On Friday, April 26th, 2024, Corridor will release Mimi, the Montreal-based band’s new album, worldwide on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop. The eight-track offering, which includes the highlights “Jump Cut,” “Mon Argent,” and “Mourir Demain,” was produced by Corridor and Joojoo Ashworth (Dummy, Automatic) at Studio Gamma in Montreal and mastered by Heba Kadry Mastering in Brooklyn. All songs on Mimi were composed by Corridor, with lyrics written by guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Robert.
Corridor’s last release was Junior, the band’s prismatic Sub Pop debut, released in 2019. That album and its singles received praise from PASTE, who said, “The French-Canadian foursome may write and perform in French, but rock music this good is something we can all understand.” Meanwhile, Bandcamp noted the record’s “strong melodies and propulsive rock structures, which reference everything from shoegaze and post-punk to Krautrock and psych.”
Corridor’s Mimi—which, fun fact, is also named after Jonathan’s cat—is a record about “getting older” and “figuring out new parts of life”—but despite any claims of transitional growing pains from the band, Mimi is also a record bursting with new energy and life. The band expands on the sounds of Junior and delivers an album with a distinct rhythmic pulse reminiscent of post-punk’s own classic era of melding dance and rock textures.
This is evident on “Mourir Demain,” where over bright, chiming guitars and ascending synths, Robert addresses his looming mortality: “I wrote it when my girlfriend and I were shopping for life insurance,” he laughs. “With our little daughter growing up, we also considered making our will. I said to myself, ‘Oh shit, from now on, I’m slowly starting to plan my death.” Watch the animated official video for “Mourir Demain,” directed by Paul Jacobs, here.
Corridor is also sharing international tour dates for 2024 to support Mimi. Highlights include Pitchfork Music Festival Mexico City (March 9th), multiple dates at SXSW in Austin, Texas (March 13th-15th), Schellraiser Festival in McGill, Nevada (May 30th), and a hometown show in Montreal at Le National (October 4th). Additional live dates to be announced soon.
Sat. Mar. 09 – Mexico City, MX – Pitchfork Music Festival Mexico City
Tue. Mar. 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Ghengis Cohen
Wed. Mar. 13 – Austin, TX – SXSW
Thu. Mar. 14 – Austin, TX – SXSW
Fri. Mar. 15 – Austin, TX – SXSW
Thu. May 30 – McGill, NV – Schellraiser Festival
Fri. Oct. 04 – Montreal, QC – Le National
Mimi is now available to preorder from Sub Pop. LP preorders of the album from megamart.subpop.com and select independent retailers in North America will receive the Loser Edition on Baby Pink vinyl. LP orders from Mega Mart 2 (the new, UK-based sibling site to the world-famous Sub Pop Mega Mart) and select independent retailers the UK and Europe, will receive the Loser Edition on Blue vinyl. All whilst stock lasts.