Feb 15 See you again soon, Paris!

We are about to leave France, direction London, where we will start the Coffee House Session Tour, 25 acoustic shows in 10 days! The 5 days we have spent in Paris have been really wonderful, way more than words can say!

It started out being very very busy for us, as we were getting ready all the final details for the release of the acoustic version of the song “Where Did We Lose Each Other”! We were so excited to finally present you this version, a version that is softer than the original rock version, but that is just as soulful, deep and intense! If you haven’t watched it yet, I strongly suggest that you do it now!!!!

“Where Did We Lose Each Other” is the 3rd single from the album “Between Illness And Migration”, a song that is very deep and meaningful… Alex wrote it back in 2010, and that song became to him the answer to quite a lot of desperate prayers he barely whispered in order to find true peace in his heart and soul.

While Alex was working on the artwork with Kanu who was at the HQ in Montreal (working with a distance is quite a hard thing, believe me!), Ben and Sef were rehearsing the acoustic songs that will be played during the Coffee House Sessions Tour… One of them is “Where Did We Lose Each Other”, the other will probably change from a day to another…! Let’s just say they made sure to adapt a lot of songs and make them ready for those special acoustic sessions! Alex joined in when he was finished with everything, adding a very special touch to this already very soulful duo. The power and intensity of the acoustic versions amaze me every time I listen to them… You can’t just stay there and remain indifferent. It’s something powerful that moves you, want it or not!

And on Thursday night, we had a very special night in Paris for Jeff’s birthday! Let me go back in time for you a little bit… Since the day we knew we were going to Paris for business, we thought it would be cool to do something special for Jeff’s birthday, even if it wasn’t on the day of his birthday directly. France has always been a very meaningful country, not only for Jeff but for all of us, so we were more than excited to plan this special evening with our loved ones! That was until Jeff told us we might have to go to London earlier… We needed to put everything on hold, and it allowed us to tell everyone only a few days before the event… And now, try to spread the word on social networks in a massive way without Jeff knowing… He’s everywhere! 🙂 Hopefully, Juliette & Valérie planned & prepared everything in a wonderful way from the HQ! From finding the place, to contacting everyone, and making sure Jeff wasn’t aware of anything… 🙂

Here’s how the day went! Jeff and I had a meeting in the afternoon, and we were going to meet the band a little later at a store in Bercy Village. Everybody’s there, but Miss Isabel, who’s “sick and decided to stay home”… After a bit of shopping, it is time to leave. There’s a little rush on our side, as we know people are waiting for us somewhere very special… So we get in the van and start driving to La Bodega. Hopefully for us, no traffic at all. But parking has been a true nightmare! Matt decides to drop us at the corner of the street and says he’s going to join us later. But then Jeff doesn’t understand… We’re “going for a walk in Paris”, how is Matt supposed to join us later? We walk a little, and then stop at a bar, because “the place looks nice”… Wrong place, but the place is full anyway. While the guys are paying a visit to the very filthy bathrooms downstairs, I am told the room that’s for us is just next door! So I tell the guys, get into the bar next door, and go downstairs. Jeff is the first one to go down. The ceiling is very low, the place is super dark… and it is PACKED! And then he realizes… Miss Isabel is there in the corner. And then he sees the different faces… all people he knows. You see his eyes changing. And that’s when you hear a roaring “SUUUUUURPRIIIIIIISEEEEEEE”, followed by a wonderful “Joyeux anniversaiiiire”, sung by everyone all together. Jeff was left speechless. And that, let me tell you, doesn’t happen very often. We made our way into the room and started saying hi and discussing with everyone. The place was way too small for all of us to be together at the same time, we couldn’t walk, we were walking on one another’s feet, it was hot and we were sweating – remember, we arrived a few minutes ago! But it was family time. From the top of the stairs where I was standing, it was hard to distinguish the faces… but one thing was really easy to distinguish: the stars in everybody’s eyes and the smiles. We’ve had great discussions, incredible moments, shared laughter & tears of joy, talked about music, about freedom, about letting go… about US, as a family. All different from one another, but all united by something that is so much bigger than us all!!!

Moments turned to eternity… This night is a moment we’ll forever remember!

We love you guys, and words lack to express just how much we look forward to seeing you again! (Alex says May or September… More news to follow soon!)

– Stephanie 

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