Housewife (band)

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Housewife
Moscow Apartment, Toronto Pride Festival 2018.jpg
Housewife play Toronto Pride in 2018
Background information
Also known asMoscow Apartment (2017–2022)
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Indie rock
Years active2017–present
MembersBrighid Fry

Housewife (formerly Moscow Apartment) is the Canadian indie rock musical project of Brighid Fry based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its founding members are Brighid Fry (guitar, vocals; formerly of Kingdom of Birds [1] ) and Pascale Padilla (guitar, vocals), with a number of guest players joining them for live shows and recordings. Padilla left the band in late 2022.

Contents

The band's debut self-titled EP was launched September 30, 2017, [2] following the release of the video for their first single, Annie, the month prior. [3] Better Daughter, their sophomore EP, was released on Hidden Pony Records on July 10, 2020.

The band was formerly known as Moscow Apartment, until announcing a name change on April 26, 2022. [4] As of March 2023, Housewife is now a solo project of Brighid Fry. [5]

Self-titled EP

Housewife's self-titled debut was produced by Samantha Martin of Delta Sugar, three of the tracks were mixed by Guillermo Subauste, [6] and features Michael Louis Johnson, member of Rambunctious, former lead singer of The New Kings, and brother of Gordie Johnson on trumpet. Blues and Roots Radio noted in a review by Phillip Bridle that "the maturity in the song writing and musical skills of the pair is quite remarkable.... [T]his first EP of five beautifully crafted songs is surely an indicator of special things to come." Shortly thereafter, NOW Magazine included Housewife in its list of Toronto Musicians to Watch in 2018. [7]

Better Daughter

Released July 10, 2020, the majority of Better Daughter was produced by Fry and Padilla in collaboration with Guillermo Subauste of Pacha Sound, who also worked as the recording engineer, [8] while the song Two Timer was produced by Grammy-winning producer and recording engineer Vance Powell. [9] In writing the EP, Housewife also collaborated with Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene [10] [11] and Juno-winner Chin Inejti. [12] The EP was mixed by Scotty Hard.

Exclaim! magazine wrote in its review that the album helps "solidify what's been obvious for years: that everyone ought to know and care about Moscow Apartment,", [13] and CBC named it one of the "22 albums you need to hear" in the summer of 2020. [14]

Awards

Members

Fry and Padilla in 2019. The 2019 CFC Annual Garden Party (48098986203).jpg
Fry and Padilla in 2019.

Current members

Former members

Pascale Padilla – vocals, guitar, electric bass

Discography

Albums

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References

  1. ↑ O'Kane, Josh (27 January 2017). "For teen band Kingdom of Birds, channeling energy into music feels natural". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Unknown. "Moscow Apartment: EP Release show @Burdock w/ Deanna Petcoff". BlogTO. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Carter, Adam (19 August 2017). "3 new Ontario songs you need to hear this week". CBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Toronto's Moscow Apartment Change Name to Housewife | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  5. ↑ "About". Housewife. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  6. ↑ Hall, Jan (30 August 2017). "Moscow Apartment – Summerfolk 2017 Interview". Folk Roots Radio. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Greene, Sarah (10 January 2018). "Toronto musicians to watch in 2018: singer/songwriter edition". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Moscow Apartment (9 July 2020). "New Girl". Bandcamp.
  9. ↑ "About". Moscow Apartment. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Jesse Kinos-Gooden (19 June 2020). "Summer 2020 guide: 22 Albums You Need to Hear". CBC.
  11. ↑ Chelsea Brimstin (16 June 2020). "Listen: Moscow Apartment share new song 'New Girl'". Indie88 radio.
  12. ↑ Kerry Doole (11 May 2020). "Moscow Apartment: Halfway". FYI Music News.
  13. ↑ Corey van den Hoogenband (7 July 2020). "Moscow Apartment Are Wise Beyond Their Years on 'Better Daughter' EP". Exclaim!.
  14. ↑ Jesse Kinos-Gooden (19 June 2020). "Summer 2020 guide: 22 Albums You Need to Hear". CBC.
  15. ↑ FYI Staff (1 Jun 2018). "Moscow Apartment Duo Wins Slaight Music's It's Your Shot Prize". FYI Music News. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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