{{Infobox musical artist | name = Partner | image = | caption = | image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | landscape = | alias = | origin = Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada | genre = rock, power pop, punk rock | years_active = 2014–present | label = You've Changed Records | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Josée Caron<br />Lucy Niles | past_members = }}
'''Partner''' is a Canadian rock band,<ref name=fivefacts>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/five_facts_you_should_know_about_partner_atlantic_canadas_best_lesbian_garage_band "Five Facts You Should Know About Partner, Atlantic Canada's Best Lesbian Garage Band"]. ''Exclaim!'', January 3, 2017.</ref> originally formed in Sackville, New Brunswick, and later based in Windsor, Ontario.<ref>Dalson Chen, [https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/quirky-windsor-rock-duo-wins-10000-songwriting-prize "Quirky Windsor rock duo wins $10,000 songwriting prize"]. ''Windsor Star'', June 17, 2018.</ref> The band is most noted for winning the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2018 for their song "Play the Field".<ref>Calum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/partner_win_the_2018_socan_songwriting_prize "Partner Win the 2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize"]. ''Exclaim!'', June 14, 2018.</ref><ref>Katie Tower, [https://www.sackvilletribunepost.com/living/sackville-band-in-the-running-for-prestigious-polaris-music-prize-230396/ "Sackville band in the running for prestigious Polaris Music prize"]. ''Sackville Tribune'', July 31, 2018.</ref>
==History== Vocalist and lead guitarist Josée Caron and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Lucy Niles, two lesbians who met as students at Mount Allison University,<ref>Josh O’Kane,[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/partners-technical-prowess-meets-slacker-predispositions/article35156941/ "Partner's music merges technical prowess with slacker predispositions"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', May 31, 2017.</ref> played together in the bands Mouthbreathers, Yellowteeth, and Go Get Fucked.<ref>Marcy Donelson, [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/partner-mn0003664818/biography "Partner"]. ''AllMusic''.</ref><ref>Carly Lewis, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/partner-loving_leisure_life "Partner Loving Leisure Life"]. ''Exclaim!'', September 6, 2017.</ref> In 2014, the pair formed Partner in Sackville with guitarist Daniel Legere, bassist Kevin Brasier and drummer Brendan Allison.<ref name=fivefacts/> The group first attracted widespread attention in 2015 when their video "The 'Ellen' Page", created from Creative Commons-licensed footage of actor Elliot Page dancing, went viral after being promoted on social media by Page himself.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/ellen-page-partner-video-1.3284242 "Sackville punk band Partner gets a Hollywood endorsement"]. CBC News New Brunswick, October 22, 2015.</ref> In 2016, they released the cassette ''Healthy Release'', a collection of their early singles, on You've Changed Records.
In 2016, Partner toured as a power-pop group, performing in various venues, including at the Silver Dollar in Toronto as part of Canada Music Week.<ref>Ben Rayner, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/05/12/partners-punk-is-saucy-but-subtly-serious.html "Partner's punk is saucy but subtly serious"]. ''Toronto Star'', May 12, 2016.</ref>
Partner moved to Windsor, Ontario in 2016 before releasing their full-length debut album ''In Search of Lost Time'' in 2017.<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/partner-in-search-of-lost-time/ "Partner: In Search of Lost Time"]. ''Pitchfork'', September 12, 2017.</ref> The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart for four months, beginning in October that year,<ref>[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2017-10-10 "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 10, 2017"]. ''!earshot''.</ref> was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize,<ref name=shortlist>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/polaris_music_prize_reveals_2018_short_list "Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2018 Short List"]. ''Exclaim!'', July 17, 2018.</ref> and was nominated for an East Coast Music Award.<ref>Tom Niles, [https://www.thelabradorian.ca/living/None/labrador-woman-receives-nomination-for-ecma-184380/ "Labrador woman receives nomination for ECMA"]. ''The Labradorian'', February 08, 2018.</ref>
They released the EP ''Saturday the 14th'' in 2019.<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/partner-saturday-the-14th-ep/ "Partner: Saturday the 14th EP"]. ''Pitchfork'', April 10, 2019.</ref> "Play the Field" was subsequently used as the theme song for the comedy web series ''Slo Pitch'', which premiered in 2020.
Their second full-length album, ''Never Give Up'', was released in November 2020.<ref>Ian Gormely, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/partner_never_give_up_album_review "Partner 'Never Give Up' on Their Quest to Share the Power of Rock Music"]. ''Exclaim!'', November 18, 2020.</ref>
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