Lucie Idlout

A one-woman revolution in Canadian music, taking the old blues wraiths and wrestling them into fierce new shapes.

- Globe and Mail (National Paper)



As for her music career, Idlout is on a roll.

- The Vancouver Sun



a fierce alternative rocker.

- The New Yorker



In the vein of darkness-drenched rockers such as PJ Harvey, Lucie Idlout (who is from the Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut - no wonder she's so icy!) combines bluesy tendencies with modern atmospherics.

- Time Out New York



.we may have our Inuit PJ Harvey

- Calgary Herald



Talk about an album living up to its title.the second disc [Swagger] from this North Baffin Islander is positively molten.

- The Vancouver Province



Lucie Idlout calls her new album Swagger, but does she have it? Sure she does: This Inuit rocker, she's as tough as a Courtney Love-cooked steak.

- The Globe and Mail



Canada's Coolest?.rising star Lucie Idlout isn't the only thing heating up Iqaluit.

- The Toronto Star



With the recent resurrection of vintage rock, one of the most interesting arrivals on the scene is singer/songwriter Lucie Idlout. Her music is hard hitting, raw and to the point. She has a voice that at times echoes the crooning of the likes of Etta James, and is as provocative and unique as Marianne Faithful. Though she comes from the newest territory, Nunavut, in Canada's Arctic, she is not the typical stereotype associated musically with Aboriginal people.



Lucie's commanding style takes you on an emotional journey drawing on themes that are common to us all; heartwreck, lust and rage. She has toured clubs and rock festivals extensively across Canada and Europe, garnering rave revues wherever she travels. She was host to the top rated Entertainment Magazine, Buffalo Tracks, on APTN, and has acted in a score of theatre pieces, but music has always proven to be home.



Lucie was awarded Best Rock Album at the 2009 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards for her sophomore album, Swagger, which was released on February 10, 2009.



Lucie has been nominated for a 2010 Juno Award.