BYE PARULA’S NEW ALBUM SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING RELEASED TODAY VIA SECRET CITY RECORDS
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"Something Out Of Nothing captures Bye Parula at their sharpest: shimmering indie soul and funk layered beneath lyrics that shift between English, French, and Spanish" RANGE Magazine
“In Montreal, anything still seems possible. Including the danceable prog-pop of this now power-trio outfit. The grooves are tight, the funk flourishes in psychedelic directions, and echoes of Talking Heads are, of course, never far away.” ★★★ 1/2 – Rolling Stone Germany
“The distinctive traits of Bye Parula’s sound emerge from an extraordinarily eclectic mix: indie undertones, orchestral funk harmonies, deep basslines, gentle acoustic moments, and psychedelic escapades. Loic Calatayud-Sola, Sebastian Riquelme, and Sergio D'isanto—hailing from France, Chile, and Italy respectively—have made emigration a common language since settling in Montréal, and on this second album they showcase a highly refined art-pop aesthetic underpinned by increasingly bold songwriting. The work reveals all its qualities through a dense mosaic of vibes reminiscent of Arcade Fire, Elliott Smith, and Talking Heads. And when the tones become more unstable and unsettling, it’s easy to get lost in LABYRINTHS SATURATED WITH BRIGHT COLORS.” - Giancarlo Costamagna, Rockerilla
"I don’t know” by Bye Parula is a cinematic art-pop track born from the meeting of Italy, France, and Chile within Montreal’s music scene. Blending elegant funk, 1970s grooves, and sophisticated melancholy, the trio transforms the experience of migration into a shared musical language that feels warm and cosmopolitan.". - Hypfi
“A blistering, ultra‑danceable single (KISSBURN)” – Radio France "ICI Occitanie"
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On the heels of shows in London, Paris, and Berlin earlier this week, Bye Parula’s new album Something Out Of Nothing arrived in stores and on DSPs today via Secret City Records. In celebration of the release, the Montreal trio has shared the video for the infectious title track. “This one is like an introvert’s anthem, as if you see someone so free out in the world that you envy them and want to talk to them but you just can’t. Everything is going so fast in your head, but nothing comes out,” explains singer/bassist Loïc Calatayud-Sola of the song. “I loved the two meanings of that title. As a band, we’ve made something out of nothing: We just worked our ass off, we didn't have connections, this was not our country, so it was like, ‘Yeah, we have to do something out of nothing to create this music….”
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Produced by Robbie Kuster (Patrick Watson) and mixed by Warren Spicer (Plants and Animals), Something Out Of Nothing features Calatayud-Sola, guitarist Sebastián Riquelme, and drummer Sergio D'Isanto working together with a team of collaborators, including Inuk singer/songwriter Elisapie, Bibi Club’s Adèle Trottier-Rivard, Morgan Moore and Karkwa keyboardist François Lafontaine.
The album arrives following three additional pre-release singles: the atmospheric and velvety “Quand vient le soir”, the undeniable earworm of mirror-ball-twirling energy “KISSBURN”, and the sparkling, dancefloor-ready “I don’t know”. Bye Parula will play next at a hometown album release show on June 11th at La Sala Rossa, and they are also confirmed for multiple Canadian festivals this summer—including Northern Lights (Sudbury, ON), FEQ (Quebec City, QC), and Hillside (Guelph, ON).
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Each weekday morning at around 10am, Bye Parula become the most popular band in Canada—if only for about 20 seconds. That’s when their 2023 single, “Still Got the Spirit”, is broadcast across the country on CBC Radio One as the opening theme to the network’s flagship arts-and-culture talk show, Q with Tom Power. The song’s smooth, supple groove and jabbing disco strings made it an outlier amid the ornate prog-pop vignettes that otherwise filled up their DIY 2023 debut album, I (also produced by Robbie Kuster and mixed by Warren Spicer), and the placement not only exposed these Montreal indie-scene newcomers to a wider national audience, it also catalyzed them to innovate and expand their sound. Where their earliest recordings captured a group of newly acquainted players still getting to know each other through musical communication, Something Out Of Nothing is a testament to their deepening friendships and increasingly intuitive interplay. The result is Something Out Of Nothing: a mercurial mix that draws from the orchestral groove of Serge Gainsbourg, the wounded melodies of Elliott Smith, the cosmopolitan rhythms of the Talking Heads, and the artisanal R&B of Dijon, all imbued with a 1970s cinematic sensibility that blurs the line between sunny, fuzzy fantasy and urbane sophistication.
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Something Out Of Nothing is divided into two parts for the listener’s experience: ‘Songs to Listen to in a Standing Position’ and ‘Songs to Listen to in a Sitting Position.’ Two atmospheres that seem diametrically opposed yet are ultimately and intimately connected. Whether racing through the night or settling into dawn’s light, each track is woven from the same thread: love made alive by care. In this way, the album unfolds as a complete story. Its standing-position songs celebrate how love moves us, while its sitting-position songs reveal how love holds us. Together, they remind us of the necessity of both movement and stillness, of brightness and depth embracing the joy that lifts us and the pain that grounds us. Urging us to dance. Urging us to pause.
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BYE PARULA LIVE
06/11 - Montreal, QC - Sala Rossa (LP release Show) | TICKETS
07/10-12 - Sudbury, ON - Northern Lights Festival
07/17 - Quebec City, QC - FEQ
07/18-19 - Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival
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SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING TRACKLIST
Side A - Songs to Listen to in a Standing Position
01 I don’t know
02 KISSBURN
03 I’m getting ready
04 Something Out Of Nothing
05 Home
Side B - Songs to Listen to in a Sitting Position
06 Orange Blossom (There’s a million reasons)
07 Miedo de olvidar (featuring Elisapie)
08 Quand vient le soir
09 Needed
10 Burning down the house