April 28th, 2012 - Said the Whale (19+)
http://thehabitat.ca/articles/256/1/April-28th-2012---Said-the-Whale-19/Page1.html
Brandon W. Fletcher
Brandon is the Creative Director at Habitat. This basically means makes a lot of the pretty pictures, videos, marketing or promotional materials you see in real life or on the internets. You can find him on Facebook, Twitter and Faked Potatoes where he lives vicariously through himself and the internets.By Brandon W. Fletcher
Published on 01/19/2012
w/ Chains of Love + Oh No! Yoko
$15 Advance - Buy tickets for this event here!
$18 Door
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
19+
Juno-winning BC popsters Said the Whale gave fans a bit of new material late last year when they delivered both their New Brighton EP and new single "Heavy Ceiling," but those looking for the full-meal deal will be glad to know the outfit's third full-length affair, titled Little Mountain, is set to arrive in March.
Tickets also available at Leo's Video (2680 Pandosy St) & Mosaic Books (411 Bernard Avenue).
Said The Whale formed in 2007 as a collaboration between songwriters Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft. The pair's debut EP, Taking Abalonia, featured sunny west coast indie pop, with breezy harmonies, shimmering guitars, and lyrical tributes to their home city of Vancouver. In 2008, the album was rereleased as Howe Sounds/Talking Abalonia, featuring seven additional tracks that stretched the band's stylistic palate to include bubblegum folk "The Light Is You", thundering hard rock "Last Tree Standing" and gentle ukulele ballads "The Real of It".
After several personnel changes, the group settled upon a five-piece lineup that included bassist Peter Carruthers, drummer Spencer Schoening, and keyboardist Jaycelyn Brown. The quintet embarked upon a rigorous touring schedule, crossing Canada numerous times and landing high profile gigs at V-Fest 2008 in Calgary and the nationally televised Canada Day celebration on Parliament Hill.
The group is now poised to take the next step with the release of its latest single, "Camilo (The Magician)." With its gritty powerchords and sunny powerpop chorus, the single has already been dubbed the "song of the summer" by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3. Produced by Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, Mother Mother) and Tom Dobrzanski (Hey Ocean!, The Zolas), it will appear on the group's sophomore album, Islands Disappear, due for release on October 13 via Upper Management/EMI. Unlike the west coast focus of previous releases, the new album draws on the experience of driving across Canada, from the van breaking down in Manitoba "Dear Elkhorn" to camping in Alberta "Emerald Lake, AB". With stylistic forays that include backwoods folk "False Creek Change" and danceable ukulele/glockenspiel rave-ups "Goodnight Moon", it's the sound of a band coming into its own, delivering on the promise of its early recordings.
w/ Chains of Love + Oh No! Yoko$15 Advance - Buy tickets for this event here!
$18 Door
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
19+
Juno-winning BC popsters Said the Whale gave fans a bit of new material late last year when they delivered both their New Brighton EP and new single "Heavy Ceiling," but those looking for the full-meal deal will be glad to know the outfit's third full-length affair, titled Little Mountain, is set to arrive in March.
w/ Chains of Love + Oh No! Yoko • $15 • Doors at 8pm • 19+
Tickets also available at Leo's Video (2680 Pandosy St) & Mosaic Books (411 Bernard Avenue).
Said The Whale formed in 2007 as a collaboration between songwriters Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft. The pair's debut EP, Taking Abalonia, featured sunny west coast indie pop, with breezy harmonies, shimmering guitars, and lyrical tributes to their home city of Vancouver. In 2008, the album was rereleased as Howe Sounds/Talking Abalonia, featuring seven additional tracks that stretched the band's stylistic palate to include bubblegum folk "The Light Is You", thundering hard rock "Last Tree Standing" and gentle ukulele ballads "The Real of It".
After several personnel changes, the group settled upon a five-piece lineup that included bassist Peter Carruthers, drummer Spencer Schoening, and keyboardist Jaycelyn Brown. The quintet embarked upon a rigorous touring schedule, crossing Canada numerous times and landing high profile gigs at V-Fest 2008 in Calgary and the nationally televised Canada Day celebration on Parliament Hill.
The group is now poised to take the next step with the release of its latest single, "Camilo (The Magician)." With its gritty powerchords and sunny powerpop chorus, the single has already been dubbed the "song of the summer" by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3. Produced by Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, Mother Mother) and Tom Dobrzanski (Hey Ocean!, The Zolas), it will appear on the group's sophomore album, Islands Disappear, due for release on October 13 via Upper Management/EMI. Unlike the west coast focus of previous releases, the new album draws on the experience of driving across Canada, from the van breaking down in Manitoba "Dear Elkhorn" to camping in Alberta "Emerald Lake, AB". With stylistic forays that include backwoods folk "False Creek Change" and danceable ukulele/glockenspiel rave-ups "Goodnight Moon", it's the sound of a band coming into its own, delivering on the promise of its early recordings.