“On her debut, Double Entendre, Ariane Mahryke Lemire braved a kind of musical wilderness by exercising her ability to explore any landscape she was ready to challenge: jazz, folk, spoken word, experimental; even the limitations of language seem to present no bounds, as she can seamlessly move between French and English not just in the confines of a live show but also in the frame of a recorded album. Now, with her follow-up Décousue, Mlle. Lemire once again proves that there are no parameters within her work: just like the long and infinite landscape of the heart of Canada. Raised in Alberta and Saskatchewan, now residing in Edmonton, this young chanteuse knows the prairies, and the landscape seems to wrap itself around her music. In this openness, the distance can be intimidating, but every 360 degrees is another open road, and surely Lemire is courageous enough to conquer the terrain in any direction it takes her.” – Eamon McGrath

“A double take is what I did when I put this new disc into the player for the first time. This youthful artist based in Alberta stunned me with her cheeky, otherworldly charm. Not to mention her songwriting chops…in both French and English.” — Tony King, CKUA, 2008