With more than 500 shows with his pop-punk outfit Lost Love under his belt, Guilhem Benard's finally launching his first solo full-length. Billed as the mononymous Guilhem, the singer/songwriter is releasing Born & Bored independently on March 2. The Montreal-based artist is following up a pair of earlier solo EPs, 2017's Sings Songs of Lost Love and 2018's Bad Art. You can stream the 10-song record, recorded as a full-band, in its entirety now at Bandcamp.
Guilhem recorded Born & Bored at Mountain City Studio with Adrian Popovich (Solids, PRIORS) engineering and Hugo Mudie (The Sainte Catharines) producing. The artist commented on the record:
In this album, I talk about stressful stuff, hopeful stuff, depressing stuff, death and love. The excitement of feeling young and the disappointment of being bored.
Guilhem will support *Born & Bored* with a March and April tour of Quebec and the Maritimes. You can find the full routing below. Lost Love last released the EP Glenn Spaghetti Legs [EP] on Germany's Uncle M Records. It followed the band's 2019 Stomp Records LP, Good Luck Rassco.
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| March 11th | Rimouski, QC | Le Bien, Le Malt |
| March 12th | Halifax, NS | House Show |
| March 13th | St. John, NB | Taco Pica |
| March 14th | Moncton, NB | C'est La Vie |
| March 15th | Charlottetown, PEI | Farm Center |
| April 3rd | Amqui, QC | Brasserie La Captive |
| April 16th | Matane, QC | La Fabrique |
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