New Country Rehab | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Alternative country |
Years active | 2010 | –present
Members | John Showman James Robertson Ben Whiteley Roman Tomé |
New Country Rehab is a Canadian alternative country band. [1] Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of John Showman on vocals and fiddle, Anthony Da Costa on guitar, Ben Whiteley on bass and Roman Tomé on drums. [2] All four members are established session musicians in the Toronto area, who have played in supporting bands for artists such as Basia Bulat, Justin Rutledge and Amy Millan. [3]
New Country Rehab formed in 2007, [4] and began performing music based on the songs of Hank Williams. [5] They played in Toronto clubs, adapting familiar country and popular tunes with their own sound, a mix of country, pop, folk and roots. [6]
The band released its self-titled debut album on January 11, 2011, featuring songs written by Showman and Robertson along with some cover tunes. [7] [8]
The band later signed with Kelp Records, [9] and released their second album, Ghost of Your Charms, in March, 2013. [10] The album contains some elements of pop and folk, and is a mixture of original material and cover tunes. [11] They toured in Ontario and western Canada in support of the album, [12] [13] and in 2014 toured in the United States. [14]
In 2015 the band received a grant from the Ontario Music Fund. [9]
New Country Rehab | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Alternative country |
Years active | 2010 | –present
Members | John Showman James Robertson Ben Whiteley Roman Tomé |
New Country Rehab is a Canadian alternative country band. [1] Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of John Showman on vocals and fiddle, Anthony Da Costa on guitar, Ben Whiteley on bass and Roman Tomé on drums. [2] All four members are established session musicians in the Toronto area, who have played in supporting bands for artists such as Basia Bulat, Justin Rutledge and Amy Millan. [3]
New Country Rehab formed in 2007, [4] and began performing music based on the songs of Hank Williams. [5] They played in Toronto clubs, adapting familiar country and popular tunes with their own sound, a mix of country, pop, folk and roots. [6]
The band released its self-titled debut album on January 11, 2011, featuring songs written by Showman and Robertson along with some cover tunes. [7] [8]
The band later signed with Kelp Records, [9] and released their second album, Ghost of Your Charms, in March, 2013. [10] The album contains some elements of pop and folk, and is a mixture of original material and cover tunes. [11] They toured in Ontario and western Canada in support of the album, [12] [13] and in 2014 toured in the United States. [14]
In 2015 the band received a grant from the Ontario Music Fund. [9]