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“Thibault is like if two of my favourite bands, Stereolab and Electrelane, merged together and were made brand new by Nicole’s originality.” - Kathleen Hanna
“Hey turn that up. It’s really good!” - Adam ‘Ad-Rock’ Horovitz
Thibault is the long-awaited new project for Melbourne musician Nicole Thibault.
Her drily-titled debut album Or Not Thibault is full of harmonic invention, unexpected arrangements, and atmospheres so lush they make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Nicole’s former band Minimum Chips were a cornerstone of Australian indie label Chapter Music’s fabled 90s roster. For a decade or so, Minimum Chips played Moog-driven motorik pop that made them support band of choice for touring artists like Stereolab, Pavement, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Nicole’s vocals, trombone, keyboards and songwriting helped grow a cult mystique around Min Chips that persists to this day.
Nicole took time off in the late 00s to raise a family, but recently returned to music with the support of a new generation of Melbourne pop kids. Or Not Thibault includes contributions from Zak Olsen (Orb, Traffik Island), Rebecca Liston (Parsnip), Lachlan Denton (The Ocean Party) as well as Minimum Chips co-conspirator Julian Patterson. The live Thibault band currently features Zak, Rebecca and Stella Rennex (Parsnip).
“Beautiful baroque pop with a swish of European supernatural fairytale film music. Melancholy melodies are super-great. I really like this record!” – Tim Gane, Stereolab
“Hey turn that up. It’s really good!” - Adam ‘Ad-Rock’ Horovitz
Thibault is the long-awaited new project for Melbourne musician Nicole Thibault.
Her drily-titled debut album Or Not Thibault is full of harmonic invention, unexpected arrangements, and atmospheres so lush they make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Nicole’s former band Minimum Chips were a cornerstone of Australian indie label Chapter Music’s fabled 90s roster. For a decade or so, Minimum Chips played Moog-driven motorik pop that made them support band of choice for touring artists like Stereolab, Pavement, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Nicole’s vocals, trombone, keyboards and songwriting helped grow a cult mystique around Min Chips that persists to this day.
Nicole took time off in the late 00s to raise a family, but recently returned to music with the support of a new generation of Melbourne pop kids. Or Not Thibault includes contributions from Zak Olsen (Orb, Traffik Island), Rebecca Liston (Parsnip), Lachlan Denton (The Ocean Party) as well as Minimum Chips co-conspirator Julian Patterson. The live Thibault band currently features Zak, Rebecca and Stella Rennex (Parsnip).
“Beautiful baroque pop with a swish of European supernatural fairytale film music. Melancholy melodies are super-great. I really like this record!” – Tim Gane, Stereolab
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