OURI SHARES NEW SINGLE, “BABY HAS A FROWN”

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HEADING OUT ON TOUR WITH CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

"effortless and sublime" - PAPER Magazine

"a richly rewarding left turn" - The FADER

"expertly guides listeners through a narrative of anticipation, climax and release" - Office Magazine

"equal parts comforting and transcendent" - V Magazine

"dials in swooping sounds, echoey vocal syllables, a glitchy beat, tentative chords; the dance beat solidifies, falls away and reappears" - The New York Times

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Today, Montreal-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Ouri returns with her new single “Baby Has A Frown”. Pulling from her background as a cellist, harpist, and intent lover of reimagined dance music, “Baby Has A Frown” provides insight into the musical landscape in which Ouri currently finds herself. Speaking on the track’s significance she shares, “This song is an infinite dance of polarities. I wanted it to feel like a mantra and a choreographed pursuit. A slow and deep euphoria playing on loop in your head. Following ‘Twin’ and ‘blueprints of us’, I’m accelerating into this new sonic world where all my sides merge as one.” 

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Alongside the single Ouri is heading on tour across North America with Charlotte Day Wilson with stops including Toronto, Vancouver, followed by performances in Montreal, Quebec, and more. The tour follows her dates with Patrick Watson across Europe as well as her previous tour with Yaeji and additional dates with Tirzah and Smerz. You can find the full upcoming tour routing below.  

The new single comes after her highly praised debut album Frame of a Fauna was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. “Baby Has A Frown” also follows her bt002: self-hypnosis tape and joint project with Helena Deland titled Hildegard, which Pitchfork hailed as, "pure creative symbiosis." 

Born Ourielle Auvé, Ouri was raised in France before moving to Montreal at the age of 16 with dreams of becoming a composer. As Ouri developed her compositional ability as well as her production and vocal chops, she integrated herself with late-night DJ sets in Montreal's underground rave scene and was eventually selected to take part in Red Bull Music Academy's Montreal Bass Camp. From there, her profile began to grow as she headlined Boiler Room's Montreal showcase and toured with the likes of Yves Tumor and Jacques Greene.

TOUR DATES
5/15 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
5/17 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre *
5/18 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre *
5/20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom *
5/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater *
5/24 - Houston, TX HOB @ Bronze Peacock *
5/26 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage *
5/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry *
5/30 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
5/31 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
6/2 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *
6/4 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
6/6 - Toronto, ON @ History *
7/6 - Montreal, Montreal @ Jazz Festival (opening for Ichiko Aoba) 
7/7 - Quebec City, QC @ Festival D'été 

* = supporting Charlotte Day Wilson

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OURI RELEASES DOUBLE SINGLE, “BLUEPRINTS OF US” / “TAME ME”

OURI RETURNS WITH TWO NEW SINGLES, “BLUEPRINTS OF US” AND “TAME ME”

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“ethereal beauty” - i-D

"a richly rewarding left turn" - The FADER

"dials in swooping sounds, echoey vocal syllables, a glitchy beat, tentative chords; the dance beat solidifies, falls away and reappears" - The New York Times

“a nuanced encapsulation of her sound from underground DJ to fully-rounded composer.“ - Exclaim!

“Ouri [uses] ambient pop and rich, hot-blooded techno to interrogate the way experiences of emigration and falling in love reshape identity over time.” - Pitchfork

"a master at crafting synth soundscapes that flow with ease and unexpectedly morph and shapeshift over the course of the track” - CBC Music

“Ouri is no stranger to warping and blending the boundaries of genre” - The Line of Best Fit

“a genre-defying amalgamation” - NME

“real originality” - Clash

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Today, Ouri has returned with two new offerings via her double single “blueprints of us” / “tame me”. As a musician, producer, DJ, vocalist, and composer, Ouri is known for her range, and this double single marks yet another notch on her belt. Both “blueprints of us” and “tame me” are relaxed and minimalistic, yet they maintain a hypnotising quality, both through Ouri’s ethereal vocal and the track’s airy layering.

Talking of the single, Ouri shares: “I forget, remember and forget, but ultimately remember that we are all animated by the same indescribable thing called life. When we love each other, and when we ignore each other. That’s the only thought that helps me integrate the discrepancy of human experiences on this planet. Creating a liminal space between the intangible world of music and the actual world we live in. I had the privilege of having Oli XL, Decz, Loukeman and John Debold’s touches support my vision for these two songs, a dream come true.”

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“blueprints of us” / “tame me” follows Ouri’s collaborative EP i had this dream that you were my sister with Antoniya, and the standalone single “Twin” in Spring, as well as opening for Yaeji on her North American tour. Ouri’s 2023 releases follow her highly praised and Polaris Music Prize shortlisted 2021 debut album Frame of a Fauna, which The FADER described as "a richly rewarding left turn”, and features the standout tracks ‘High & Choking Pt 1’, which was later remixed by Jacques Greene, ‘Chains’, and ‘Fonction Naturelle’. The new song also follows a joint project with Helena Deland titled Hildegard, which Pitchfork hailed as "pure creative symbiosis".

Ouri's musical journey began when she moved to Montreal from France at just 16 with the dream of becoming a composer. As she developed her compositional ability, as well as her production and vocal chops, she became a fixture in Montreal's underground rave scene and was eventually selected to take part in Red Bull Music Academy's Montreal Bass Camp. From there, her profile began to grow as she headlined Boiler Room's Montreal showcase, toured with the likes of Yves Tumor and Arooj Aftab, and released her first EPs Superficial and We Share Our Blood. With her latest releases Ouri continues to cement her status as one of the most exciting and innovative artists in the experimental music scene.

OURI & ANTONIYA SHARE COLLABORATIVE EP, VIDEO FOR “1ST BITE”

OURI & ANTONIYA’S COLLABORATIVE EP, I HAD THIS DREAM THAT YOU WERE MY SISTER, OUT TODAY VIA BORN TWICE.

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“Cunty, in your face, ground-shaking.” This is how Montreal artists Ouri and Antoniya describe their new EP, i had this dream that you were my sister, out today via Born Twice. An artist whose songwriting fluctuates between intimate, raw sincerity, and diva-style belting, Antoniya says of the collaboration "I thought I knew who I was when I showed up to our first session together, but it's clear I was only going to stick to what I knew I could do, or so I thought.”

“This project, to me, is about discovery and acknowledgment of my power. It challenged me as an artist but also as a girl in the world. It's about being vulnerable, petty, violent, sexy, experimental, confident and selfless. It taught me I was passionate about something. And at the end of the day, I just wanted to impress my big sister."

Ouri also adds that the collaboration is "the realization of blending two worlds and finding a place for love against all odds. Sisterhood is the source of a magical intimacy but encompasses darker feelings. I love that we were able to bring that up explicitly but also create a soundtrack to celebrate the beauty of it all. I hope people will dance and face their emotions on these songs all summer long." 

Today, they are also sharing the video for EP track, “1st Bite”. The song is minimal but the production is a maximalist venture. Ouri and Antoniya spent entire sessions alternating behind the mic, screaming and laughing, making their excitement palpable around the main vocal. They spent entire days walking through the city, recording their surroundings to capture the nostalgia of their hometown in their music. All of this, brought into a sharp world stained by a pink sunrise. An odyssey that began in Montreal and ended in Saigon, Vietnam where they shot an explosive revenge fantasy video. The two girls are moving fast through the city. Testing their limits to have a little fun until they make a strange encounter…

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Antoniya’s debut solo EP is set to arrive later this summer. Watch for more new music in the near future.

Just finishing up her tour across North America with Yaeji, Ouri is a self proclaimed introvert who’d rather dash off on her own than feel disconnected in the wrong crowd. Ouri started shaping her musical sense with harp, cello, and piano very early on. Montreal’s rave scene is where her artistry began to take shape - establishing herself in the community as a musician, producer, DJ, vocalist, and composer. After partnerships with Ghostly, Boiler Room, Young Art, Adult Swim, RBMA, she released her own music on independent imprint BornTwice. Her growing notoriety has led to her supporting Jacques Greene, Yves Tumor, Tirzah, Arooj Aftab, and Smerz & Kllo live in concert.

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