When everything began, Antoine Kerninon (drums) and Benoit Guivarch (lead vocals, guitar) formed Sherrylyn in Quimper (a small city located in Brittany, France). Inspired by the noisy sounds of Ride, Sonic Youth, and Mogwai, as well as calmer music such as Kat Onoma and Arab Strap, the band discovered its own voice, recorded an EP in Brest, and started out on the local scene. In 2001, Benoit moved to Paris to work on a new project, called Carp. Inspired by his experiences in Glasgow and Sheffield, a definitively more intimate and somber music surfaced. For his part, Antoine discovered the Canadian underground scene during the year he spent in Ottawa and Montreal. In 2003, he joined Carp, which at the time counted among its members two new musicians, Arnaud Betrom (bass), and Julien Choukroun (guitar). With Valerie Guillot (keyboards, chimes), they played several times on Parisian stages (GlazArt, Studios Campus, PopIn). In February 2004, the group was invited to participate in the Festival Panoramas8, with Cyann & Ben, Rodolphe Burger, Alain Bashung and RZA, among others. After this, they recorded several songs for their self-produced EP, on which Melanie Pain (Villeneuve, Nouvelle Vague) contributed. Today, Carp has a few new faces again, with the arrival of Julien Ribeill (guitar), Fabrice Maria (bass) and Sylvain Griotto. Their influences have turned North (Sigur Ros, Silver Mount Zion, Nick Cave, Low) and old school (Neil Young, the band, the last Beatles, Nick Drake,...). They have signed onto the new French indie label, Squaredogs. The first album was released on october 2006. Today, a second LP is ready!
ORDER THE ALBUM ON / COMMANDEZ L'ALBUM SUR WWW.FNAC.COM
YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD IT ON / EGALEMENT DISPONIBLE EN TELECHARGEMENT SUR ITUNES & VIRGINMEGA.FR
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Watch the new unplugged session/ Regardez la nouvelle session acoustique filmé par Renaud du Cargo sur Daily Motion
Listen to our new lullaby song on / Découvrez notre berceuse inédite sur la compilation gratuite "Have a good night 2" de Blog up Musique
Listen to our Belgium session & interview on / Ecoutez notre podcast belge chez nos amis François et Alex , dans leur émission "Selon l'humeur du Chef"
Another Man au Café de la Danse
Winter au Cabaret Sauvage
Listen to our first interview on/ Ecoutez notre première interview sur Telerama radio
Listen to the bedroom session and the kitchen interview by/ Ecoutez la session dans notre chambre et l'interview dans la cuisine sur Le Podcast
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"Depuis Syd Matters, on n'avait pas entendu de songwriters français jeter leur gourme avec autant de grâce" LES INROCKUPTIBLES
"Premier album étonnamment mature (...). Les musiciens rivalisent de maîtrise et d'inspiration tout au long de ce disque." MAGIC
"Premier specimen de Leonard Cohen de seconde génération." ROCK SOUND
"Difficile de ne pas être ému. Carrément." ROCK & FOLK
"Avec Carp, on ressent cette douce neurasthénie dont la beauté feutrée nous laisse parfois muet." TRAX
"Carp pratique une musique caressante comme du Tindersticks ou du Low, qui part volontiers dans des envolées noisy dignes de l’équipe canadienne Constellation." ARTE.TV
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