Desire are a musical act from Montreal, Canada and Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

. In June 2009, they released an album, II, on the Italians Do It Better label. The band is made up of vocalist Meghan Louise, producer Johnny Jewel (also a member of the IDIB bands Chromatics

Chromatics

Chromatics are a band from Portland, Oregon, whose current lineup features singer Ruth Radelet, guitarist Adam Miller, drummer Nat Walker, and producer/multi-instrumentalist Johnny Jewel. The band originally featured a trademark sound indebted to punk and lo-fi and described as "noisy" and "chaotic"...

 and Glass Candy

Glass Candy

Glass Candy is an American indie electronic band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 1996. The band consists of vocalist Ida No and guitarist/synthesist/general producer Johnny Jewel. While the band's early work blends elements of no wave and glam rock, their later work incorporates Italo disco...

) and drummer Nat Walker. Their lyrics are in French and English.

The British music magazine FACT listed II as the 14th-best album of 2009. Recently their song "Under Your Spell" appeared in the soundtrack for the 2011 film Drive

Drive (2011 film)

Drive is a 2011 American crime neo-noir drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, starring Ryan Gosling as the principal character, with Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and Albert Brooks...

.

Singles & EPs

• "If I Can't Hold You Tonight" (Italians Do It Better, 2009)
• "Want You Back" (Italians Do It Better, 2009)

External links

• Article about Johnny Jewel from The Guardian
• Interview with Jewel from The Portland Mercury