Dear Criminals are a Canadian electronic music group from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of Frannie Holder, Vincent Legault and Charles Lavoie.Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "Dear Criminals: Following wherever the road goes". Words & Music, January 24, 2017. They are most noted as the winners of the Prix Iris for Best Original Music at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017 for their work on the 2016 film Nelly.Helen Faradji, "Le cinéma québécois en leurs mots". Ici Radio-Canada, June 2, 2017.
Holder and Legault formed the band as a side project from their work as members of Random Recipe, initially to work on composing music for film, theatre and dance projects."Jazz festival: Dear Criminals evolves well beyond side project". Montreal Gazette, June 30, 2014. Lavoie, formerly of Lack of Sleep and Betalovers, joined as a second vocalist alongside Holder. They have described their sound as a mixture of "electro-porn" and "haunted folk".Sarah Murphy, "Dear Criminals: 'Slowdisco'". Exclaim!, May 7, 2015.
Around the same time as Nelly, they also composed music for the television series Fatale-Station, as well as for stage shows.Philippe Papineau, "Dear Criminals, en harmonie avec Nelly". Le Devoir, January 20, 2017. In addition to their composing work, the band have released a number of albums and EPs, beginning with Weapons in 2013,Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les EP du mois de septembre". Le Canal Auditif, September 27, 2013. and have performed live concerts in collaboration with orchestras and choirs.Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "Dear Criminals". Voir, October 3, 2019.
The band members have also done composing work as individuals outside of the band. Holder's credits include the films Pompei, Noemie Says Yes (Noémit dit oui), North of Albany (Au nord d'Albany), 7 Beats per Minute and Where the River Begins (Donde comenzia el rio), while Lavoie received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Original Music at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024 for the film Solo.Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
Discography Weapons - 2013 Crave - 2014 WOMAN - 2014 Strip - 2015 Another Picture - 2016 Live (avec le Choeur JFP) - 2016 Nelly - 2017 Fatale - 2017 Lullaby - 2018 Live avec orchestre de chambre - 2020
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