Tricot Machine was a Canadian indie pop band, active from 2005 to 2012. Originally from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the band's core members were Catherine Leduc and Matthieu Beaumont. Formed in 2005, Leduc and Beaumont released their self-titled debut album in 2007 on Grosse Boîte. They won a Félix Award that year for Révélation de l'année (New Artist of the Year),and won the Echo Songwriting Prize (French division) for their single "L'Ours". In 20 ... 08, the duo released Tricot Machine chante et raconte 25 décembre, a Christmas-themed package comprising an EP of Christmas music and an illustrated children's book featuring an original Christmas story.They followed up with their second full-length album, La prochaine étape, in 2010.See more [+]