I first heard of Bernard Adamus when he won a coveted CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award for "Best Reason To Learn French" back in '012. He beat out the likes of Danielle Duval, Karkwa frontman gone solo Louis-Jean Cormier, Acadian duo Radio Radio, and The Pack AD, who had recorded their song "Sirens" en français. The song was called "Entre Ici Pis Chez Vous" and was a rambling blues-pop song with ridiculously infectious piano that hooked me immediately.

Now jump forward a few years, and Adamus is gearing up to release a brand new album, Sorel Soviet So What, teasing us with the first single "Hola Les Lolos". It keeps his francophone blues sound, but this time with a distinctly Hawaiian feel to it.

Hear the first song below, and preorder it over on his bandcamp page, ahead of the September 25th release date.