Desire (band)

Desire
Desire
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Synth-pop; Italo disco; new wave;
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Italians Do It Better
Members	Megan Louise; Johnny Jewel;
Past members	Nat Walker;
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Desire is a Canadian electronic music band from Montreal,^[4]^[5] currently based in Palm Springs. Formed in 2009, the band consists of vocalist Megan Louise and producer Johnny Jewel, a former member of Chromatics and Glass Candy. Nat Walker (also a previous member of Chromatics) was a former member of the band, playing synthesizer and drums.^[4]^[6] Their lyrics are in French and English.^[5]

Their debut studio album, II, was released on June 30, 2009, via the Italians Do It Better label.^[6]^[7] Fact magazine listed II as the 14th best album of 2009.^[8] That same year, the band's song "Under Your Spell" was featured in the 2010 S/S Max Mara fashion show; in the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2012; and on the soundtracks of the 2011 films Drive and Oslo, August 31st.^[1]^[9] Kid Cudi sampled "Under Your Spell" for the 2012 song "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie". They recorded the song "Behind the Mask" for the soundtrack to the 2015 film Lost River.^[10]

The band would support Chromatics for the "Double Exposure" tour, with Jewel and Heaven vocalist Aja performing on synthesizers for Desire.^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Desire (2009)

Montre Moi Ton Visage - 2:34
Mirroir Mirroir - 5:18
Don't Call - 4:34
Dans Mes Reves - 5:23
Under Your Spell - 4:56
Colorless Sky - 3:56
If I Can't Hold You - 7:18
Part II - 7:09

Escape (2022)

Black Latex - 4:41
Telling Me Lies - 4:07
Liquid Dreams - 3:16
Love Is A Crime (ft. Mirage) - 3:27
Zeros - 4:19
Dark Age - 2:14
Haenim (ft. Ether) - 4:19
Ghosts - 3:37
Escape - 3:34
The Young & The Restless - 3:05
Days & Nights - 3:23
L’Amulette De La Vie - 1:09
Friends & Enemies - 4:14

Games People Play (2025)

Darkside - 4:12
Dangerous Drug - 6:41
Human Nature - 3:45
Dream Girl - 3:45
Sometimes - 3:01
Vampire - 2:35
The Judge - 3:33
Drama Queen - 4:13
Russian Roulette - 1:55
Love Races On - 3:13
Cold As Ice - 3:26
Réflexion Sous La Plouie - 3:04
Tell It To My Heart - 2:56
I Know - 5:06
Love Theme - 3:47
I Run To You - 0:47
Demons In The Rain - 2:40
Othello - 0:39
Love On The Air - 3:48
I See Black - 4:33
Games People Play - 4:01

Singles

"If I Can't Hold You" (2009)^[12]
"Under Your Spell" (2009)
"Tears from Heaven" (2018)
"Bizarre Love Triangle" (2020)^[13]
"Escape" (2020)
"Black Latex" (2020)
"Liquid Dreams" (2020)
"Boy" (2020)
"Zeros" (2021)
"Future Lights" with Double Mixte (2021)
"Ghosts" (2021)
"Haenim" ft. Ether (2021)
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" ft. Guy Gerber (2022)
"54321" ft. Omar-S (2022)
"Hard Times" ft. Omar-S (2023)
"Parisian Time" ft. Jimmy Whoo (2023)
"The Power of Love" (2023)
"Love Races On" (2023)
"Darkside" (2024)
"Human Nature" (2024)
"Vampire" (2024)
"Dangerous Drug" (2024)
"I Know" (2024)
"Drama Queen" (2024)
"Something Real" ft. Omar-S (2025)

References

^ ^a ^b Simon, Reynolds (September 20, 2011). "'Drive' playlist: 5 tracks from Ryan Gosling's explosive thriller". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ "Kasper Bjorke's Exclusive Disco Mix". Dazed. February 19, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ Grow, Kory (January 5, 2011). "'Girls & Boys Presents Glass Candy+Chromatics'". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Desire prep debut LP and Italians come to London". Fact. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Ace, Ezra (April 9, 2009). "Damaged Disco". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Desire – II". Resident Advisor. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ Park, Dave (December 27, 2009). "Album Review: Desire – II". Prefix. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
^ "The 40 Best Albums of 2009". Fact. December 9, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
^ "Oslo, 31. august (2011) – Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ Feenstra, Gerrit (April 8, 2015). "Album Review: Johnny Jewel – Lost River Original Soundtrack". KEXP-FM. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ Vehling (Vehlinggo) in News, Aaron (February 19, 2019). "Chromatics: New Single 'Time Rider,' Tour with Desire, In Mirrors". Vehlinggo. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ Hogan, Marc (April 28, 2009). "Desire: "If I Can't Hold You"". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
^ Murray, Robin (February 14, 2020). "Desire Cover New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle'". clashmusic.com. Clash. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

External links

Desire discography at Discogs
Article about Johnny Jewel from The Guardian
Interview with Jewel from The Portland Mercury

[ds-1] Simon, Reynolds (September 20, 2011). "'Drive' playlist: 5 tracks from Ryan Gosling's explosive thriller". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[2] "Kasper Bjorke's Exclusive Disco Mix". Dazed. February 19, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[3] Grow, Kory (January 5, 2011). "'Girls & Boys Presents Glass Candy+Chromatics'". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[fact-4] "Desire prep debut LP and Italians come to London". Fact. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.

[mercury-5] Ace, Ezra (April 9, 2009). "Damaged Disco". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved January 28, 2010.

[ra-6] "Desire – II". Resident Advisor. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[7] Park, Dave (December 27, 2009). "Album Review: Desire – II". Prefix. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2013.

[8] "The 40 Best Albums of 2009". Fact. December 9, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.

[9] "Oslo, 31. august (2011) – Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[10] Feenstra, Gerrit (April 8, 2015). "Album Review: Johnny Jewel – Lost River Original Soundtrack". KEXP-FM. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[11] Vehling (Vehlinggo) in News, Aaron (February 19, 2019). "Chromatics: New Single 'Time Rider,' Tour with Desire, In Mirrors". Vehlinggo. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[12] Hogan, Marc (April 28, 2009). "Desire: "If I Can't Hold You"". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 24, 2010.

[13] Murray, Robin (February 14, 2020). "Desire Cover New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle'". clashmusic.com. Clash. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

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