The Phonemes

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The Phonemes were a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, active in the 2000s. [1] A trio whose core members were vocalist and songwriter Magali Meagher, bassist Liz Forsberg and drummer Matias Rozenberg, [2] the group's two releases on Blocks Recording Club also featured guest contributions from Owen Pallett, Katie Crown, Bob Wiseman, Steve Kado and Leon Taheny.

Meagher, a native of Guelph who moved to Toronto in 1998 and was a supporting musician in The Hidden Cameras, [3] started the band in 2003. [4] The band released its self-titled debut EP in 2004, [1] and followed up with the full-length album There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do in 2007. [5] In 2009, they contributed the non-album track "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an E-mail" to the compilation album Friends in Bellwoods II . [6] They supported their music with some touring, both as a band [3] and Meagher on her own in collaboration with Wiseman and Jason Trachtenburg. [7]

The band did not release any further music after "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an E-mail". Meagher subsequently toured with Laura Barrett, Alysha Haugen and Dana Snell (of The Bicycles) in Sheezer, an all-female Weezer tribute band. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Phonemic fun: Indie pop trio flirt with the dark side". Now , January 29, 2004.
  2. "Phonemes make sound with meaning". Queen's Journal , January 15, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Adrian Mack, "The Phonemes’ Magali Meagher is happy to play anywhere". The Georgia Straight , June 2, 2010.
  4. "Another spark from Guelph connection; The Phonemes' Magali Meagher keeps finding herself at the centre of music explosions". Guelph Mercury , May 11, 2006.
  5. Alex Molotkow, "The Phonemes: There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do". Exclaim! , May 23, 2007.
  6. Stephenson Price, "Friends in Bellwoods II Charity Comp Ropes in Final Fantasy, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ohbijou". Exclaim! , April 21, 2009.
  7. "Dynamic trio completes Salmon Arm concert series". Kelowna Capital News, May 9, 2007.
  8. "Ladies sing the Blue ; All-woman Weezer tribute turns guy tunes on their head". Ottawa Sun , February 1, 2012.