In describing the music of The Neins Circa, people have tossed around terms like "cabaret-pop", "earnest school gym slow dance-worthy ballads", "monumentally silly", "baroque melodiousness", and "offbeat experimentation". One reviewer referred to The Neins Circa as "a jaunty band, with a jaunty singer and jaunty songs", while another described the group's music as that of a "marching band proceeding jovially through the city streets".
These may very well be the same rain-drenched streets that criss-cross Vancouver, British Columbia, the westerly home of The Neins Circa. Centered around the songwriting talents of singer/guitarist Cameron Dilworth, The Neins Circa have spent the past several years developing a studio and stage presence steeped in the fantastical. The band first came together in 2002 as The Neins, a group of friends just looking to have some fun. A self-produced EP was released, shows were played, band members were both lost and gained, a debut album titled Sunday Anthems was produced, and it wasn't long before New Pornographer Carl Newman took notice and invited the band to join him on a 26-date North American tour in the summer of 2004.
During this tour, The Neins rubbed elbows and shared stages with the likes of Calexico, Rogue Wave, and Chad Van Gaalen, and enjoyed playing many legendary venues across the continent. Upon their return to Vancouver, the band was forced to change its name due to a titular conflict with a band from Oregon. The newly re-christened Neins Circa recorded a live in-studio session for CBC Radio 3 and shortly thereafter returned to the studio to work on their 2007 release, Sleeves and Wigs. The sophomore album found The Neins Circa tackling a bewildering assortment of styles and sounds, resulting in a multi-layered pop album that has caused many a "beard-cladded critic" to blush upon first listen.
The attention garnered by Sleeves and Wigs has resulted in a string of shows that prove as highly-anticipated as they are unpredictable; the musical equivalent of filling a warm blanket full of tambourines, trumpets, animal costumes and balloons, mixing in equal parts Modern Lovers and The Beatles, and lovingly tossing it out into a crowd. The Neins Circa live experience proves to be a stage-bound display of enthusiasm rarely seen in an average show.
The band's ever-evolving lineup has appeared to have hit its stride with its current 5-member incarnation of Cameron Dilworth (guitar/vocals), Sean Gilhooly (drums/percussion/vocals), Elaine Fung (bass/vocals/keyboards), Jeanine LeDuc (keyboards/vocals/trumpet/percussion), and Kevin Cromie (trumpet/guitar/vocals/percussion). Having recently released their new EP "C.S. Rippen", The Neins Circa remain a musically ambitious and enthusiastic cornerstone of Vancouver's music scene.
What ever you do don't miss Bert Bacharch!!!! He's got to be about 80 now and I honestly don't think he's ever even played Montreal before. He went to music school there and had kinda a bad experience. He's held a grudge ever since. He's a great story teller though and a living legend so it will for sure be worth your while. Plus I hear he's playing in a beautiful old church and I bet if you get there on time you can get some really wicked seats (maybe 8th row just off to the left).
We all miss you back in Vancouver. Have some fun and come back with presents!!
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Have a nice day...light and energy for all your future projects,PranaBoy from Cologne
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Hey Cameron:I played "Eddie The Eagle" and "Here Comes Vancouver" on the show this last week. That was fun gettin' up on stage at Pat's Pub, shouting and waving the tambourine around..hee.hee.
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