On January 19, 2017, the band released a new single to coincide with Donald Trump ‘s presidential inauguration entitled “I Give You Power”. The song featured guest vocals from singer Mavis Staples . The proceeds were donated to the American Civil Liberties Union .
On World Record Store Day 2017, the band released an original song titled “Comfort of Strangers”.
The album won “Best Album” at the 2017 NME Awards .
On January 13, 2017, of Montreal released a new EP by surprise, entitled Rune Husk . On March 9, 2018, the album White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood was released on Polyvinyl, with singer Barnes explaining that the sound was influenced by “extended dance mixes” from the 1980s.
Tegan and Sara collaborated with 17 artists, including Cyndi Lauper , to create The Con X: Covers in 2017 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the release of The Con. The participating artists recorded covers of The Con ‘s original songs to benefit the Tegan and Sara Foundation. Tegan and…
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Cicierega uploaded the song “Funkytown” to his Patreon page in 2017, later contributing it to the 2020 charity compilation album Needlejustice , which benefits the NAACP Legal Defense Fund . It would later be released as an official single alongside “One Weird Tip” on January 21, 2023.
The band embarked on the Humanz Tour to support the album from the summer of 2017 to early 2018.
Stay Together was toured across Europe in early 2017.
the third and final single, “We Stay Together” was released on 9 December 2016.
In December 2016, the original five-piece lineup lost a case in the British High Court after they attempted to reclaim the U.S. copyright on their first three albums from Gloucester Place Music, part of EMI Music Publishing . Rhodes commented, “We signed a publishing agreement as unsuspecting teenagers, over three…
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