Tin Foil Phoenix

Tin Foil Phoenix
Tin Foil Phoenix
Origin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres	Post-grunge, alternative rock
Years active	1997-2016
Labels	C4; 604; Roadrunner
Past members	Michael Allen Zirk; Lyle Geisbrecht; Fish; Yves Gagnon ; Phil Cholosky; Steven Kray; Paul Robinson
Website	TinFoilPhoenix.com

Tin Foil Phoenix was a Canadian post-grunge band from Winnipeg. The band was formed by Michael Allen Zirk and Steven Kray, core members of a previous incarnation called Sonic Bloom. Guitarist Fish joined soon thereafter.^[1] Bassist Paul Robinson joined the band in 1999 and two years later, they added another guitarist, Phil Cholosky.

In 2001, they released Hurry, an independent seven-song EP. Its first single, Neopolitan, got a great amount of airplay on Canadian radio.^[2] The song soon caught the music industry's attention and the band was signed to 604 Records/Universal in August 2002.^[3] The deal guaranteed the release of their debut album in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

In February 2002, the name of the band changed from Sonic Bloom to Tin Foil Phoenix because of legal concerns over the name expressed by their international label affiliate, Roadrunner Records.

Their first full-length album, Living In The Shadow Of The Bat, was released on September 14, 2004, by 604/Universal. They have a new single called 'Have A Nice Day' on their MySpace and their second album Age Of Vipers is set for release on 20 May. The lead single of Age Of Vipers is called "Hurry Home".

Members

Final Lineup

Michael Allen Zirk - vocals (d. 2022)
Fish - guitar
Phil Cholosky - guitar
Yves Gagnon - bass
Lyle Giesbrecht - Percussion.

Former

Paul Robinson - bass
Stephen Thliveris (Steven Kray) - Percussion

Discography

Albums

Hurry (EP, 2001) - released as Sonic Bloom
Living in the Shadow of the Bat (2004)
Age of Vipers (2007)

Singles

"Neopolitan" (2002, re-released 2004)
"Ms. Genova" (2005)
"Have a Nice Day" (2007) (online only)
"Hurry Home" (2007)
"Not How the West was Won" (2007)
"Man of Constant Sorrow" (2008)
"I Am an Aeroplane" (2016)

In media

Their hit song Ms. Genova is featured in the new IPod Nano's music trivia.
The song "The Stuff" was included on the game soundtrack of 2K Sports' NHL 2K10.^[4]

References

^ Peter Klassen. "The Rise of the Phoenix". View Magazine. Archived from the original on 2005-09-13. Retrieved 2006-03-07.
^ Mike Warkentin. "Little shop of horrors". Uptown Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
^ Darryl Sterdan. "Living in the Shadow of the Bat". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2007-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "2K Beats: NHL 2K10". 2K Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2013-03-04.

External links

[therise-1] Peter Klassen. "The Rise of the Phoenix". View Magazine. Archived from the original on 2005-09-13. Retrieved 2006-03-07.

[littleshop-2] Mike Warkentin. "Little shop of horrors". Uptown Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2007-03-07.

[shadow-3] Darryl Sterdan. "Living in the Shadow of the Bat". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2007-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] "2K Beats: NHL 2K10". 2K Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2013-03-04.

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