{{Short description|Canadian electropop duo}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Milk & Bone | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada | genre = {{hlist|[[Electropop]]|[[synth-pop]]|[[indietronica]]}} | years_active = {{start date|2013}}–present | label = [[Bonsound]] | website = | current_members = Laurence Lafond-Beaulne<br/>[[Camille Poliquin]] | past_members ] = }} '''Milk & Bone''' are a Canadian [[electropop]] duo based in [[Montreal]], Quebec, consisting of Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and [[Camille Poliquin]].<ref name="globe">{{Cite news |date=July 3, 2015 |title=Montreal’s Milk & Bone making music in the cloud |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/montreals-milk-bone-making-music-in-the-cloud/article25234156/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234943/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/montreals-milk-bone-making-music-in-the-cloud/article25234156/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> Their debut album ''[[Little Mourning]]'', released in 2015 via [[Bonsound]], was a longlisted nominee for the [[2015 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/polaris-music-prize-2015-long-list-revealed-1.3115821 "Polaris Music Prize 2015 long list revealed"]. [[CBC News]], June 15, 2015.</ref> Although both of the band members are [[francophone]]s, they write and record in [[English language|English]].<ref name=globe/>
==History== {{Update section|date=November 2025}} The duo first met as music students at [[Cégep de Saint-Laurent]],<ref name=noisey>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/milk-and-bone-montreal-little-mourning-album-stream-interview/ "Trust, Lust, and Also Friendship: Meet Montreal's Stunning Pop Duo Milk & Bone"]. ''[[Noisey]]'', March 10, 2015.</ref> and later performed with [[David Giguère]]'s touring band.<ref name=noisey/> They decided to begin writing and performing as a duo after being brought in as guest vocalists on [[Misteur Valaire]]'s 2013 album ''Bellevue''.<ref name=noisey/>
Since Milk & Bone write and record in [[English language|English]]<ref name=globe/> and the majority of their immediate friends and colleagues are francophone, they used [[SoundCloud]] to connect with potential contributors to the album, including [[Toronto]]-based rapper Terrell Morris on the track "Tomodachi".<ref name=globe/>
In 2015, Milk & Bone released their first album called ''[[Little Mourning]]''. The duo, recipient of the SOCAN Breakout Award at the Francophone [[SOCAN]] Awards in Montreal,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.socan.ca/about/awards/2015-socan-awards |title=2015 SOCAN Awards | SOCAN |access-date=2016-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802041429/http://www.socan.ca/about/awards/2015-socan-awards |archive-date=2017-08-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> charmed audiences here and elsewhere with their electro pop and mesmerizing harmonies. That year their track "Pressure" was streamed more than a million times on SoundCloud.<ref>{{cite news |title=Synth duo Milk & Bone's success is black and white |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/synth-duo-milk-bones-success-is-black-and-white |publisher=Montreal Gazette |date=May 17, 2015 |first=Brendan |last=Kelly}}</ref> ''Little Mourning'' has allowed the group to carve out a place on the long list of the 2015 [[Polaris Music Prize]], a nomination to the 2016 [[Juno Awards]] in the Revelation of the Year category (Group) as well as three prizes at the [[GAMIQ]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.specimenscanadiens.ca/milk-bone/|title=Milk & Bone : Spécimens canadiens|access-date=2020-02-20|archive-date=2020-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220173617/https://www.specimenscanadiens.ca/milk-bone/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Before starting to write their second album, the duo take up the challenge of composing the soundtrack feature [[King Dave|''King Dave'']] by Podz.<ref>https://lactualite.com/culture/milk-bone-offre-natalie-tiree-du-film-king-dave/ Papineau, P. (2016, 19 août). Milk & Bone offre Natalie, tirée du film King Dave</ref> The film's theme song, Natalie, was nominated for the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards in the Best Original Song category and has more than 4.6 million views on Spotify. The song appeared in the third episode of [[Dontnod Entertainment|Dontnod Entertainment's]] 2019 video game [[Life Is Strange 2|''Life Is Strange 2'']] in 2019.{{cn|date=November 2025}}
Milk & Bone released a single, "Daydream", in 2017, with a promotional video.<ref>[https://www.wmagazine.com/story/milk-and-bone-daydream-video-exclusive "Premiere: Milk & Bone's New Video Is a Surreal, Perfect L.A. "Daydream" (Exclusive)"]. ''W Magazine'', Katherine Cusumano, October 11, 2017</ref> Their second album, ''Deception Bay'', was released on February 2, 2018. The album allows to Milk & Bone to win the Juno award for the Electro Album of the Year in early 2019<ref>https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/expect-a-party-juno-winning-up-here-headliner-milk-bone-1640194 Ulrichsen, H. (2019, August 14th). Expect a party: Juno-winning Up Here headliner Milk & Bone</ref> as well as a nomination on the long list of the 2018 [[Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://polarismusicprize.ca/fr/blog/le-prix-de-musique-polaris-devoile-la-longue-liste-2018/|title=Le prix de musique Polaris dévoile la longue liste 2018|date=14 June 2018}}</ref> The show that accompanied the album was awarded at the 2019 ADISQ Gala in the Show of the Year - Anglophone category.<ref>https://lecanalauditif.ca/actualites/les-resultats-du-premier-gala-de-adisq-2019/ Labrèche, L-P. (2019, October 23rd). Les résultats du premier gala de l’ADISQ 2019</ref> Also, they were nominated for a [[GAMIQ]] award for Quebec Artist of the Year.<ref>Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, [https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2018/09/25/gamiq-2018-fouki-mene-le-bal-des-nominations/ "GAMIQ 2018 : FouKi mène le bal des nominations"]. ''[[Voir]]'', September 25, 2018.</ref>
In 2018, Milk & Bone performed at the Festival d’été de Quebec,<ref>[http://www.asianage.com/life/art/180718/with-dreamy-electro-pop-milk-bone-charts-own-path.html "With dreamy electro pop, Milk & Bone charts own path"]. ''The Asian Age''. | Shaun Tandon, Jul 18, 2018</ref> and also performed in Toronto.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/milk_and_bone-mod_club_toronto_on_march_1 "Milk & Bone Mod Club, Toronto ON, March 1"]. ''Exclaim!'', Ariel Matheson. Mar 02, 2018</ref>
At the start of 2019, they launched an EP, ''DIVE'', which won the EP pop of the year award at the 2019 [[GAMIQ]].<ref>https://lecanalauditif.ca/actualites/les-resultats-du-gamiq-2019/ Labrèche, L-P. (2019, November 24th). Les résultats du GAMIQ 2019</ref>
For the second time in their career, Milk & Bone was able to work on the composition of the soundtrack for a film produced by Podz, [[Mafia Inc.|''Mafia Inc.'']]. In addition, they also worked on the composition of the music for two new shows by [[Cirque du Soleil]], Cosmos and Exentricks, which have been presented on board the cruise ship MSC Grandiosa since November 2019.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
Lafond-Beaulne has also performed in the group Louve, with [[Salomé Leclerc]], [[Ariane Moffatt]], [[Amylie]], and [[Marie-Pierre Arthur]].<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/festivals/francofolies/201706/16/01-5108234-collectif-louve-le-chant-des-louves.php "Collectif Louve: le chant des louves"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', June 18, 2017.</ref>
==Awards and nominations== === Nominations === * Nomination on the long list of the [[Polaris Music Prize]] (2015) * Revelation of the Year (Group) at the [[Junos]] (2016) * Best Original Song for "Natalie" at the Canadian Screen Awards (2017) * Nomination on the long list of the [[Polaris Music Prize]] (2018) * Artist of the Year at the [[GAMIQ]] (2019)
=== Awards === * SOCAN Breakout Award (Francophone [[SOCAN]] Awards) * Pop Album of the Year at the [[GAMIQ]] (2015) * Revelation of the Year at the GAMIQ (2015) * Song of the Year for "Coconut Water" at the GAMIQ (2015) * Electro Album of the Year at the [[Junos]] (2019) * Show of the Year - Anglophone at the ADISQ (2019) * EP Pop of the Year at the GAMIQ (2019)
==Discography== === Albums === *''Little Mourning'' (2015) *''[[Deception Bay (album)|Deception Bay]]'' (2018) *''Chrysalism'' (2022) *Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (2025)
=== EP === *''DIVE'' (2019) *''A Little Lucky'' (2025)
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