Bio:

Hibou’s music is for anyone who has ever seen the inside of a dark bar at last call or have ever felt like the Smiths or Metric were writing songs just for them.

Singer Tracey Adams-Thibaudeau’s voice is a warm gun polished with gin and tears. Her songwriting, at once both cynical and sweet, makes you feel as if her performance is extracting secrets from your inner 12-year-old’s diary and whispering them into the ear of your burned-out, 9-to-5 commuter. On Hibou’s first album, ‘Today’s Vices’, Adams-Thibaudeau’s musical partner, Sergio Abegao pulls the tones from her voice with his pants-throbbing guitar, heart-widowing beats and BFF back-up vocals, as well as being the production genius behind all their musical arrangements.

First thrown together through a comedy of hipster nepotism in Toronto’s west end, it was only after their romantic relationship had cooled off that their true alchemy could start to develop. Since they formed Hibou in 2004, they have been steady climbers in the Toronto indie music scene, having performed as live featured guests on radio stations CIUT and CKLU as well as playing to sold-out crowds at numerous Toronto venues, including The Drake Hotel, The Gladstone, Hart House and Lady-Fest. Recently, their ascent passed a milestone when they accepted an invitation to perform at The Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida as one of a very small handful of live performers amidst the massive, legendary dance music festival. The duo became a Holy Trinity in 2008 by adopting third band member, Josh Penslar, whose virtuoso cello is first among his diverse musical contributions to the group.

“Hibou’s music is visceral and consuming,” says Adams-Thibaudeau. “It’s the perfect fusion of pretty and sad. It transcribes itself as goose bumps on your skin and demands to be played on repeat in your head."

 

An indie electro-acoustic band consisting of:

Tracey Adams-Thibaudeau (Singer/Songwriter)

647-221-1452…..hiboumusic@yahoo.ca

Sergio Abegao (Guitarist/Composer/Programmer/Back-up vocalist)

416-886-7374…..gryffen@yahoo.com

Josh Penslar (Cellist)

416-939-0849….jpenslar@gmail.com

LOCATION: Toronto, ON, Canada

Press:

“Hibou’s crushing melodies composed of Tracey’s lovingly jazzy voice and Serge’s smooth guitar and electronic production sends a sound that subtly penetrates through the insincere, overly produced music that saturates the airwaves. Having jazz, electronic and rock influences with a hint of lyrical play makes Hibou move beyond traditional genre labels. Once you open your ears to Hibou, their music will carry you away and not let you go.”

Mykelle, “Take Five” CIUT 89.5fm (December 14th, 2007)



“Their music has a bluesy, airy, electronic sound well-suited to a 3 a.m. rendezvous on a summer patio for many glasses of wine and small cigars.”

Emily Mathieu, The Toronto Star (March 28, 2008)



NOTABLE GIGS:

  • ‘Unmasked’ Fundraiser at Drake Hotel, Toronto 2006

  • Feminist Porn Awards, Toronto 2007

  • Toronto Pride 2007

  • Ladyfest Toronto 2007

  • Rock OUT – LGBT Celebration Toronto 2007

  • Ultra Music Festival, Miami, Fla., USA 2008

RADIO APPEARANCES ON:

  • “Safe and Sound” – CKMS – August 2007

  • “Take Five” – CIUT – December 2007

  • “Parts Per Million” - Indie Love Radio – February 2008

ALBUM INFORMATION:

Debut album ‘Today’s Vices’ recorded in 2006 at the Bakery Studio, Toronto

BIRD SONGS:

Track 1 Drive –Starlight in the eyes of someone in love

Track 2 Ain’t Got No Plans –A rainy day with nothing but time and the devil’s work to do

Track 3 Transit –A song about public (transit) displays of emotion

Track 4 Penny On the Track –A tender look back at post-romance regret