melanson

Bernice is a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, fronted by singer and songwriter Robin Dann.^[1] They have twice been longlisted nominees for the Polaris Music Prize, receiving nods at the 2018 Polaris Music Prize for Puff LP: In the air without a shape^[2] and at the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for Eau de Bonjourno.^[3]

In addition to Dann, the band's other core members are keyboardist and guitarist Thom Gill, bassist Dan Fortin, vocalist Felicity Williams and percussionist Phil Melanson.^[4]

The band released its first album, What Was That, in 2011,^[5] and followed up with the five-song Puff EP in 2017.^[6] The Puff LP followed in May 2018,^[7] and Eau de Bonjourno was released in March 2021.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Ben Cardew, "Bernice: Puff LP: In the air without a shape". Pitchfork, May 26, 2018.
2. https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/20072/2018-polaris-music-prize-long-list-arcade-fire "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list"
3. David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
4. Laura Stanley, "Bernice on 'Puff LP: In the air without a shape': Curious Creators". Paste, October 30, 2018.
5. Jordan Darville, "Bernice makes experimental jazz-pop that breathes". The Fader, June 13, 2018.
6. Nicholas Senior, "Album Review: Bernice – Puff EP". New Noise, June 22, 2017.
7. Anna Alger, "Bernice, Puff LP: In the air without a shape". Exclaim!, May 22, 2018.
8. Chris Bryson, "Bernice's Subverted Pop Shines Brilliantly on 'Eau de Bonjourno'". Exclaim!, March 1, 2021.