The Box
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Biography
The Box was formed in 1981 in Montreal, Quebec, by JeanâMarc Pisapia, a former member of Men Without Hats, who recruited guitarist Guy Florent and bassist JeanâPierre Brie. The groupâs early synthâdriven newâwave sound was captured on its selfâtitled debut The Box (1984), which produced the singles "Must I Always Remember" and "Walk Away" and attracted a deal with Alert Records. After lineup changes, the band released All the Time, All the Time, All the Time (1985), featuring the Top 40 hit "L'Affaire Dumoutier (Say to Meâ¦)", a bilingual crimeâthriller narrative that earned the group its first Félix Award for Group of the Year in 1985. The 1987 album Closer Together achieved platinum status, propelled by singles such as "Ordinary People" and the title track "Closer Together"; the band received a Juno nomination for Group of the Year and won multiple Félix Awards that year. The Pleasure and the Pain (1990) underperformed commercially, leading to the bandâs dissolution in 1992 after the release of the compilation A Decade of Box Music. JeanâMarc Pisapia revived the group in 2004 with a new lineup, issuing Black Dog There (2005) and later Frenchâlanguage albums, while continuing to release singles and perform at festivals such as the 2024 Festival dâété de Québec.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Flatstone
- Bottle Drips Dry
- Big Slam
- Jaw Clamp Sunshine
- Lynch Pin
- Pawn Walk
- Trop Loin
- The Hub
- Breaking Strain
- Deeper Blue
- Crowbar
- Curfew
- Unstable
- Stop
- Momentum
- Old Style Drop Down
- No Time for Talk
- Burn Down That Village
- Low Commotion
- Life Is a Party
- Incubus
- Ouverture
- Mont Saint Michel
- L'eau, Le Lait, Le Vin
