Wintersleep
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| Wintersleep | |
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 Wintersleep performing in Prince Edward Island in 2004
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label(s) | Labwork, Dependent |
| Associated acts | Contrived Kary Holy Fuck The Holy Shroud |
| Website | Wintersleep.com |
| Members | |
| Paul Murphy Mike Bigelow Loel Campbell Tim D'eon Jon Samuel |
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| Former members | |
| Jud Haynes | |
Wintersleep is a Juno Award-winning[1] Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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[edit] Background
Wintersleep formed in 2001[2] and released two albums with Dependent Music, a music label and artists' collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994.
In 2006, Wintersleep signed with Labwork Music, a partnership label of Sonic Unyon and EMI Music Canada, and re-released their first two studio albums to the U.S. and Canadian markets. The re-releases include bonus tracks and videos not featured in the originals. Their debut album was remixed and re-mastered by Laurence Currie for the re-release.
On October 2, 2007, Wintersleep released their third full-length album, Welcome to the Night Sky. They won the 2008 Juno Award for New Group of the Year.
The band's members frequently collaborate outside of Wintersleep. Murphy and D'eon played together in the band Kary, now on indefinite hiatus. Drummer Campbell has also performed with Kary, and is a member of a number of other projects, including Contrived, Holy Fuck, Hayden, The Holy Shroud, and The Remains of Brian Borcherdt. Bigelow plays bass in Contrived with Campbell and Jon Samuel, and also plays in Holy Fuck and The Holy Shroud. D'eon played guitar for Contrived before Samuel joined the group, appearing on Contrived's first record, Pursuit of Plots, and the second album, Dead Air Verbatim.
Along with Joel Plaskett, Wintersleep was selected as one of the opening acts for Paul McCartney's concert at Halifax Common on July 11, 2009.[3]
[edit] Stolen gear
After a show at the Spanish Moon with Wolf Parade in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 26, 2008, the band's van was broken into in the parking lot of a local hotel, and all of their guitars and most of their drum set was stolen.[4] Nonetheless, the band flew on to Pemberton, British Columbia, where they played at the Pemberton Festival with gear borrowed from other bands.
[edit] Band members
- Loel Campbell – drums (2002–present)
- Mike Bigelow – keyboards (2005–2006), bass guitar (2007–present)
- Paul Murphy – guitar, vocals (2002–present)
- Tim D'Eon – guitar, keyboards (2002–present)
- Jon Samuel – keyboards, backing vocals, guitar (2006–present)
- Jud Haynes – bass guitar (2002–2007)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2003: Wintersleep
- 2005: untitled
- 2007: Welcome to the Night Sky
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Chart Positions | Album |
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| 2007 | "Weighty Ghost" | 54 | Welcome to the Night Sky |
| 2008 | "Oblivion" | - | |
| "Archaeologists" | - |
[edit] Videography
- 2003: "Caliber" (Directed by Brian Borcherdt)
- 2004: "Sore" (Directed by Sean Wainstein, Ghostmilk Studios)
- 2005: "Danse Macabre" (Directed by Sean Wainstein, Ghostmilk Studios)
- 2006: "Jaws of Life" (Directed by Sean Wainstein)
- 2006: "Fog" (Directed/Animated by Mirco Chin)
- 2006: "Lipstick" (Directed by the 4030 CREW)
- 2006: "Faithful Guide" (Directed by Sean Wainstein, Ghostmilk Studios)
- 2006: "Listen, Listen (Listen)" (Directed by Sean Wainstein)
- 2006: "Insomnia" (Directed/Animated by Jesse Luke)
- 2007: "Weighty Ghost" (Directed by Sean Wainstein)
- 2008: "Oblivion" (Directed by Darren Pasemko)
[edit] Awards
- 2008: Juno Award for New Group of the Year
- 2008: Much Music Video Award - VideoFACT Award for Weighty Ghost
[edit] References
- ^ "Canadian 'Best Band' Wintersleep Earns Juno Nomination, Announces US Tour With The Slip". top40-charts.com. 2007-02-01. http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=30214&string=K-os. Retrieved on 2008-07-22.
- ^ True, Chris "Wintersleep Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ^ "McCartney hires Halifax musicians as opening acts". CTV News, July 9, 2009.
- ^ "Wintersleep Recovering From Major Gear Theft". CBC Radio 3. 2008-07-29. http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2008/07/Wintersleep-Recovering-From-Major-Gear-Theft. Retrieved on 2009-06-08.
[edit] External links
- Wintersleep official website
- Wintersleep at MySpace
- Labwork Music record label
