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While playing bass in Canadian indie darlings Eric's Trip, Julie began writing songs to play on her own with an acoustic guitar. As Eric's Trip was parting ways in the Spring of '96, she released her first solo record, the eponymously titled Broken Girl, on her own Sappy Records. The inaugural release for Sappy, Broken Girl was well-received in Canada, where the album was released, and naturally a favorite amongst Eric's Trip fans everywhere. 
In December of 1996, Julie headed down to Memphis where she recorded her second full-length for Sub Pop with help from Dave Shouse (Grifters), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Doug Easley, and Davis McCain. The sparse arrangements serve to focus attention on her clear, plaintive, and hauntingly pretty voice. The songs themselves are quietly evocative; yearning made palpable through music. A variety of instruments, including several guitars, piano, drums, bass, and mellotron added texture to the mix. While Loneliest In the Morning was well-received by the press and fans, Julie's problems with Sub Pop were escalating. After five long years on Sub Pop, Julie was interested in pursuing other opportunities. Will You Still Love Me is a dark and somber record. The kind of record you'd listen to by yourself or while in the company of a close friend. What it lacks in volume and intensity are made up in her bare boned honesty and lump in your throat integrity. Julie Doiron
lives in Montreal, Quebec, with her husband and their two children.
When not busy writing new songs and raising a family, she's an avid
photographer, lending the same candor to her photos as to her music. |