Bonjay
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresR&B
Years active2007–present
LabelsMysteries of Trade
MembersAlanna Stuart
Ian Swain
Websitehttp://bonjaymusic.com

Bonjay is a Canadian R&B musical group from Toronto, Ontario,[1] consisting of vocalist Alanna Stuart and instrumentalist Ian Swain.[2][3]

History

Stuart, who also performs with the Queer Songbook Orchestra[4] and was formerly a host on CBC Radio 3, met Swain in Ottawa, where he was working as a disk jockey.[5] The pair released their debut EP Broughtupsy in 2010,[6] and toured in support of the release, including at the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival, before taking an extended hiatus.

Stuart and Swain reunited in 2015 with the single "Ingenue".[7] The full-length album Lush Life followed in 2018,[8] and was a long-listed nominee for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.[9] The duo supported the album with a short tour in conjunction with Vivek Shraya's Too Attached project.[4] That year they performed as part of the 2018 Hamilton Supercrawl.[5]

Discography

Albums

  • Lush Life (2018), Mysteries of Trade

EPs

  • Gimmee Gimmee (2009), Independent
  • Broughtupsy (2010), Mysteries of Trade

Singles

  • "Maps" (2007), XL Recordings, Ghetto Arc
  • "Stumble" / "Creepin" (2011), One Bird Records
  • "Ingenue" (2015), Memeplex
  • "Chelsea" (2018), Mysteries of Trade
  • "Medicine For Melancholy" (2018), Mysteries of Trade

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto musicians to watch in 2018: R&B and pop edition". Now, February 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bonjay brought up right". Exclaim!, October 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bonjay Discuss 'Lush Life' Delays, Writing as Outsiders and Speaking Their Own Language". Exclaim!, By Kyle Mullin, May 23, 2018
  4. 1 2 "Bonjay and Too Attached on the limits of 'diversity'" Archived 2018-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Now, May 23, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Bonjay’s Supercrawl tracks inspired by the sounds of Steel City ". The Silhouette, Rya Buckley • Sep 20, 2018
  6. ↑ "Bonjay, Broughtupsy". Exclaim!, October 5, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Listen To Bonjay’s “Ingenue,” A Beautiful Anthem For Growing Up". The Fader, September 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bonjay Lush Life". Exclaim!, May 22, 2018. by Kyle Mullin
  9. ↑ "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list". CBC Music, June 14, 2018.
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