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Biography
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Galaxie
Effective period / Period of releases: 2006 - 2024
Members: Olivier Langevin, François Lafontaine, Pierre Girard, Michel Dufour, Pierre Fortin, Audrey-Michèle Simard, Fred Fortin, Karine Pion, Jonathan Bigras, Simon Gauthier
Formed in early 2000s, it is based in Montreal but most of its members come from around Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, Canada.The band released their first two albums under the name Galaxie 500 (referring to a 60s model full-sized Ford), before being threatened of lawsuit by the Massachusetts shoegaze band Galaxie 500. They renamed as Galaxie in 2011.
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