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Artificial Joy Club was a Canadian alternative rock band active in the 1990s.〔"Crunchy Act Artificial Joy Club melts away doubters with 'Sick & Beautiful' single". ''Billboard'', August 9, 1997.〕 The group formed in 1993 when Louise Reny and Leslie Howe, formerly of the pop group One to One, joined with guitarist Michael Goyette, bassist Tim Dupont and drummer Andrew Lamarche. Initially taking the name Sal's Birdland ("Sal" was Reny's stage name in the band), the group released its debut album, ''So Very Happy'', in 1994.〔"Not quite banned, Sal's Birdland rocks on". ''Ottawa Citizen'', December 22, 1994.〕 In 1995, the group signed an international deal with Warner Bros. Records' Discovery imprint,〔"Colin Linden just a book of blues". ''Ottawa Citizen'', June 22, 1995.〕 which reworked ''So Very Happy'' with production assistance from Michael James and released ''Nude Photos Inside'' to the North American market. The label rejected their planned followup, claiming that they didn't hear a potential hit.〔"Lippy litany of buzzwords is Sal's way". ''The Province'', September 26, 1997.〕 The band consequently left Warner and signed to Interscope Records,〔 changing their name to Artificial Joy Club at the same time.〔 Goyette, Dupont and Lamarche had previously used the name Artificial Joy Club for a shortlived side project with Ottawa singer Doug Wilson.〔"Big Smoke success smells sweet to Waltons". ''Ottawa Citizen'', May 4, 1995.〕 They had a No. 17 ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks hit in 1997 with "Sick and Beautiful",〔 and appeared on the second stage bill at the Lollapalooza festival. That song was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 comedy-thriller film ''Homegrown''. The band broke up in 1999. ==Discography== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Artificial Joy Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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