The Garrys (band)

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The Garrys are a Canadian indie rock band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, consisting of sisters Erica, Julie and Lenore Maier. [1] They are most noted for their 2021 album Get Thee to a Nunnery, which was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize. [2]

The band, who describe their sound as "garage surf doom-wop", was formed in 2015 as an acoustic duo consisting of Lenore and Erica Maier, before Julie joined the following year on bass and drums. [3] They released their first album, Warm Buds, in 2016, [4] and followed up with Surf Manitou in 2017. [5]

In 2020, they recorded a score for the 1922 silent film Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages . [1]

Get Thee to a Nunnery, the Garrys' fourth album, was produced by Dallas Good of The Sadies. [6] On May 3, 2024, the Garrys released a single, "Cakewalk", their first song with their brother Matthew on guitar. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Calum Slingerland, "The Garrys Ready New Album 'Get Thee to a Nunnery'". Exclaim! , June 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2022 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim! , June 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Ashley Martin, "The Garrys: On pickled eggs, family, and acclaimed boy band The Sadies". Regina Leader-Post , July 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Chris Warren, "Warm buds: The Garrys pay tribute to family ties on debut album". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , June 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Sarah Murphy, "The Garrys 'Surf Manitou'". Exclaim! , May 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ Raphaële Frigon, "The Garrys: surf rock sur les prairies". Ici Radio-Canada Saskatchewan, December 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cakewalk, by The Garrys". The Garrys. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
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