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===Albums===
===Albums===
*2003: ''[[Wintersleep (2003 album)|Wintersleep]]''
*2003: ''[[Wintersleep (2003 album)|Wintersleep]]''
*2005: [[Wintersleep (2005 album)|Untitled]]
*2005: [[Wintersleep (2005 album)|untitled]]
*2007: ''[[Welcome to the Night Sky]]''
*2007: ''[[Welcome to the Night Sky]]''
*2010: ''[[New Inheritors]]''
*2010: ''[[New Inheritors]]''

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This article is about the Canadian rock band. For the wintersleep in biology, see Hibernation.
Wintersleep

Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Background

Wintersleep formed in 2001[1] 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.[2]

Wintersleep begun working on their fourth studio album, New Inheritors, in September 2009.[3] The album was released on May 17 in Europe and May 18 in North America.[4] The bulk of the album was written while touring Welcome to the Night Sky due to the very busy tour schedule the band follows.[5]

Band members

  • Loel Campbell – drums (2001–present)
  • Mike Bigelow – keyboards (2005–2006), bass guitar (2007–present)
  • Paul Murphy – guitar, vocals (2001–present)
  • Tim D'Eon – guitar, keyboards (2001–present)
  • Jon Samuel – keyboards, backing vocals, guitar (2006–present)
Former members
  • Jud Haynes – bass guitar (2002–2007)

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Song Chart Positions Album
CAN
2007 "Weighty Ghost" 54 Welcome to the Night Sky

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: "Insomnia" (Directed/Animated by Jesse Luke)
  • 2007: "Weighty Ghost" (Directed by Sean Wainstein)
  • 2008: "Oblivion" (Directed by Darren Pasemko)
  • 2010: "Black Camera"

Awards

References

  1. ^ True, Chris "Wintersleep Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. ^ "McCartney hires Halifax musicians as opening acts". CTV News, July 9, 2009.
  3. ^ http://twitter.com/CBCRadio3/status/9540434169
  4. ^ http://www.wintersleep.com/
  5. ^ Persuad, Travis Wintersleep Find Their Groove atExclaim! June 2009
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