# Oncle Jazz — Men I Trust

- **Artist:** [Men I Trust](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2019-09-13
- **Record Label:** Return To Analog / Self-Released
- **Total Tracks:** 24
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/oncle-jazz
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/4W4gNYa4tt3t8V6FmONWEK
- **Apple Music:** https://music.apple.com/ca/album/oncle-jazz/1473993015

## The Story of the Release

Oncle Jazz is the sprawling 24-track third studio album by Montreal dream-pop trio Men I Trust, self-recorded and produced in rural Quebec. Longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize, the record stands as a landmark of modern DIY bedroom-pop, pairing Emma Proulx's soft, intimate vocal delivery with Jessy Caron's melodic basslines and Dragos Chiriac's warm analog keyboard tapestries.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Oncle Jazz is an effortless masterclass in understated elegance, analog intimacy, and hypnotic dream-pop groove."
> — **Polaris Music Prize** (2020-06-15) [Read Article](https://polarismusicprize.ca/album/oncle-jazz/)

> "Recorded over several years, Oncle Jazz gathers Men I Trust's iconic self-produced gems into an immersive, tape-saturated cinematic journey."
> — **Bandcamp** (2019-09-13) [Read Article](https://menitrust.bandcamp.com/album/oncle-jazz)

## Official Music Videos & Visual Direction

### "Show Me How" (Official Music Video)
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZRYzH0Q0pU
- **Track:** 15 on Oncle Jazz
- **Visual & Directorial Credits:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Performance & Direction [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)
  - **Emma Proulx**: Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/emma-proulx)

### "Norton Commander" (Official Music Video)
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVeQEysvtk
- **Track:** 02 on Oncle Jazz
- **Visual & Directorial Credits:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Performance & Direction [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

## Complete Track-by-Track Liner Notes & Credits

### 01. Oncle Jazz (0:58)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Arrangement & Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 02. Norton Commander (3:26)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Emma Proulx**: Lead Vocals, Lyrics [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/emma-proulx)
- **Engineering & Mixing:**
  - **Dragos Chiriac**: Keyboards, Mixing [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/dragos-chiriac)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Jessy Caron**: Guitar, Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/jessy-caron)

### 03. Days Go By (3:17)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Songwriting & Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 04. Tailwhip (3:48)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Emma Proulx**: Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/emma-proulx)
  - **Jessy Caron**: Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/jessy-caron)

### 05. Found Me (3:32)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 06. Numb (3:39)
- **Production:**
  - **Dragos Chiriac**: Keyboards, Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/dragos-chiriac)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Emma Proulx**: Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/emma-proulx)

### 07. Say Can You Hear (3:09)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Songwriting & Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 08. All Night (3:08)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 09. I Hope to Be Around (3:26)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Emma Proulx**: Lead Vocals, Lyrics [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/emma-proulx)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Jessy Caron**: Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/jessy-caron)

### 10. Dorian (2:52)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 11. Pines (3:42)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 12. Slap Pie (2:20)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Jessy Caron**: Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/jessy-caron)

### 13. Fiero GT (0:51)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Arrangement [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 14. Seven (3:45)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Emma Proulx**: Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/emma-proulx)
  - **Jessy Caron**: Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/jessy-caron)

### 15. Show Me How (3:35)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Emma Proulx**: Lead Vocals, Lyrics [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/emma-proulx)
- **Engineering & Mixing:**
  - **Dragos Chiriac**: Keyboards, Mixing [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/dragos-chiriac)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Jessy Caron**: Bass, Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/jessy-caron)

### 16. Alright (2:38)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 17. You Deserve This (3:06)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 18. Pierre (3:27)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 19. Air (3:14)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 20. Porcelain (3:33)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Emma Proulx**: Lead Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/person/emma-proulx)

### 21. Poodle of Mud (1:20)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Interlude [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 22. Something in Water (3:19)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 23. Tailwhip Revisited (4:00)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Production & Arrangement [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

### 24. Poplar Tree (1:14)
- **Production:**
  - **Men I Trust**: Outro & Production [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/men-i-trust)

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