# Garçons

> Garçons are a genre-fluid Canadian indie duo: singer-songwriter Deelo Avery and producer-director Julian Strangelove. They formed in Ottawa, Ontario, and are based between Ottawa and Toronto. Their latest album, rugged, came out on October 30, 2026.

Official website: https://garcons.band/

## Key facts
- Members: Deelo Avery (vocals, songwriting) and Julian Strangelove (production, directing).
- From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; now split time between Ottawa and Toronto.
- Met in 2014; started making music together in summer 2017.
- Sound: R&B, funk, soul, pop and rock, with Afrobeat and West African highlife roots from Deelo Avery's Nigerian upbringing.
- Latest album: rugged (October 30, 2026), 9 songs, about 26 minutes. Tracks: ruff n tumble, blinded, halloween, astro, gyrate, in my head, tunnel vision, talking loud, not so easy. Singles: in my head, astro, blinded.
- Earlier releases: Body Language EP (2018), Be Human EP (2019), single "Like Water" (2021), followed by a five-year hiatus.
- Press: named a Pigeons & Planes Best New Artist (October 2019); covered by The FADER, Complex, VICE, AFROPUNK, OkayAfrica and CBC Music.
- Stages: Ottawa Bluesfest, POP Montreal, NXNE, Yonge-Dundas Square, events for Hermès and Shopify, and support for Ludacris.

## Next show
- Garçons & Kyle Wildfern Tour: Thursday, December 3, 2026, 8:00 p.m., The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON. 19+. Hosted by OUTTALINE.
- Tickets: https://admitone.com/events/toronto/community/music/garcons-kyle-wildfern-tour/YWNYBQ

## Booking and contact
- Booking form (shows, festivals, private/brand events, collabs, press): https://garcons.band/#booking
- General email: realgarcons@gmail.com
- Press (Canada): Listen Harder Music Publicity, https://listenharder.com/clients/garcons/

## Listen and follow
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HAiMAa8lwFrKnEq55SLWe
- rugged on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5G2eYEIiumMH9UppcZ17YV
- rugged on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/rugged/6818071271
- Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/gar%C3%A7ons/1410460535
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realgarcons
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realgarcons/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realgarcons
- X: https://x.com/realgarcons
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realgarcons/
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/realgarcons