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Infobox musical artist|name = Desire|image = Desire Band Picture 2012.jpeg|caption = Desire (2012)|background = group_or_band|origin = Montreal , Canada and Portland, Oregon |genre = Synthpop |years_active = 2009–present|label = Italians Do It Better |Associated acts = Glass Candy Chromatics |website =|current_members = Megan Louise Johnny Jewel Nat Walker Desire are a musical act from Montreal, Canada and Portland, Oregon . In June 2009, they released an album, II , on the Italians Do It Better label. http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/desire/ii/35884/cite web|url= http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx? id=6358 |title=RA Reviews: Desire - II (Album) |publisher=Residentadvisor.net |date= |accessdate=2010-01-28 The band is made up of vocalist Megan Louise, producer Johnny Jewel (also a member of the IDIB bands Chromatics and Glass Candy ) and Nat Walker (also a member of Chromatics) on synthesizer and drums.cite web|url= http://www.factmag.com/2009/06/03/desire-prep-debut-lp-and-italians-come-to-london/ |title=Desire prep debut LP and Italians come to London & #124; FACT magazine: music and art |publisher=Factmag.com |date=2009-06-03 |accessdate=2010-01-28 Their lyrics are in French and English.cite web|last=Ace |first=Ezra |url= http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/damaged-disco/Content? oid=1307639 |title=Damaged Disco & #124; Music |publisher=Portland Mercury |date= |accessdate=2010-01-28
The British music magazine FACT (United Kingdom magazine)|FACT listed II as the 14th-best album of 2009.cite web|url= http://www.factmag.com/2009/12/09/40-best-albums-of-2009/3/ |title=40 best: Albums of 2009 & #124; FACT magazine: music and art |publisher=Factmag.com |date=2009-12-09 |accessdate=2010-01-28 Recently their song "Under Your Spell" appeared in the soundtrack for the 2011 film Drive (2011 film)|Drive .
In 2009 their song "Under Your Spell", and their cover of "Running Up That Hill" were featured in the 2010 s/s Max Mara fashion show.
Kid Cudi recently sampled "Under Your Spell" for his song Teleport 2 Me , which is the first single off of his WZRD rock project. http://twitter.com/#!/wizardcud/status/144204489757433857 http://twitter.com/#!/wizardcud/status/144204911477923840 http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=sZVMmXlp2jM
Discography
;Studio albums
II (2009, Troubleman Unlimited Records|Italians Do It Better )
;Singles
"If I Can't Hold You Tonight" (2009, Italians Do It Better)cite web |last=Hogan |first=Marc |url= http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11214-if-i-cant-hold-you/ |title=Desire: "If I Can't Hold You" |publisher= Pitchfork Media |date=April 28, 2009 |accessdate=January 24, 2010
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External links
Myspace|primitivedesire|Desire
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/may/21/johnny-jewel Article about Johnny Jewel from The Guardian
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/damaged-disco/Content? oid=1307639 Interview with Jewel from The Portland Mercury
Category:Canadian electronic music groups Category:Electronic music groups from Oregon Category:Multinational musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2009 Category:Musical groups from Montreal Category:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon Category:Musical trios Category:Synthpop groups
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