The Two-Minute Miracles

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The Two-Minute Miracles
Origin London, Ontario, Canada
Genres Indie rock
Years active1995–present
Labels Teenage USA
Weewerk
Website myspace.com/twominutemiracles
Members Andy Magoffin
Justin Nace
Michael Christoff
Aaron Curtis
Greg Smith
Past membersJohn F. Higney Jr.
Mississauga Slim
Clayton Corneil

The Two-Minute Miracles are a Canadian indie rock band from London, Ontario, fronted by songwriter and singer-guitarist Andy Magoffin. [1] [2] The band had a history of fluid membership.

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History

The band's name was taken from their early preference for keeping their songs approximately two minutes long, [3] although some songs on their later recordings have exceeded that length. Exclaim! magazine has described the band's songs as "catchy, richly melodic pop tunes occasionally run through with a sinuous, alt-country flavour and an underlying element of playful eccentricity." [4]

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The band released three albums on Teenage USA; the second, 13 Songs from the House of Miracles, included horns, banjo, lap steel and piano. [5] The third, The Silence of Animals, was released in 2003. [6] The band later signed with Weewerk. Weewerk released Volume 3.5: Rats, a digital-only preview of the full-length, in July 2007 and Volume IV: The Lions of Love which was released in October 2007. [7] At that time the band consisted of Magoffin, guitarist Justin Nace, keyboardist Michael Christoff, bassist Greg Smith and drummer Aaron Curtis. [8]

Weewerk, stylized as (weewerk), is an independent folk, roots, bluegrass, country record label and artist-management company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 2002 as an art-and-music salon series in the apartment of Teenage USA Recordings partner Phil Klygo and artist-curator Germaine Koh. Klygo was Festival Director of Canadian Music Week from 2001 to 2007.

<i>Volume IV: The Lions of Love</i> 2007 studio album by Two-Minute Miracles

Volume IV: The Lions of Love is the fourth album by the Canadian indie rock band Two-Minute Miracles, produced by frontman Andy Magoffin. It was released in 2007 on Weewerk.

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Discography

Volume II: Thirteen Songs from the House of Miracles is the second album by the Canadian indie rock band The Two-Minute Miracles. It was released in 2001 on Teenage USA Recordings.

<i>Volume III: The Silence of Animals</i> 2003 studio album by Two-Minute Miracles

Volume III: The Silence of Animals is the third album by the Canadian indie rock band Two-Minute Miracles. It was released in 2003 on Teenage USA Recordings.

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References

  1. ↑ Noel, Alyssa. "The Two-Minute Miracles: Magoffin likes his Miracles short, but it takes a while for him to perform them", Vue Weekly , 2008-06-05. Retrieved on 2008-10-02.
  2. ↑ "Two Minute Miracles display 'pop oddity'", The StarPhoenix , 2004-05-27, p. B1.
  3. ↑ Melton, Tim (2002-02-27). "CMW Special: The Two Minute Miracles". Chart. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2009-03-14.Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ Molgat, Chuck (December 2003). "Two-Minute Miracles Pump Out the Volumes". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2008-01-20.Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ↑ "CD REVIEWS: Beautiful Creatures, The Kim Band, Better Than Ezra, Ozzfest 2001 and many more.". Chart Attack, August 14, 2001. review by Tim Melton.
  6. ↑ "The Two-Minute Miracles — Volume III: The Silence of Animals". Chart Attack, Oct 21, 2003.
  7. ↑ "Two-Minute Miracles Volume IV: The Lions of Love". Exclaim!. By Vish Khanna. Oct 30, 2007
  8. ↑ Bryson, Scott (2007-10-05). "The Two-Minute Miracles Aim For Perfection". Chart . Retrieved 2009-03-14.Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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