MAL FANTÔME | ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT
Mal Fantôme is an indie rock band, from Quebec city, Canada. It was founded by Charles-Edouard Boivin (vocals and guitar) and Jacques deVarennes (bass). Both met in 2008 while in 21 Grams, a power trio that released a four song EP (Orange) before disbanding and forming Mal Fantôme in 2010. Ike Barsalou (drums) joined the band a few months after the release of Half Empty / Half Full (2018 – Mal Fantôme’s first album) and Marc Rivest (guitar) got on board soon after.
Mal Fantôme is quite unique in many ways. The band has a strong identity both sonically and visually and creates everything on its own – from songs to videos, clever merchandising to innovative marketing efforts, Mal Fantôme does everything to stand out, including inviting high profile musical guests to their fans delight. For HOT, the new EP of four songs released in june 2023, the band started offering two beers in collaboration with Madawaska Microbrewery proving once more it has a distinctive vision to what an indie rock band is all about.
The band is currently preparing LOVE HOTEL its third album set to be released in early 2024.
CHRONOLOGY | KEY MAL FANTÔME MOMENTS
Here are some key moments we documented throughout the years. We’re counting on bringing you more music, more videos, more everything in the upcoming months. We’ve never had as much fun making music as we do now and we have no intention to stop anytime soon.
Thanks for the ride.
July 2023
HOT passing the 200000 streams mark on Spotify
HOT reaching 200000 streams less than a month after its release JULY 20, 2023 We are pleasantly surprised and very proud to announce that HOT, our new EP has reached 200000 streams in less than [...]
June 2023
Two Mal Fantôme beers now available
THE MAKING OF TWO MAL FANTÔME BEERS JUNE 21, 2023 Iron Maiden, New Order and AC/DC did it. We didn't want to be left behind so we partnered with Madawaska Microbrewery to offer you two Mal Fantôme [...]
Burning | Single
BURNING JUNE 8, 2023 Here is BURNING, our 4th single release within the last 6 months. The song is about desiring someone and wanting more. The new single is featuring two guests – Michelle Rescigno [...]
Your Voice reached 150000 streams on Spotify
YOUR VOICE JUNE 3, 2023 We are pretty happy to announce that YOUR VOICE, one of the ten songs from VOLCANO, our second album, has reached 150000 streams on Spotify today. Thanks for helping us [...]
Interview | Let’s ZZEU music play
INTERVIEW - WITH "LET'S ZZEU MUSIC PLAY !" JUNE 4, 2023 Here is a quick interview published on the French site "Let's ZZEU music play !". Click here to access the interview (in French) [...]
April 2023
My Heavy Soul | Single
MY HEAVY SOUL APRIL 13, 2023 MY HEAVY SOUL is Mal Fantôme's new single. The song is featuring Bruce Kaphan on lap steel guitar, a long time hero to the band - we're all American [...]
March 2023
On Fire reached 150000 streams on Spotify
ON FIRE MARCH 25, 2023 We are happy to announce that ON FIRE, one of the ten songs from VOLCANO, our second album, has reached 150000 streams on Spotify today. ON FIRE is the first [...]
January 2023
Higher | Single
HIGHER JANUARY 26, 2023 Here is HIGHER, our first single release in 2023. The song is about being with a lover who challenges you, who takes you out of your comfort zone. We invited Roger [...]
November 2022
Over | Single
OVER NOVEMBER 24, 2022 OVER is our new single and the first from "Love Hotel" our upcoming 3rd album. The song is about living the moment and features Montreal's great Charles Imbeau on trumpet as [...]
Single Review | Over
CONNOLLY'S CORNER | OVER SINGLE REVIEW NOVEMBER 22, 2022 We are honoured to get OVER, our latest single, reviewed by Charles Connolly. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did. "I cannot emphasise the professionalism [...]
Review | Mal Fantôme Live
CONCERT REVIEW NOVEMBER 4, 2022 Here is a great review of our last show at the Source de la Martinière in Quebec city. We've had the chance to play there a few times but this [...]
August 2022
Bleeding Out | Single
BLEEDING OUT AUGUST 18, 2022 BLEEDING OUT is our new single and the last release coming from VOLCANO, our 2nd album released last year. The song is one of the darkest ones we released. The song [...]
July 2022
Black Dog | Single
BLACK DOG JULY 14, 2022 Covid has been difficult for a lot of us. Some got infected and luckily, most recovered. Others got their world turned upside down and lost sanity. While being forced to [...]
June 2022
Fact Yourself | Single
FACT YOURSELF JUNE 23, 2022 FACT YOURSELF, is our new single coming from our second album, VOLCANO. The song is about gossips and those who live to spread them. Jack had the idea of making a [...]
April 2022
Black and White Town | Single
BLACK AND WHITE TOWN APRIL 29, 2022 A few months ago, after Doves cancelled their tour due to mental illness, Chris Kelly, a devoted fan initiated "Lost Covers", a tribute album to Doves music made by [...]
January 2021
Volvano | 2nd Album
VOLCANO JANUARY 1, 2021 VOLCANO, our second album, is a collection of ten songs about life, love, death, hope and perseverance. It has its sunny side ("FACT YOURSELF", "IT FEELS GOOD", "CALIFORNIA") and its darker [...]
August 2020
It Feels Good | Single
IT FEELS GOOD AUGUST 8, 2020 It Feels Good is a high energy and positive song, a track to sing along to in your car, play by the pool or rolling down a hill on your [...]