Yves Jarvis
Yves Jarvis | |
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 Jarvis in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Jean-Sébastien Yves Audet |
| Genres | Experimental rock |
| Labels | Flemish Eye, Anti-, Bruised Tongue |
Jean-Sébastien Yves Audet,[1] known professionally as Yves Jarvis, is a Canadian experimental musician, singer, and producer who also previously released music under the stage names Un Blonde and Faux Fur.[2]
Biography
Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Audet was a member of various projects in his teens including Faux Fur, which released a self-titled debut in 2013.[3] His first solo album as Un Blonde, Tenet, was released in 2014.[4] He followed up in 2016 with Good Will Come to You,[5] which was a longlisted nominee for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize.[6] The album was reissued in 2017 on Flemish Eye.[7]
Audet announced in 2018 that he was changing his stage name from Un Blonde to Yves Jarvis,[2] and released his third album The Same but by Different Means in early 2019 on Flemish Eye in Canada and ANTI- in the rest of the world.[1] The album was longlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[8]
His 2020 album, Sundry Rock Song Stock, was released to critical acclaim.[9] The album was longlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[10]
His 2025 album All Cylinders was named the winner of the 2025 Polaris Music Prize,[11] and was shortlisted for the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026.[12]
Name
Audet changed his project name from Un Blonde to Yves Jarvis in 2018, explaining "Yves is my middle name and Jarvis is my mother's maiden name"[2]
Discography
Albums
- The Same but by Different Means (2019)
- Sundry Rock Song Stock (2020)
- The Zug (2022)
- All Cylinders (2025)
As Un Blonde
- Tenet (2014)
- Good Will Come to You (2016)
As Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band (with Romy Lightman)
- Banned (2021)[13]
References
- ^ a b "Yves Jarvis: The Same but by Different Means". Pitchfork, March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Un Blonde Changes Name to Yves Jarvis, Announces New Album". Exclaim!, December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Faux Fur's Jean-Sebastien Audet Wants to Record a Personal Album for You". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Jean-Sebastien Audet Refuses to Sit Still as Yves Jarvis" Archived 2019-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. BeatRoute, May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Un Blonde Is Re-Releasing His Best, Most Spiritual Album. Now’s Your Chance To Get Sanctified". The Fader, September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Polaris Prize 2016 Long List: Drake, Carly Rae Jepsen, Grimes, the Weeknd, and More". Spin, June 15, 2016.
- ^ "Un Blonde: Good Will Come to You". Exclaim!, September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Sundry Rock Song Stock". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Melody Lau, "Kathleen Edwards, Mustafa, Tobi and more make the 2021 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Yves Jarvis wins Polaris Music Prize for ‘All Cylinders’". Toronto Star, September 16, 2025.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 27, 2026.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (April 20, 2021). "Yves Jarvis and Romy Lightman Form New Band, Announce Album With New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2021.