About Me

About Mobile

Just as news of Montreal's erupting music underground began to reach international ears, five young Montreal musicians did the unthinkable: They moved to Toronto. Out of step with the common thinking, for sure, but Mobile have never been common thinkers. Where most other bands are chafing at the stage, blinding visions of performing glory burning holes in their souls, Mobile spent three long, patient years in their isolated Montreal studio rehearsing, never venturing past the membrane of their common chrysalis until they were absolutely and utterly certain that they were wholly formed. Says singer Mat: We were frequently disappointed by live local bands who weren't prepared to do a real show. We wanted to be seen as a great band, a strong band. Our song-writing wasn't as strong as it is now, but we were really focused. After all... rehearsing four times a week for three years can only help. Three years in a milieu where three minutes generally tests the outside limits of endurance. As you might expect, they didn't emerge so much as explode.

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The Band

Mat Joly - Vocals Christian "Criq" Brais - Guitars Frank Williamson - Guitars Dominic Viola - Bass Pierre-Marc Hamelin - Drums

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Tomorrow Starts Today

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Dusting Down The Stars

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Montreal Calling

Record Label: Universal Canada
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

AP: Mobile a top band to watch for in 2008

The latest issue of Alternative Press has Mobile as one of the top bands to watch out for in 2008! Thanks guys!AP doesn’t put this stuff online, at least not immediately. But you can read a bit ...
Posted by Mobile on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:17:00 PST

It’s coming soon!

Hey everyone, I know it's been a long time since I wrote a blog but we've been so busy with the pre production and the recording of our next album.As soon as we got back from the NYC studio we went st...
Posted by Mobile on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:17:00 PST

Mobile on Fearless Music

Tomorrow night (Saturday, the 13th for those keeping track) all of you in New York, can watch a Mobile performance on the Fearless Music TV Show (on Fox 5 NYC). The show starts at 12.30 AM, so tune in...
Posted by Mobile on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:47:00 PST

Photos from New York

We've just put up some new photos from the time spent recording in New York. You'll find them in the 'In the Studio' photo album. Enjoy!...
Posted by Mobile on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:27:00 PST

Another New York Minute

As some of you already know we are in New York city right now to work on some new music. Things are going really well and everybody's excited about the new material. Criq and I got here ten days ago t...
Posted by Mobile on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:01:00 PST

September Update

Some quick snippets of news:As the rest of Mobile is dividing time between building a studio in Montreal and jamming, Mat and Criq are down in NYC working on a few songs with Jeff Saltzman. Jeff's don...
Posted by Mobile on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:14:00 PST

Mobile on Musique Plus

For those of you still watching TV, with access to music television station 'Musique Plus': A live Mobile show that was recorded earlier this year is being aired this Sunday (August 26th) between 4:30...
Posted by Mobile on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:14:00 PST

A Misprint

As some of you have noticed, the track listing on the tray card of the US version of Tomorrow Starts Today is incorrect. For those of you that have this 'collector's item', we're terribly sorry! The m...
Posted by Mobile on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:31:00 PST

A Big Day: Tomorrow Starts Today out in the USA

Tomorrow Starts today is out in the USA. You can have it shipped to you, download it, or demand it from your nearest record store. There are some options at Mobile store. So, to the patient (and not s...
Posted by Mobile on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:29:00 PST

Something Wicked This Way Comes

And its not just the glut of Harry Potter... The Mobile website has undergone a few changes - There is a new engine running underneath its hood! Some of the changes might pop out, others you'll find e...
Posted by Mobile on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:44:00 PST