# Population II

Band · Montréal, QC

Population II is a Montréal experimental rock trio whose French-language songs combine psychedelic rock, progressive structures, krautrock motion, punk energy, and a tightly connected live interplay.

## Links

- [Official site](https://population2.bandcamp.com/)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PPO5rGb8UVDvR1XjHEWZd)
- [bonsound](https://www.bonsound.com/en/artist/population-ii/)

## Sources

- [Artist-controlled Population II Bandcamp documenting Montréal, current 2026 activity, catalog, album credits, members, genres, and label relationship](https://population2.bandcamp.com/) — 2026-07-19
- [Current Bonsound artist profile documenting the Montréal trio, active releases and shows, genre range, management, label, booking, and publishing relationships](https://www.bonsound.com/en/artist/population-ii/) — 2026-07-19
- [Bonsound's 2023 signing announcement identifying the three members and Montréal base, retained with the current roster profile as a formation and relationship source](https://info.bonsound.com/en/release/2023/03/13/population-ii-signs-with-bonsound/) — 2026-07-19
- [Official Polaris Music Prize announcement naming Maintenant Jamais to the 2025 ten-album short list](https://polarismusicprize.ca/blog/polaris-music-prize-reveals-the-10-album-short-list-announces-performers-for-concert-award-ceremony-at-massey-hall-september-16/) — 2026-07-19
- [Official Polaris Music Prize 2024 long-list release naming Électrons libres du québec](https://polarismusicprize.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Long-List-Press-Release-EN-FR.pdf) — 2026-07-19
- [Exact Spotify artist 6PPO5rGb8UVDvR1XjHEWZd with fourteen collision-reviewed principal album and single containers in Canada through April 2026](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PPO5rGb8UVDvR1XjHEWZd) — 2026-07-19
- [Wikidata Q126959937 retained as the original Canadian band and identity lead](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126959937) — 2026-07-19
- [MusicBrainz artist 05f38bd4-2b00-41f1-a897-6b4d3c48fefb retained as a stable identity cross-check](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/05f38bd4-2b00-41f1-a897-6b4d3c48fefb) — 2026-07-19

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/population-ii
Last checked: 2026-07-19