Casper Skulls
Casper Skulls | |
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| Origin | Sudbury and Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2015-present |
| Members | Neil Bednis Melanie St-Pierre Fraser McClean Chris Anthony |
Casper Skulls are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario.[1] They are most noted for receiving a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2018 for their song "Lingua Franca".[2]
History
Casper Skulls was formed in 2015 by Neil Bednis and Melanie St-Pierre, musicians and romantic partners from Sudbury[3] who moved to the Toronto area when St-Pierre started studying art and design at Sheridan College.[1] They added bassist Fraser McClean and drummer Chris Anthony,[1] and began performing in Toronto venues. In 2016 they signed with Buzz Records and released their debut EP Lips & Skull.[4][5]
In 2017, Casper Skulls performed at the River & Sky festival.[6] Tnat year they released their full-length debut album Mercy Works in 2017.[7][8] During their tour to support the album, they were involved in a vehicle collision en route to SXSW, and launched a crowdfunding campaign to assist in paying for a new tour van.[9] The band members themselves were uninjured, and were able to get to Austin to perform their scheduled set.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Toronto’s newest fuzzy, buzzy rock band, Casper Skulls, is ready to bust out". Toronto Star, December 6, 2017.
- ^ "2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Nominees Revealed". Exclaim!, May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Love dawns for Casper Skulls founders at River & Sky". Northern Life, July 19, 2017.
- ^ Sudbury's Casper Skulls Are the Heroes Who Escaped the "Armpit of Ontario". Noisey, October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Your New Favourite Thing: Casper Skulls". Toronto Star, By Ben Rayner, June 11, 2016
- ^ "Casper Skulls Main Stage, Field ON, July 22". Exclaim!, Matt Bobkin, Jul 23, 2017
- ^ "First Play: Casper Skulls, Mercy Works". CBC Music, October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Casper Skulls' Mercy Works connects big ideas to hooky post-punk". NOW Toronto, by Matt Williams, November 7, 2017
- ^ a b "Casper Skulls Launch Crowdfunding Campaign for New Tour Van After Car Crash". Exclaim!, March 26, 2018.