Precious Fathers

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Precious Fathers
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia
Genres Post-rock
Shoegazer
LabelsWhite Whale
Members Josh Lindstrom
Jaret Penner
Tim Loewen
Paul Goertzen
Website preciousfathers.com

Precious Fathers is a Canadian instrumental post-rock shoegazer ensemble, [1] / [2] based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its members are linked to other projects, including Destroyer, Loscil, Sparrow and The Battles. [3] Their music combines pulsating rhythms with multiple guitar effects and dynamic volume shifts. [4]

Contents

History

Guitarists Tim Loewen and Jaret Penner, along with drummer Josh Lindstrom and Paul Goertzen, founded Precious Fathers. In 2005, the band released their self-titled first album through the White Whale label. [5] [6] The album received some airplay on campus and community radio stations. [7] The band performed that year in Toronto.

Precious Fathers' second album, Alluvial Fan, was released in 2009, and was streamed online. [8] [9] In June the album appeared on !earshot's community and campus radio Top 50 Chart. [10] That year the band performed locally in Vancouver.

Discography

Albums

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References

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  10. "National Top 50" June 30, 2009 : !earshot
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