Kathryn Calder is a Canadian indie rock musician, who performs as a solo artist, and is a member of the band The New Pornographers. She is a former member of Immaculate Machine. Calder started with The New Pornographers by filling in for Neko Case for live performances and was made a permanent member in 2006.[1]
Biography
She is the niece of fellow The New Pornographers member Carl Newman.[2] Calder explained in a 2007 interview: "My mom was adopted as a baby and about ten years ago she found her birth family and Carl is in her birth family. At that time I was a teenager and playing in a band and didn't really know I had that family ... so that's how I met Carl."[2]
Her first solo album, Are You My Mother?, was released on August 3, 2010 (Canada) and August 10, 2010 (United States), with a digital release date of June 28, 2010.[3][4] The album was named after the children's book with the same name. It was recorded when Calder was caring for her sick mother, and the project was put on hold when her mother died of Lou Gehrig's disease.[1][5] The New Pornographers' 2010 release Together is dedicated to the memory of Calder's mother.[1]
Calder is releasing her second album, Bright and Vivid on October 25, 2011. She said it features a synthpop sound.[6][7] Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster, Jesse Zubot and Ford Pier are some of the guests on the album.[7]
Discography
Solo
The New Pornographers
- Twin Cinema (CA: Mint Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2005)
- Challengers (CA: Last Gang Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2007)
- Together (US: Matador Records, 2010)
Immaculate Machine
References
- ^ a b c Devlin, Mike (28 April 2010). "The New Pornographers Together again". http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/music/Pornographers%20Together%20again/2960667/story.html. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ a b Douglas, Rachel. "Immaculate Machine's Kathryn Calder pulls double duty with 'New Pornographers'". ClevelandLive.com. http://blog.cleveland.com/rockin/2007/11/its_a_family_thing_for_the_new_1.html. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Kathryn Calder Takes a Break from New Pornographers, Immaculate Machine to Release Solo Debut". Exclaim!, May 26, 2010.
- ^ "Are You My Mother? digital album now available!". File Under: Music. http://fileundermusic.com/label/2010/07/05/are-you-my-mother-digital-album-now-available/. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Marchand, Francois (3 August 2010). "For Kathryn Calder, home is where your mom is". The Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Kathryn+Calder+home+where+your/3352006/story.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Usinger, Mike. "Kathryn Calder is an unlikely indie pop star". Georgia Straight. http://www.straight.com/article-403527/vancouver/unlikely-indie-pop-star?page=0%2C1. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ a b Adams, Gregory. "Kathryn Calder Returns with 'Bright and Vivid,' Premieres New Track". Exclaim!. http://exclaim.ca/News/kathryn_calder_returns_with_bright_vivid_premieres_new_track. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
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