Featured Artist: Grand Splendid

Rock band Grand Splendid hail from Montreal and are excited to be on the local indie scene. Their upfront electric guitar sounds and soothing vocal melodies are attracting the attention of indie music lovers.

They released their first EP Numbers, which was engineered by Maxime Audet-Halde (Doba Caracol) and mastered by Ryan Morey (Arcade Fire, The Stills, Sam Roberts). In the studio, the band’s musical exploration went beyond their guitar-driven sound, adding new textures with vintage keyboards, a pump organ and layered vocal harmonies.

Their singles, Hopeless and Energy, have aired on several indie radio stations across North America, Europe and Asia. They also received support from UK rockers The Joy Formidable, who selected Grand Splendid as the featured artist on one of their sporadic podcasts.

The buzz around the release of Grand Splendid’s first EP landed them invitations to play at the NXNE, Canadian Music Week and Indie Week festivals in Toronto. They also played at the First Fridays food truck festival at the Olympic Stadium, Midi Indie Zones Musique in Old Montreal and OAP at McGill University, as well as at many other venues across Quebec and Ontario. They got to  share the stage with some amazing artists like The Glorious Sons, We Are Monroe, The Happy FIts, James Blonde, Paupière, Les Louanges and many more.

​Ahead of the release of their debut album in 2021, the band released their single “You Are The Universe”. The song was chosen as the Big Shiny New Song of the Week by Montreal’s Rock station CHOM FM, to be featured on their radio show Amped with Jason Rockman.

To learn more about Grand Splendid click here, or listen to their latest single You Are The Universe below.