Jean-Sébastien Yves Audet,"Yves Jarvis: The Same but by Different Means". Pitchfork, March 9, 2019. known professionally as Yves Jarvis, is a Canadian experimental musician, singer, and producer who also previously released music under the stage names Un Blonde and Faux Fur."Un Blonde Changes Name to Yves Jarvis, Announces New Album". Exclaim!, December 11, 2018.
Biography Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Audet was a member of various projects in his teens including Faux Fur, which released a self-titled debut in 2013. His first solo album as Un Blonde, Tenet, was released in 2014."Jean-Sebastien Audet Refuses to Sit Still as Yves Jarvis" . BeatRoute, May 6, 2019. He followed up in 2016 with Good Will Come to You,"Un Blonde Is Re-Releasing His Best, Most Spiritual Album. Now’s Your Chance To Get Sanctified". The Fader, September 13, 2017. which was a longlisted nominee for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize."Polaris Prize 2016 Long List: Drake, Carly Rae Jepsen, Grimes, the Weeknd, and More". Spin, June 15, 2016. The album was reissued in 2017 on Flemish Eye."Un Blonde: Good Will Come to You". Exclaim!, September 20, 2017.
Audet announced in 2018 that he was changing his stage name from Un Blonde to Yves Jarvis, and released his third album The Same but by Different Means in early 2019 on Flemish Eye in Canada and ANTI- in the rest of the world. The album was longlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize."Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
His 2020 album, Sundry Rock Song Stock, was released to critical acclaim. The album was longlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.Melody Lau, "Kathleen Edwards, Mustafa, Tobi and more make the 2021 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 15, 2021.
His 2025 album All Cylinders was named the winner of the 2025 Polaris Music Prize,"Yves Jarvis wins Polaris Music Prize for ‘All Cylinders’". Toronto Star, September 16, 2025. and was shortlisted for the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026.Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 27, 2026.
Name Audet changed his project name from Un Blonde to Yves Jarvis in 2018, explaining "Yves is my middle name and Jarvis is my mother's maiden name"
Discography
Albums The Same but by Different Means (2019) Sundry Rock Song Stock (2020) The Zug (2022) All Cylinders (2025)
As Un Blonde Tenet (2014) Good Will Come to You (2016)
As Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band (with Romy Lightman) Banned (2021)
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