Susanna Wiens and Matt McLennan.
Sometimes featuring: Sean Pauls, Matt Hildebrand, Ryan McVeigh, Gareth Williams
Influences
Elizabeth Cotten, Jim O'Rourke, SWANS / Angels of Light, John Fahey, the Birthday Party, Joanna Newsom, Vashti Bunyan, Nico, Misfits, this bike is a pipe bomb, Neko Case, Gareth Williams.
use every part of the deer is an Ottawa-based death-roots band. The deer usually play and compose as a duo comprising Matt McLennan and Susanna Wiens. Matt and Susanna met on an airplane, where they hit upon common experiences of being from Winnipeg, being doctoral students at the University of Ottawa and playing some musical instruments. This eventually led to the band’s formation in the summer of 2007. Matt is the principal songwriter, and is otherwise known for his work with Canadian college radio success stories Cone Five, The Consumer Goods, and Mr. Pine. use every part of the deer is inspired by surrealist poetry and such American musics as bluegrass, gospel, classic country, and punk. This mix of influences has yielded a debut CD, released July 25th, 2008, that may be best described as suicide-gospel.
For recording and performing purposes, use every part of the deer is sometimes rounded out by a revolving lineup of musicians that includes Sean Pauls (keyboards, rich manly backing vocals, etc.), Ryan McVeigh (bass, rich manly backing vocals, etc.), Matt Hildebrand (drums, hotness) and Gareth Williams (rich manly backing vocals).
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Here's a video made by Angus Kohm for our song 'Pedestrian Road Rage', where Susanna proudly "brings a ridiculous children’s sing-along simplicity to the words and execution" (thanks to Vanessa Annand of the Martlet for that apt description... and to Angus for the video).
Thanks for the show offer. We're hoping to get through Ontario in early March 2010. We should totally get a show going on. If you have anything pre-booked let us know. We'd love to get on an already happening show...
a lot of people have been saying we has got a little crush on use every part of the deer, but this is not so! don't be afraid to love plato, okay? is you are coming to play in winterpeg?
Hi guys, this is dan from BEND SINISTER here. We are taking part in this MUSIC BC/PEAK radio station contest right now for a chance at a 150,000$ grant towards our musical career which as you know would be a huge help for any artist to continue making a living touring and recording. The contest is based on online votes and it only takes a second to vote for us in the contest. We are falling behind and could really use your support so if you have a second please vote at:
and if your interested, we have our new website up and we are offering free downloads of 10 our of favorite tracks from all three of our records. They are available here:
With you it's not as if anything rankles I can't get enough of the sounds from your larynx And all in all, you're quite the little minx Yet could I but get one glimpse Of your smooth silver ankles 'Twould be good.
I miss you folks, but there's a hip show at Exile on Saturday (18). I'll play a set, as well as May Jun and Two Kids Running Away (touring sweethearts from Alberta).
hi man, i am quite sad about my van, but what can you do.. Anyway you have a great voice, i enjoyed the tunes online. Have any DIY or house party shows we could play in ottawa on sat march 7th? we have a night off that evening and will either hang out in montreal and get drunk or try to find a last minute party to play in montreal or ottawa. word
the rest of the tour was really nice, thanks for asking. I see youre playing in winnipeg, say hi to the prairies for me! Your cd is really great by the way!
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