Key Witness

Key Witness
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alt country
Years active	2005–2009
Labels	Independent
Members
JM McNab Dave Clark Stefan Banjevic Shinnosuke Yamaguchi David Stein
Past members
Jacques Mindreau Elaine Kelly

Key Witness is a Canadian alternative country band formed in 2005 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

History

Their debut album Mercury in Retrograde was self-released in 2007, following several hand-made EPs. The members of the band are: JM McNab (vocals, guitar); Dave Clark (bass, vocals); Shinnosuke Yamaguchi (drums); Stefan Banjevic (guitar, cello); David Stein (guitar, clarinet, synth).

The band's music incorporates many genres; although many of the songs have alt-country roots, they draw on indie rock, garage rock, classic rock, folk, post-rock. The vocals of JM McNab bring to mind Bob Dylan, while the song writing is reminiscent of Wilco, Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth and at times Primus.

The band played their first gig as Key Witness in 2005 at Toronto's Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. They've played with Polaris Prize winner Patrick Watson, Japan's Zoobombs, Plants and Animals, the Willowz, and the Soundtrack of our Lives. After several handmade EP's, Key Witness released their debut Mercury in Retrograde in December 2007, which Exclaim! called "one of the most overlooked albums of 2007".

Members

Current

• JM McNab
• Dave Clark
• Stefan Banjevic
• Shinnosuke Yamaguchi
• David Stein

Former

• Jacques Mindreau
• Elaine Kelly

Discography

EPs

•  ?

Seven Across The Sea

Albums

• Mercury in Retrograde (2007)

See also

• Music of Canada
• Canadian rock
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• Category:Canadian musical groups

External links

• Home of Key Witness (the band)
• Key Witness' myspace
• Exclaim! review of Mercury in Retrograde
• official nxne page
• chartattack.com review