Precious Fathers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Genres |
Post-rock Shoegazer |
| Labels | White Whale |
| Members |
Josh Lindstrom Jaret Penner Tim Loewen Paul Goertzen |
| Website |
preciousfathers |
Precious Fathers is a Canadian instrumental post-rock shoegazer ensemble, [1]/ [2] based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its members are linked to other projects, including Destroyer, Loscil, Sparrow and The Battles. [3] Their music combines pulsating rhythms with multiple guitar effects and dynamic volume shifts. [4]
History
Guitarists Tim Loewen and Jaret Penner, along with drummer Josh Lindstrom and Paul Goertzen, founded Precious Fathers. In 2005, the band released their self-titled first album through the White Whale label. [5] [6] The album received some airplay on campus and community radio stations. [7] The band performed that year in Toronto.
Precious Fathers' second album, Alluvial Fan, was released in 2009, and was streamed online. [8] [9] In June the album appeared on !earshot's community and campus radio Top 50 Chart. [10] That year the band performed locally in Vancouver.
Discography
Albums
- 2005 Precious Fathers [11] [12] [13]
- 2009 Alluvial Fan
References
- ^ "Dungen" Archived 2017-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. CJSF Radio, gig review by Issam Zeibak
- ^ "Precious Fathers". Only Magazine, By Chuck Ansbacher on Feb 16, 2006
- ^ "Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers". Pop Matters, by Jason MacNeil 19 February 2007
- ^ "Precious Fathers’ new album takes time to fully digest". Scope Magazine, July 16, 2009. Patrick Canning
- ^ "Vancouver's Precious Fathers Drop Their First Album in Four Years". Exclaim!, By Josiah Hughes. Jun 03, 2009
- ^ "Precious Fathers Alluvial Fan (White Whale)". NOW Magazine, by Carla Gillis, August 5, 2009
- ^ "!earshot charts - October 2005 - top 200". !earshot chart archive.
- ^ "Precious Father, Alluvial Fan". Skope • October 22, 2009 . Joshua Kloke
- ^ "Precious Fathers — Alluvial Fan" [usurped]. Chart Attack - Jun 23, 2009
- ^ "National Top 50" June 30, 2009 : !earshot
- ^ "Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers". Exclaim!, By Chris Whibbs Sep 01, 2005
- ^ "Precious Fathers". UWO Gazette, September 14, 2005. Daria Pylypiak. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New and Notable Releases" Now Toronto, by Luca Lucarini September 15, 2005
External links
- Precious Fathers official website
- Precious Fathers at MySpace
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |
Precious Fathers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Genres |
Post-rock Shoegazer |
| Labels | White Whale |
| Members |
Josh Lindstrom Jaret Penner Tim Loewen Paul Goertzen |
| Website |
preciousfathers |
Precious Fathers is a Canadian instrumental post-rock shoegazer ensemble, [1]/ [2] based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its members are linked to other projects, including Destroyer, Loscil, Sparrow and The Battles. [3] Their music combines pulsating rhythms with multiple guitar effects and dynamic volume shifts. [4]
History
Guitarists Tim Loewen and Jaret Penner, along with drummer Josh Lindstrom and Paul Goertzen, founded Precious Fathers. In 2005, the band released their self-titled first album through the White Whale label. [5] [6] The album received some airplay on campus and community radio stations. [7] The band performed that year in Toronto.
Precious Fathers' second album, Alluvial Fan, was released in 2009, and was streamed online. [8] [9] In June the album appeared on !earshot's community and campus radio Top 50 Chart. [10] That year the band performed locally in Vancouver.
Discography
Albums
- 2005 Precious Fathers [11] [12] [13]
- 2009 Alluvial Fan
References
- ^ "Dungen" Archived 2017-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. CJSF Radio, gig review by Issam Zeibak
- ^ "Precious Fathers". Only Magazine, By Chuck Ansbacher on Feb 16, 2006
- ^ "Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers". Pop Matters, by Jason MacNeil 19 February 2007
- ^ "Precious Fathers’ new album takes time to fully digest". Scope Magazine, July 16, 2009. Patrick Canning
- ^ "Vancouver's Precious Fathers Drop Their First Album in Four Years". Exclaim!, By Josiah Hughes. Jun 03, 2009
- ^ "Precious Fathers Alluvial Fan (White Whale)". NOW Magazine, by Carla Gillis, August 5, 2009
- ^ "!earshot charts - October 2005 - top 200". !earshot chart archive.
- ^ "Precious Father, Alluvial Fan". Skope • October 22, 2009 . Joshua Kloke
- ^ "Precious Fathers — Alluvial Fan" [usurped]. Chart Attack - Jun 23, 2009
- ^ "National Top 50" June 30, 2009 : !earshot
- ^ "Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers". Exclaim!, By Chris Whibbs Sep 01, 2005
- ^ "Precious Fathers". UWO Gazette, September 14, 2005. Daria Pylypiak. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New and Notable Releases" Now Toronto, by Luca Lucarini September 15, 2005
External links
- Precious Fathers official website
- Precious Fathers at MySpace
| International | |
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| Artists | |