Adam and the Amethysts

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Adam and the Amethysts
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres Indie, psychedelic
Years active2004–2012
Labels Pome, Kelp
MembersAdam Waito
Rebecca Lessard [1]
Scott Johnson Gailey [2]
Jordan Robson-Cramer [2]
Keiko Devaux
Rory Seydel
Katherine Peacock
Jessie Stein
Nathan Ward
Website adamandtheamethysts.com

Adam and the Amethysts was a Canadian indie rock band formed in Montreal in 2004. The band was fronted by Adam Waito, a former member of Miracle Fortress. [3] The band released two albums and toured mostly around North America.

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History

Waito was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario, raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario and moved to Montreal in the early 2000s. [3] He co-founded Telefauna in 2004, an indie-pop band whose that played the Pop Montreal festival three times. They released Their 1st EP in 2005 and a single "Under the Underground Water" b/w "Bamboo Shoot" in 2007. [4]

Waito launched Adam and the Amethysts with the release of Amethyst Amulet on 10 June 2008, on Pome Records. [5] The album was an ode to Waito's home town, referencing 60s pop and Neil Young. [6] For this album, it was reported that guest artists included members of Telefauna and The Luyas, but they are not credited. [7]

After the release of Amethyst Amulet the band underwent some lineup changes while continuing to play festivals like Pop Montreal, [8] and Halifax Pop Explosion. [9] They also opened for Land of Talk. [10]

The band's second album, Flickering Flashlight, was released on 4 October 2011, on Kelp Records. [11] [12] [13] [14] The song "Prophecy" from this album was featured on the soundtrack of Curfew , which won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. [15] The band, now a trio, went on a short Canadian tour. [16] In 2012, they played Canadian Music Week [17] and the South by Southwest festival in Texas. [18]

In 2013, Lessard and Waito formed the duo Silverkeys. [19] In 2014, Waito joined Ohara Hale and Jeremy MacCuish to form the trio Nancy Pants, who released two LPs together. [20]

Beginning in 2013, Waito began composing music for film: first the short documentary To the Beat of Beverly School, [21] and later Cristián Jiménez's feature film La voz en off (Voice Over). [22] In 2013, the Adam and the Amethysts song "Dreaming" appeared on the soundtrack to the films What If, starring Daniel Radcliffe, and the Oscar-winning short Curfew. [23] [24]

In 2024, Waito debuted an ambient electronic project called Sparkling Water, which uses vintage and modern synthesizers and "draws inspiration from 80s library music, New Age experimentalism, and nostalgic deep house." Several of his releases were used as fundraisers in support of Palestinian victims of the war in Gaza. [25]


Discography

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Daniel Sylvester. "Land of Talk / Adam & the Amethysts Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield QC April 10". Exclaim! . exclaim.ca. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 National Capital Rock. "Conference Content". Wayback Machine . natcaprock.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Full Interview with Adam Waito". sarablackmcculloch.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Telefauna". Discogs. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Adam & The Amethysts – Amethyst Amulet". Discogs. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "ADAM & THE AMETHYSTS, June 2008". nowtoronto.com. Now Toronto. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Whibbs, Chris. "Adam & the Amethysts Amethyst Amulet, July 2008". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Indrisek, Scott (5 October 2008). "POP Montreal Day 4, Oct 2008". The Village Voice. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Halifax Pop Explosion 2011". consequence.net. Consequence. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Sylvester, Daniel. "Land of Talk / Adam & the Amethysts April 2010". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Drew Necci, Marilyn (19 April 2012). "Adam And The Amethysts: Flickering Flashlight, Apr 2012". rvamag.com. RVA Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Carlick, Stephen. "Adam & the Amethysts Flickering Flashlight". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Kelp Records. "Conference Content". Wayback Machine . kelprecords.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  14. ↑ "Get To Know: Adam & the Amethysts | Chart Attack". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Music". curfewfilm.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  16. ↑ Hudson, Alex. "Adam & the Amethysts Embark on Canadian Tour, Nov 2011". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. ↑ Laughlin, Stephanie. "Sounds of Spain and The Rainbow Connection". forgetthebox.net. Forget the Box. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Adam & The Amethysts's Concert History". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "She Pop: Women to Watch at POP Montreal". Montreal Gazette. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nancy Pants 'Total Nancy Pants' (album stream)". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "IMDB page for To the Beat of Beverley School". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "IMDB page for La voz en off". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "What If Soundtrack". tunefind.com. Tunefind. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "Curfew soundtrack IMDB page". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  25. ↑ "Sparkling Water on Bandcamp". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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