Weaves (band)

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Weaves
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Indie rock, indie pop, art pop
Years active2012-present (on hiatus 2020-present)
MembersJasmyn Burke
Morgan Waters
Zach Bines
Spencer Cole

Weaves is a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, consisting of vocalist Jasmyn Burke, guitarist Morgan Waters, drummer Spencer Cole and bassist Zach Bines. [1]

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History

The band was formed in 2012 by Burke and Waters, who first met each other in a bar and began recording demo songs based on files of song ideas Burke recorded on her iPhone. [1] In 2013, Bines and Cole joined the band shortly before recording commenced on their debut EP. They released the self-titled debut EP in 2014, [1] and followed up with a self-titled full-length album in 2016. [2]

The 2016 album was shortlisted for both the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year [3] and the 2017 Polaris Music Prize [4] in 2017, as well as garnering a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Shithole". [5]

The band's second full-length album, Wide Open, was released on October 6, 2017. [6] It was shortlisted for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018. In 2018 they received another SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Walkaway", [7] and the album was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize. [8]

As of 2025, Weaves had not been gathered since spring 2020, according to Spencer.

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kwong, Evelyn (May 6, 2014). "Weaves: Pulling Tracks". Noisey . Vice Media . Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. "Weaves Detail Self-titled Debut LP, Share "One More"". Exclaim! , March 27, 2016.
  3. "Juno Awards: Drake, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes Lead With Five Noms Each". The Hollywood Reporter , February 8, 2017.
  4. "Polaris Music Prize shortlist includes Leonard Cohen, Gord Downie". The Globe and Mail , July 13, 2017.
  5. "PUP Win the 2017 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim! , July 12, 2017.
  6. "Weaves Reveal That 'Wide Open' Is Just One of Three Albums of New Material". Exclaim! , October 2, 2017.
  7. "2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Nominees Revealed". Exclaim! , May 24, 2018.
  8. "Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2018 Short List". Exclaim! , July 17, 2018.