Dehors novembre

Given that this was Quebecois instead of English speaking Canada, I had hopes that this would break away from the "generic 90s Canadian alt rock" and have more of its own identity, but unfortunately it's more in the style of blues/roots rock that we're used to in the user list. Some of the songs have a chanson influence and this was by far the most interesting part of the album, so it's a shame Les Colocs didn't lean into that more .

This is French language, which I don't understand, so I can't really connect to any of the lyrics. The band broke up a few years after this because the lead singer killed himself, so maybe the lyrics are important. It is also quite lyrically heavy.

The first song, which is also by far the longest at almost 9:30, was easily the highlight here and I quite enjoyed it. I wish more of the album followed in its stead instead of flipping to blues and reggae immediately after.

Should it be on the main list: No

Top 3 songs: Belzébuth, La Maladresse, Dehors Novembre

Quebec single-handedly keeping the Canadian entries interesting. Like hmmmmm do I want more identical fucking post-punk, emo, and slow alt-rock out of Toronto? No, I do not. I want something like this, that's actually trying to do interesting stylistic work, getting adventurous with things.

Decent rock album, didn’t hate it but there wasn’t really anything that stood out enough for me to want to come back to it. Maybe some of the appeal is lost on me because I don’t speak French.

Très québécois