Fur Trade (band)

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Fur Trade
Genres indie rock
Labels Last Gang Records
Members Steve Bays
Parker Bossley

Fur Trade is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of Steve Bays and Parker Bossley of Hot Hot Heat. [1] The band has released one album, Don't Get Heavy.

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History

Fur Trade was formed while Hot Hot Heat was in hiatus. The pair began recording in Bays' studio [2] and released the album Don't Get Heavy on Last Gang Records in 2013. [3] The album builds on 1970s "yacht rock"; [4] it includes a variety of styles elements, from funk to pop and synth, [5] [6] and features songs written by both men. [7] Reviews of the album were mixed. [8] [6] [4]

Their video for "Same Temptation", directed by Kheaven Lewandowski, was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Prism Prize. [9]

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References

  1. "Steve Bays heats up with new band Fur Trade". Victoria Times-Colonist , June 28, 2013.
  2. "From The Horse’s Mouth: Parker Bossley (Fur Trade) on Don’t Get Heavy" Archived 2018-11-25 at the Wayback Machine . Ghetto Blaster Magazine, July 17, 2013
  3. "Steve Bays' Hot Hot Heat Offshoot Fur Trade Sign to Last Gang for Debut Album". Exclaim! , May 14, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "CD reviews: 'Dig Thy Savage Soul' a blistering album". TribLive, Jeffrey Sisk | Aug. 16, 2013.
  5. "FUR TRADE: Don’t Get Heavy (Last Gang Records)". Sydney Morning Herald, Arne Sjostedt, 5 December 2013
  6. 1 2 "Fur Trade – Don’t Get Heavy". WallEye, August 27, 2013. Nancy Saunders
  7. "Fur Trade: Don't Get Heavy". AllMusic review by Heather Phares
  8. "Don’t Get Heavy | Fur Trade" Archived 2018-10-23 at the Wayback Machine . KRUS Radio, July 23, 2013.
  9. "Prism Prize announces Top 10 best Canadian music videos of 2014" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine . Vancouver Sun , February 12, 2015.