Constantines is an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario , Canada.
18-497: Constantines was formed in 1999, by vocalist and guitarist Bryan Webb , drummer Doug MacGregor, and guitarist Paul Bright, all of whom had played together in the emo band Shoulder from 1994 to 1997; with the addition of bassist Dallas Wehrle. Bright was asked to leave early on and was replaced by Steve Lambke . Their style has been described as "art-punk", and they have been compared to bands like The Clash , Fugazi , Bruce Springsteen , The Replacements , and Nick Cave . The name of
36-664: A Juno Award for Best Alternative Album . The first track, "Arizona", is based on the suicide of Danny Rapp , the lead singer of Danny and the Juniors of " At the Hop " fame. The song begins with the lyric "This is a song about the death of Danny Rapp. And that great gospel jest called rock 'n' roll." That year they performed at the El Mocambo in Toronto with Oneida and Grand Total. In 2002 they added keyboard player Evan Gordon to
54-619: A limited edition 7" on white vinyl, entitled Hard Feelings . Their fourth full-length album, Kensington Heights , was released on April 15 in Canada and April 29 in the US. The band played SP20 that summer, a festival in Redmond, Washington celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sub Pop Records. Guitarist Steve Lambke has released four albums and a split 12" under the name Baby Eagle , and keyboard player Will Kidman has appeared and recorded under
72-555: A reunion tour, performing at festivals around Canada, including SappyFest and at Kazoo!Fest in Guelph. In May 2015 the band performed at Massey Hall in Toronto with Chad VanGaalen Constantines were on the line-up for Wayhome summer 2017 music festival in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. and once more performed at Kazoo!Fest. In 2020, Constantines digitally self-released charity single "Call Me Out" written in 2017 and recorded in 2018. The song
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144-425: The emo band Shoulder in 1994, releasing a demo tape, a CD/LP and two 7" vinyl (including a split with Morning Again ) before breaking up in 1997. Two years after Shoulder's breakup, in 1999, Webb and two former members of the band formed Constantines , though one of them quickly departed. In 2007 he recorded a cover of The Velvet Underground 's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" as a duet with Casey Mecija of Ohbijou for
162-608: The Harbourcoats album and invited him to duet on her album. Webb provided back-up vocals on her album Metals , including the first track "The Bad in Each Other". With the announced hiatus 12 August 2010 of the Constantines , Webb embraced his new role as a newlywed and father. His debut solo album Provider was released 15 November 2011 on Toronto label Idée Fixe Records. The first single, "Rivers of Gold",
180-619: The United States. The members of Constantines have occasionally played shows under the name Horsey Craze, covering Neil Young songs. In early 2006, they released a vinyl only split-album with The Unintended . Constantines recorded four Neil Young covers for the LP , while The Unintended performed four Gordon Lightfoot songs. In 2007, following the demise of their Canadian former record label Three Gut Records, Constantines signed with Arts & Crafts . On January 15, 2008, they released
198-415: The band is taken from an episode of Coast to Coast with Art Bell , in which Bell was playing recordings of ghost voices in static, and one of the ghosts' names was Constantine. From their hometown of Guelph the band relocated to London, Ontario and then to Toronto , where in 2001 they released their self-titled first album. Constantines enjoyed widespread play on campus radio and was nominated for
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#1732787151771216-475: The band their second Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year. In 2004, the label Sub Pop reissued the band's self-titled album. The next year, they embarked on a cross-Canada tour with The Weakerthans called The Rolling Tundra Revue . Later in the year their album Tournament of Hearts was released September 27 by Toronto record label Three Gut Records in Canada, and on October 11 by Sub Pop in
234-621: The compilation album, Friends in Bellwoods . In 2009, Webb received a Genie Award nomination in the category Best Achievement in Music – Original Song for "Big Smoke", a song he wrote for the soundtrack to This Beautiful City . While living in Montreal , Webb formed the Harbourcoats and recorded an album. In 2009 Webb and his wife decided to start a family in Guelph . Feist heard
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270-604: The lineup and released the EP The Modern Sinner Nervous Man . Gordon left the band soon after to pursue his own song writing. He was replaced by Will Kidman, and the band released Shine a Light in 2003. This album was the band's first to be released outside of Canada on the Sub Pop record label. It topped the !earshot National Top 50 chart in September that year. Shine a Light also earned
288-500: The name Woolly Leaves. In December 2009, the band celebrated their tenth anniversary with a tour of southwestern Ontario. Shortly thereafter, keyboardist Will Kidman left the band. This, coupled with Webb's move from his home in Montreal back to Guelph, fueled rumours of the band's demise. Although Webb hinted that the band might return. Constantines went on an unofficial hiatus for several years. In 2014 Constantines reformed for
306-758: Was inspired by the Constantines' first time playing the Dawson City Music Festival in the Yukon in 2005. Webb is also the operations coordinator for CFRU-FM , the campus radio station at the University of Guelph . He previously served as programming coordinator at CFRU from 2010 to 2014. Webb contributed the song "Someplace I'm Supposed to Be" to the 1 March 2013 episode of This American Life . List of streaming media services A streaming media service (also simply called
324-536: Was not published on streaming platforms and instead was only made available as a purchasable Bandcamp download with 100% of its proceeds being donated to Black Lives Matter Toronto and the Unistʼotʼen Camp Legal Fund. Bryan Webb Bryan Webb (born 1977), sometimes credited as Bry Webb , is a Canadian singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Constantines . Webb began his musical career playing in
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