This song came from a text conversation with an old flame. I used some of the texts I received to inspire a few lines in the song. Some loves never die ... this is/was one of them. "I can't break this chain anymore than I can stop the rain..."

You (demo)

The opening track of my upcoming debut solo album, YOU, which will be released on June 20th, 2015.

What Can Be Said About Our Love

Yet another song that was partly inspired by an emotionally charged back-and-forth texting exchange with an old flame. The words “Stop it” came up on my phone and I immediately put pen to paper, in anticipation of what would come next. When I was served the line “it’s not you, it’s me” I thought: No, really – I can’t leave that cliché in the lyrics! But it somehow fit – the ultimate excuse, the ultimate cop-out. Jasmine Bleile, who was kind enough to duet with me on this very special song, gets the verse of reason. I had been in therapy for anxiety problems and my therapist had given me one of her special “homeworks”: “Pay attention to how you talk to yourself…” well, that got me going on that third verse. To have Jasmine’s beautiful voice singing those words is nothing short of a gift. And what can I say about Jean-Philippe’s superb drumming? Coming at the end of the album, the song is an assessment of sorts: you’ve been through all this, you torture yourself with this and that but: Stop it, everybody loves you and you’re so much stronger than you know.

Lead vocals, acoustic guitar: Max Comeau
Lead vocals and harmonies: Jasmine Bleile
Bass: Sebastien Delporte-Bouchard
Lead electric guitar: Kent Kataoka
Piano: Will Riley
Drums and percussion: Jean-Philippe Aubin

Stop It

Songs of You

You'll Be Happy to Know

Early Morning High

Ode to a Yes Man

"Try" is all about trying to let somebody know how you truly feel.

"Drive" is all about wishing you could just drop everything and drive off to meet your lover.

Drive

Max Comeau est né sur la Rive sud de Montréal et a grandi dans une famille francophone, mais bilingue. En 1995, terrassé par la Beatlemania, il n’avait plus qu’une idée en tête : écrire et partager des chansons. Et voici que son tout premier album solo, You, voit enfin le jour!

MAX COMEAU: YOU - JUNE 20th 2015
www.maxcomeaumusic.com 

For Max Comeau of Montreal’s South Shore, his mission is clear: to write songs and share them with the world. A true labour of love, his debut solo album, You, features an impressive array of guests, including Ladies of the Canyon’s Jasmine Bleile, Brad Albetta, Rob MacDonald, and Zebrat.

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