Miracle Fortress

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Miracle Fortress
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres Indie rock
Years active2005 (2005)–present
Labels Secret City, Rough Trade
MembersGraham Van Pelt
Adam Waito
Jessie Stein

Miracle Fortress is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. The band's studio work is primarily a solo, project of songwriter Graham Van Pelt, [1] who is accompanied by the rest of the band during live shows.

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Band history

Van Pelt, a member of the band Think About Life, recorded all of the music himself for five songs, and then self-released an EP, Watery Grave . In 2007, he released a debut album Five Roses under the name Miracle Fortress, on Secret City Records. [2] [3] The album received positive reviews, [4] and was included on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize, [5] which was ultimately won by Patrick Watson. [6] [7] Van Pelt recruited drummer Jordan Robson-Cramer of Sunset Rubdown and Magic Weapon, guitarist Jessie Stein of SS Cardiacs and The Luyas, and keyboardist Adam Waito of Telefauna to adapt Five Roses into a live show. [8] This group made a cross-Canada tour in 2007. [9] Nathan Ward, Adam Waito and Jessie Stein also took part in some of the shows. [10]

The style of the band's single, "Maybe Lately", was compared by critics to that of the Beach Boys. [11] [12]

Miracle Fortress' third album, Was I the Wave? was released in April 2011. [1] It was musically quite different from the previous album, with simpler instrumentation and more rhythm. [5] [13] The album won a GAMIQ Award for Electronic Album of the Year. [14]

In 2014, Van Pelt continues to release music as Miracle Fortress. [15]

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 "Miracle Fortress Returns with Sophomore LP, Readies Canadian Dates with Shad". CBC News. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "A Completely Biased Ranking of the 60 Best Canadian Indie Rock Songs of the 00s Part II". Vice, Cam Lindsay Apr 10 2017
  3. ↑ Jennifer Maerz (July 2007). "Miracle Fortress Five Roses". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC: 98–. ISSN   0886-3032.
  4. ↑ "Miracle Fortress - Five Roses". ClickMusic, Colleen Newbanks
  5. 1 2 "Miracle Fortress Solitary Man". Exclaim, By Cam Lindsay Apr 24, 2011
  6. ↑ "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". CBC News. July 10, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  7. ↑ Cassandra Szlarski (July 10, 2007). "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ " Miracle Fortress". AllMusic Biography by Margaret Reges
  9. ↑ "One-man band takes friends for a ride; Graham Van Pelt's acclaimed Miracle Fortress assembles an indie team for cross-Canada tour" Archived 2017-09-12 at the Wayback Machine . Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Raju Mudhar Jun 21, 2007 Page: E.9
  10. ↑ "Miracle Fortress believes in self" [usurped] . Jam! Music, July 11, 2007. by Allan Wigney, Sun Media
  11. ↑ "Miracle Fortress - Maybe Lately Continue the Beach Boys fascination". Clash Music, 10 · 04 · 2008
  12. ↑ "Miracle Fortress, Five Roses". The Guardian, David Peschek 20 July 2007
  13. ↑ "Miracle Fortress Was I the Wave?". Pitchfork, David Bevan July 13, 2011
  14. ↑ "Galaxie cleans up at the 2011 GAMIQ Awards". Montreal Gazette, November 14, 2011
  15. ↑ "Miracle Fortress "Even in America". Exclaim!, By Alex Hudson Sep 16, 2014
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