Born from the remnants of various musical projects, We Were Lovers is the latest in a Canadian tradition of lovelorn indie rock. Dancey beats, swirling atmospheric guitars, and lovely synths convey a wide array of moods and themes, as strong female vocals wrap stories of love and loss around catchy melodies. In just a few short months they've recorded an EP, been featured on New York's CMJ Magazine Sampler, been invited to the Western Canadian Music Awards and South By Southwest, and completed their first tour. Elsa Gebremichael, Ash Lamothe, Jeshaiah Weibe, Zachary Lucky, and Jordan Kurtz have found a way to bring together an endless catalogue of influences, while somehow managing to sound fresh and unique, and avoid the sometimes overwhelming and frustrating amount of cliches and tired tricks. They use some of the most basic and reliable musical ingredients to form some of the most intriguing and heartfelt "pop n roll" you're likely to hear.
"Sure to be Canada’s sweetest export since Maple Syrup, We Were Lovers combines their solid pop sensibilites with an untamed rock and roll edge… WWL create popular music with an original twist…” - CMJ Magazine, New York
*WE WERE LOVERS EP 'The Breakup' AVAILABLE ON ITUNES NOW!*
nice to meet you guys the other night at fontana's- thanks for coming out to support our cmj spot. i wish i could make it out to your coco 66 show (glad that worked out, by the way) but unfortunately we've got a show at the exact same time! have a blast in nyc and get home safe --sal/QL
Bonjour Thanks for the friendly add and comment Very interesting and good sound Really appreciate your music Best wishes from France (Follow me on twitter.com/pascal95 ) Pascal
pleasure was all mine, i've been listening to your ep non stop now i'm glad the band that crashed in my basement is actually really good. i knew you would be though, you guys are way nice. next time you are in michigan hit me up.
Hope your Windsor and Detroit shows were smashing successes!
Here's a batch of our next shows - c'mon out ;)
THURSDAY OCT 22 - SNEAKY DEE'S w/ Forces & Sun Satelite SATURDAY NOV 7 - RIVOLI w/ Canary Mine & Little Foot Long Foot FRIDAY NOV 13 - BLUE MOON (Queen & Broadview) w/ Exxtra Juicy, Frankie Whyte & The Dead Idols, Johnny Alexander SATURDAY DEC 12 - RANCHO RELAXO - (No news on who we're lined up with yet).
Vedette is playing tomorrow night (FRI OCT 10th) at the Silver Dollar Room (NW corner of College & Spadina). Joining us are Actors & Architects who are releasing a new CD as well as Nature Move Faster and Palace of the End! C'mon out! It's Thanksgiving long weekend and there is plenty to be thankful for... including live music in this great city... AND BOOZE!!! So are you comin' or what?
i am very excited to see you guys back here again. and now that i have a proper set, we can finally set in together. thank you for all your love and support.
