Wake Owl

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Wake Owl
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres folk rock, indie pop
Years active2012 (2012)–present
Labels Vagrant Records
Rezolute Music
MembersColyn Cameron
Aiden Brant-Briscall

Wake Owl is an indie pop band based in Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland, Oregon. [1] The band's core members are singer and songwriter Colyn Cameron and multi-instrumentalist Aiden Brant-Briscall. [2]

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History

Following several years of international travel during which Cameron wrote songs primarily as a hobby, the band released its debut EP as a free internet download in 2012, and was rereleased January 29, 2013 on Vagrant Records. [3] The band toured both Canada and the United States to support the EP.

The EP garnered airplay on CBC Radio 2, with the title track reaching #1 on the Radio 2 Top 20 in June 2013, [4] and the track "Gold" was featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy . [5]

The band garnered a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014. [6] Following this nomination, the band toured several cities in Canada and were featured on the CBC Radio show q for an interview and live performance of a few songs from their forthcoming album. [7]

The band's debut full-length album The Private World of Paradise was released March 4, 2014 on Rezolute Music. [8] The album is described as more experimental and pop-oriented than Wild Country, with an increased emphasis on rhythm and synth-pop textures. [9]

Their second full-length album, Kaleidoscopes, was released July 20, 2017, [10] preceded by the singles "Tricks" and "To Be Used". It can also be found on YouTube. [11]

Discography

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References

  1. "Wake Owl explores the Wild Country of nature, music and making a living". CBC Music, January 22, 2013.
  2. "Wake Owl flies a new path". The Georgia Straight , February 12, 2014.
  3. Interview: Colyn Cameron of Wake Owl on "Wild Country". No Depression , February 20, 2013.
  4. "The Radio 2 Top 20: Wake Owl ruffle a few feathers by taking the top spot". CBC Music, June 14, 2013.
  5. "15 Canadian music acts you should know: Wake Owl" Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine . MSN Entertainment, January 29, 2013.
  6. "Winterruption Festival: Wake Owl unveils Private World of Paradise". Vancouver Sun , February 12, 2014.
  7. "Friday Live: Wake up to Wake Owl". CBC Radio, February 28, 2014.
  8. "Wake Owl Explore 'The Private World of Paradise' on Debut Album, Premiere New Single". Exclaim! , December 10, 2013.
  9. "Wake Owl". BeatRoute , February 4, 2014.
  10. "Kaleidoscopes, by Wake Owl". Wake Owl. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  11. Tricks , retrieved 2022-02-22