Little Mourning

We’ve been captivated by Milk & Bone ever since we first heard “New York,” a piano-driven beauty packed with haunting vocal harmonies and head-clearing electronics. The Montreal duo’s debut full-length—*Little Mourning*—is a stunning set of similarly spare pop songs that will entrance fans of The xx and Purity Ring. On “Tomadachi,” members Camille Poliquin and Laurence Lafond-Beaulne join forces with Toronto rapper Terrell Morris beside velveteen strings and pulses. On the hypnotic closer, “Watch,” Poliquin and Lafond-Beaulne braid their voices together to devastating effect.

It's easy to see why Milk & Bone, the Montreal electro-pop duo, composed of Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin, is hitting a chord...