{{Short description|Canadian electronic musician (born 1987)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Marie Davidson | image = Marie-davidson-beaches-brew-2025.jpg | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | caption = Davidson performing in 2025 | birth_name = Marie Davidson | origin = Montreal, Canada | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1987}}<ref name="allmusic"/> | genre = {{flatlist| * Electronic * techno<ref name="guardian-interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/17/techno-workaholic-marie-davidson-im-a-total-maniac-who-is-very-hard-on-myself|title=Techno workaholic Marie Davidson: 'I'm a total maniac who is very hard on myself'|work=The Guardian|first=Whitney|last=Wei|date=17 October 2018|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="allmusic"/> * minimal wave<ref name="allmusic"/> }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * musician * record producer }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * synthesizer * violin }} | years_active = 2007–present | associated_acts = Essaie pas | label = {{flatlist| * Cititrax * Holodeck * Weyrd Son<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marie-davidson-mn0002476261/discography|title=Marie Davidson: Album Discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref> * Ninja Tune<ref name="factmag"/> * Deewee }} }} '''Marie Davidson''' (born 1987)<ref name="allmusic"/> is a Canadian electronic musician and producer from Montreal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/10/04/marie-davidson-fact-rated-interview/|title=Marie Davidson's politically-charged techno has a unique Québecois twist|work=Fact|first=John|last=Twells|date=4 October 2017|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref>
==Career== Davidson was part of the duo Les Momies de Palerme, along with Xarah Dion.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marie-davidson-mn0002476261/biography|title=Marie Davidson: Biography |website=AllMusic|first=Paul|last=Simpson|accessdate=15 January 2017}}</ref> Their album, ''Brûlez ce coeur'', was released on Constellation Records in 2010. She has collaborated with various other musicians including Matana Roberts (on her project ''Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de couleur libres'') and David Kristian, and she was part of the orchestral project Land of Kush.<ref name="allmusic"/>
She is also one half of the minimal wave duo Essaie pas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17968-essaie-pas-retox/|title="Retox" by Essaie Pas Review|website=Pitchfork|first=Jenn|last=Pelly|date=February 5, 2016|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> a duo she formed with her partner, Pierre Guerineau.<ref name="guardian-2016-01-22">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/22/new-band-of-the-week-essaie-pas-no-87|title=New band of the week: Essaie Pas (No 87)|work=The Guardian|first=Paul|last=Lester|date=22 January 2016|accessdate=15 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="ouest-france-2016-05-14">{{cite news|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/brest-29200/la-new-wave-et-lelectro-ont-fait-leur-riliz-party-4230435|title=La new wave et l'electro ont fait leur Riliz Party|work=Ouest-France|date=14 May 2016|accessdate=15 January 2017|language=fr}}</ref> The duo were longlisted for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for their album ''Demain est une autre nuit''.<ref>[https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/polaris-music-prize-unveils-long-list-of-albums-in-whitehorse "Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse"]. ''Edmonton Journal'', June 15, 2016.</ref>
Her third solo album, ''Adieux au dancefloor'', was named by ''Pitchfork'' as one of "The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016".<ref name="pf-top20">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9990-the-20-best-electronic-albums-of-2016/|title=The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016|website=Pitchfork|first=Philip|last=Sherburne|date=8 December 2016|accessdate=15 January 2017}}</ref> The album is themed around Davidson's ambivalent feelings towards dance music and club culture.<ref name="pf-aad">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22493-adieux-au-dancefloor/|title=Marie Davidon: Adieux Au Dancefloor Album Review|website=Pitchfork|first=Kevin|last=Lozano|date=15 October 2016|accessdate=15 January 2017}}</ref> She released ''Working Class Woman'' on Ninja Tune in 2018.<ref name="factmag">{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2018/08/30/marie-davidson-working-class-woman-ninja-tune/|title=Marie Davidson joins Ninja Tune for new album, Working Class Woman|work=Fact|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=30 August 2018|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref> She released ''Renegade Breakdown'' on Ninja Tune in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Renegade Breakdown, by Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu|url=https://mariedavidson.bandcamp.com/album/renegade-breakdown|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Marie Davidson}}</ref> and ''City of Clowns'' in 2025.
''City of Clowns'' was shortlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gregory |first1=Allie |title=Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2025 Short List |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/polaris-music-prize-reveals-2025-short-list |website=Exclaim! |date=July 10, 2025|access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref>
==Musical style== Davidson's music has been labelled as techno<ref name="guardian-interview"/><ref name="allmusic"/> and minimal wave,<ref name="allmusic" /> with AllMusic's Paul Simpson describing it as "cold, hypnotic minimal wave with analog synthesizers and drum machines, showcasing her intimate yet detached lyrics that are more often spoken than sung."<ref name="allmusic"/> ''Pitchfork'' critic Sophie Kemp has stated that the sound of ''Working Class Woman'' is "somewhere between spoken word electroclash of Miss Kittin and the dreamy dissonance of Julee Cruise."<ref>{{cite web| title=Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/marie-davidson-working-class-woman/ |work=Pitchfork |date=10 October 2020|author-link=Sophie Kemp|first=Sophie |last=Kemp |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
==Discography== '''Studio albums''' * ''Perte d'identité'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/03/26/stream-marie-davidson-perte-didentite|title=Stream: Marie Davidson, "Perte d'identité"|website=The Fader|first=Patrick D.|last=McDermott|date=26 March 2014|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> * ''Un autre voyage'' (2015)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/192334-marie-davidson-un-autre-voyage/|title=Marie Davidson: Un Autre Voyage|work=PopMatters|first=Matt|last=James|date=21 April 2015|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> * ''Adieux au dancefloor'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/07/marie-davidson-adieux-au-dancefloor-interview|title=Why Marie Davidson Made A Cathartic Minimal Dance Record|website=The Fader|first=Jordan|last=Darville|date=7 October 2016|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> * ''Working Class Woman'' (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/marie_davidson_announces_working_class_woman_lp|title=Marie Davidson Announces 'Working Class Woman' LP|work=Exclaim!|first=Calum|last=Slingerland|date=30 August 2018|accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref> *''Renegade Breakdown'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/28750-marie-davidson-renegade-breakdown-album-details-trio|title=Marie Davidson Reveals New Album, 'Renegade Breakdown'|author=Christian Eede|date=2020-08-12|publisher=The Quietus}}</ref> *''City of Clowns'' (2025)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://ninjatune.net/artist/marie-davidson Marie Davidson] at Ninja Tune
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