Secret and Whisper
| Secret & Whisper | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada[1] |
| Genres | Post-hardcore[2] Alternative Rock Ambient Experimental |
| Years active | 2007–2011 (Hiatus) |
| Labels | Tooth and Nail Records |
| Associated acts | Stutterfly Thebleedingalarm My Broken Hero Oceans Apart Treelines |
| Members | |
| Charles Furney David Ecker Jason Ciolli Ryan Loerke Jordan Chase |
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| Past members | |
| Bradyn Byron | |
Secret and Whisper (often typeset as Secret & Whisper) was a post-hardcore band from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Secret and Whisper formed after the band Stutterfly changed its name. Their first album, Great White Whale was released on February 12, 2008.[3] The band's first single was "XOXOXO"[4] followed by "Vanishings".[5] Their second album, Teenage Fantasy, was released on April 6, 2010.
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[edit] History
[edit] Formations and Great White Whale (2007-2010)
The band, consisting of five members, used to be called Stutterfly until a key member, Chris Stickney, decided to leave shortly after they were dropped from Maverick Records. Stickney soon moved to a band called Oceans Apart.[6] The rest of the band, Bradyn Byron, Jason Ciolli, Jordan Chase and Ryan Loerke, approached Charles Finn, a friend and former member of TheBleedingAlarm, who used to tour with them,[7] to be their new lead singer. The new line-up became Secret and Whisper on February 24, 2007. They decided to think of a new band name because of the completely different sound that Charles' voice brought to the band.[1]
[edit] Teenage Fantasy and recent events (2010-present)
On September 15, 2009 in a MySpace blog, Charles announced the official departure of Bradyn Byron. The band has since recruited David Ecker as a temporary guitarist. David Ecker previously played guitar for Oceans Apart with former Stutterfly member Chris Stickney.[8]
As of the departure of Bradyn Byron from Secret & Whisper, Jordan Chase is the only remaining founding member of Stutterfly.
The band has mentioned a new website with the release of the new album 'Teenage Fantasy', a music video for one of the songs, and a video update on many occasions but have yet to produce on any of these. Teenage Fantasy's first single was "Warrior (Southern Arrowwood)". The album was released on April 6, 2010.[9]
On November 25, strikegently.com reported that Charles had been recruited to fill Cove Reber's abandoned vocalist spot in Saosin.[10] One day later, on November 26, Saosin themselves denied these claims on their Facebook page:
Thanks for the update from strike gently But, unfortunately, we DO NOT have a new singer yet, and its not Chris [sic] from Secret & Whisper. INFORMATION POLLUTION! Stick to the squirt videos, homeboy - SAOSIN[11]
On February 4, 2011, they released B-Side track on Myspace titled "Pixie".[12]
It was announced on July 12, 2011 via Facebook note that the band was going on a hiatus.[13]
Members Jordan Chase, Ryan Loerke and David Ecker have since gone on to form the band Shreddy Krueger.
[edit] Band Members
- Current
- Charles Furney– Lead Vocals (2007–2011)
- Jordan Chase – Bass, Vocals (2007–2011)
- David Ecker– Rhythm Guitar (2009–2011)
- Jason Ciolli – Lead Guitar (2007–2011)
- Ryan Loerke – Drums, Percussion (2007–2011)
- Former
- Bradyn Byron – Rhythm Guitar (2007–2009)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat |
US Christ |
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| 2008 | Great White Whale
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25 | 33 |
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| 2010 | Teenage Fantasy
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11 | 18 |
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[edit] Singles
- "XOXOXO" (Great White Whale)
- "Vanishings" (Great White Whale)
- "Warrior (Southern Arrowwood)" (Teenage Fantasy)
[edit] Songs on compilations
- Canada Rocks, "XOXOXO" (CMC Distribution, 2008)
- Songs From The Penalty Box, Vol. 6, "XOXOXO" (Tooth & Nail Records, 2009)
[edit] Trivia
- Two of the songs from their first album, "Attacker" and "You Are Familiar", were featured during televised professional Starcraft matches in Korea as introduction songs.
- Charles Furney has made a guest appearance on My Broken Hero's album "Man of Science, Man of Faith" in the song "Colours".
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chris True. "Secret and Whisper". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1020454. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ Secret and Whisper – Another Canadian Rock Prodigy – Sweet New Music on iTunes – Zimbio
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Great While Whale > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1311369. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ "Bio". Toothandnail.com. http://www.toothandnail.com/media/1-Tooth%20&%20Nail/Secret%20And%20Whisper/Bio.doc. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ "Secret & Whisper song lyrics & ringtones – mSpot". www.mspot.com. http://www.mspot.com/artist/secret_&_whisper. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ^ "Oceans Apart – ReverbNation". http://www.reverbnation.com/oceansapart. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ^ "Profile From Secret and Whisper". www.bebo.com. http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=5893275957. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ^ "Secret and Whisper's MySpace blog giving further insight into the second album's themes, title, and release date". September 15, 2009. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2086957&blogId=510217688. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ http://christianmusiczine.com/2010/01/15/secret-whispers-teenage-fantasy-pushed-back-again/
- ^ http://strikegently.com/2010/11/25/saosin-select-new-lead-singer/
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/saosin/posts/151104101602911
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/secretandwhisper/blog/541956448
- ^ Secret and Whisper Update!
