litterbug is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 in Vancouver by Marc Simao and Janie Cranfield.
litterbug | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | monkey-bar |
| Members | Marc Simao Janie Cranfield |
| Past members | Amelia Mori |
| Website | litterbug |
Overview
editFormed in Vancouver in 1999, litterbug has had numerous line up changes, while maintaining its two original members. In 2002 the band released its debut album pablo on its own record label monkey-bar-records gaining positive reviews.[1] A second full-length album kaiser[2] and EP hollis followed in 2004. In 2004 litterbug recorded "oh, you are so beautiful" for a CBC Radio 3 session, which appears on the New Music Canada compilation New Music Canada, Vol. 1. litterbug has appeared on two other CJSR compilations: Ralph Nader Was Here released in 2003, and Get Out of Your Basement released in 2007.
Both Marc and Janie moved the band to Vancouver, British Columbia in late 2005, and in the Fall of 2006, Spencer Rose and Amelia Mori joined the band to work on new material. litterbug released zero hour in 2009. Amelia left for medical school in Australia and Spencer left, both in 2009. Stewart Lampe and Mouki Butt joined the band. Litterbug is working on new material for a followup to zero hour.
Style
editSome commentators have compared litterbug's style to artists such as Yo La Tengo, Half Japanese, The Feelies, Danielson Family, and The Velvet Underground.[3][4] Marc Simao of litterbug also credits punk pioneers like Jonathan Richman and Patti Smith.
Comprising both musical neophytes and veterans since litterbug's inception, band members have contributed to songs using a wide range of instruments.[5]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction | monkey-bar-records |
| 2015 | The Scent of New Skins | monkey-bar-records |
| 2014 | Stapler | monkey-bar-records |
| 2009 | Zero Hour | monkey-bar-records |
| 2004 | hollis (EP) | monkey-bar-records |
| 2004 | kaiser | monkey-bar-records |
| 2002 | pablo | monkey-bar-records |
Compilations
edit| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Get Out of Your Basement | CJSR Radio[6] |
| 2004 | New Music Canada, Vol. 1 | CBC Radio 3 |
| 2003 | Ralph Nader Was Here | CJSR Radio[7] |
References
edit- ^ Sperounes, Sandra, "Music Notes," The Edmonton Journal, February 26, 2005.
- ^ Sperounes, Sandra, "Music Notes," The Edmonton Journal, February 28, 2003.
- ^ Murray, Tom, "Days in the Life," See Magazine, December 9–15, 2003.
- ^ Atwater, Darren, Terminal City, May 29, 2005, Vancouver, BC
- ^ Litterbug, See Magazine, February 20–26, 2003.
- ^ Get Out of Your Basement, CJSR Compilation CD, Released 2007 Archived 2009-04-06 at archive.today
- ^ Ralph Nader Was Here, CJSR Compilation CD, Released 2003 Archived 2003-11-23 at archive.today
External links
edit- Litterbug Official Band website
- litterbug at MySpace
- Litterbug article from Vue Weekly
- litterbug Profile[permanent dead link] at CBC Radio 3