Name: Maintenant
Brand: Gigi

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

tom132cd

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Download code: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2010-02-08

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Signed copies: No

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

tom132

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Gigi

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

gigi is the recording project of vancouver-based songwriter nick krgovich and producer / engineer colin stewart. in addition to stewart's engineering and production credits on albums by black mountain, cave singers and destroyer, as well as, krgovich's other groups no kids and p:ano, gigi has given the pair an opportunity to unabashedly profess their love of pop music in the most direct way conceivable, and this could not have been accomplished without the talents of the many players and singers that graciously helped out along the way. with singing contributions from artists such as owen pallett of final fantasy, mirah, zac pennington of parenthetical girls, katie eastburn of young people, rose melberg and karl blau, the character studies in the songs are voiced from wildly distinct positions giving the narratives of lovesick loneliness, solitary walks around the neighbourhood at twilight, and friday nights at home with parents watching television in the front room, just that much more poignancy. in the end, what began as a humble experiment four years ago has ballooned into a pop extravaganza that will sit just as comfortably next to your back to mono box set as it will your rotary phone, waiting to ring. capturing the spirit of the pop music that flooded the hit parade in the early 60's is a tall order, and the songs on 'maintenant' decidedly develop a world and language of its own. with a reverent eye on the past and a deep respect for the airtight songsmithery of artists like ellie greenwich, jeff barry and shadow morton (among countless others), the songs aren't content to be throwback-y pastiches or polka-dotted retro workouts but rather stand as attempts at working within a specific and incredibly rich tradition of pop music production.

Maintenant

Music GB