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It's been a long time coming for Toronto four piece, Corduroy. Developing their brand of haunting folklore tales laced with sweeping post rock guitars and group hum-a-longs, hasn't been all that easy. Originally starting out as Whatever Happened to Corduroy? in 2007, the band released a well received debut self titled EP of their mixed and messy ideas that was blazing with promise. After dropping the wordy "whatever happened to" and some line up shifts, the band has developed a unique and delicate blend of indie rock. In
fact, one could say Corduroy have found their calling. Unlike most bands, Corduroy cite influential songwriters like Bright Eyes, Pavement, Okkervil River, and Arcade Fire all in one song, and then manage to come out sounding entirely original and fresh. Each song stamped with the Corduroy sound and memorable punch, that will bring first time listeners back for more again and again.
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It's their winning anthems that brought them to a number of stages and festivals (most namely Cutting Edge Music Festival and Canadian Music Week) and playing alongside the top in Canadian indie talent like Oh No Forest Fires, Dinosaur Bones. The band has recently put out the first of a series of three song “Demoroy” releases, which will be available online and at shows from the band for free. Each Demoroy features different artwork from either members of the band, or local artists around town. For the first installment, the band holed up at Jimmy Shaw and Sebastien Grainger's Giant Studio and refined some of their most promising songwriting to date. The new year will bring the band to many new stages across the country and it won't take long for these homebaked tracks to make a home out of Canada.
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MEMBERS: Trevor "beach dad" Blumas, Darren "teen stache" Tarbat, Kev White
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CONTACT/BOOKING: whtcorduroy@gmail.com
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PR/MARKETING: sari@audiobloodmedia.com
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| "There’s something beautiful about the restless yet calming voice of Corduroy’s Trevor Blumas, and the rest of the boys help complete a medley of rough acoustic symphonies, with quirky lyrical insertions, thunderous booms, and sporadic rock explosions." |
| -- martiniboys.com |
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| "Crafting out energy-driven rock demonstrating a strong grasp for
melody, mixing full-fledged intensity with angular clanging chords.
Flaunting traditional and indie-rock influences proudly, vocals were
belted-out as the rest of the crew dished-out swirly high-octane
anthems with rapturous enthusiasm. A band that seems to enjoy being on
stage." |
-- Lonely Vagabond
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"The band displays an impressive knack for writing straightforwardly catchy pop. I'm not sure what prompted the shift, but the end results are pretty enjoyable (with "Lighthouse Keeper" being particularly fun). I've no idea whether the shift in sound will continue on to their proper next album -- whenever it comes out -- but if it follows in this vein, it'll definitely be worth hearing." |
| -- I (Heart) Music |
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| "The roughness and urgency of Trevor Blumas’s vocals give the idea he
listened to too much Say Anything and Senses Fail as a kid but now is
lost in the three-part harmonies the Beatles perfected. Musically,
they have a knack for venturing into experimental, messy grounds but
before straying too far from the familiar, they head back. " |
-- Exclaim! |
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| "They took the stage at around 11pm, and it was immediate from the first song these guys should be doing exactly what they were. Even though this was an acoustic set and everyone was sitting down, there was an intensity evident in their performance." |
- - Fazer Magazine |
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