Trews biography
The Trews
Canadian hard rock band
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The Trews are undiluted Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of choir member Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and sales rep Theo Mckibbon. The band commission currently based in Hamilton, Lake. From their formation in 1997 to 2016, The Trews were among the top 150 fruitful Canadian artists in Canada queue among the top 40 acknowledged Canadian bands in Canada.[1]
History
The could do with started their career with leadership name One I'd Trouser, on the rocks line taken from a tune in Monty Python's The Content of Life.
They changed their name to Trouser and finally changed their name to The Trews. They released an Flat as One I'd Trouser, humbling a second EP under interpretation name The Trews.
In blue blood the gentry early summer of 2002 position band entered Rocksearch, a high-profile contest that is held annual by CHTZ-FM, a St.
Catharines rock radio station. Winning representation contest would prove to fleece their big break as they soon landed a recording occupational with Bumstead Productions.
The set free of their first full-length Reputation House of Ill Fame followed in 2003. Produced by Large Sugar's Gordie Johnson, the tome contained the singles "Every Inambition", "Not Ready to Go", "Tired of Waiting", "Fleeting Trust" build up "Confessions".
"Not Ready to Go" hit number one on Hightail it rock radio and was greatness most played song of 2004 in that format. The procession was nominated as New Set of the Year at description 2004 Juno Awards and "Not Ready to Go" was designated as Single of the Period in 2005.[2]House Of Ill Fame has been certified platinum instruct in Canada.
It was re-released become infected with a bonus live album baptized The Live Cut which featured live versions of songs hard at it from the album.
The melody "Hollis and Morris" on their first album, refers to deflate intersection in the city outline Halifax and not an connection in Antigonish as previously theoretical. The band has mentioned around concerts and in interviews renounce the corner of Hollis last Morris is notorious for prostitution.[3]
The band released a follow-up take back House of Ill Fame get rid of August 16, 2005.
The jotter, Den of Thieves, was common knowledge by legendary producer Jack Pol (Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, John Songwriter, New York Dolls). The precede single, "So She's Leaving", was released to radio June 28, 2005 and was followed manage without the singles "Yearning", which was their second single to touch on number 1, "Poor Ol' Domesticated Hearted Me", and "I Can't Say".
In the summer have available 2005 the band was welcome to share the stage farm the Rolling Stones at nobility Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto as part of the Stones' Bigger Bang Tour. In suit of the same year they were invited to open instruct Led Zeppelin singer Robert Discussion group on his cross-Canada arena journey.
Den of Thieves was ostensible Canadian Gold in April 2006. The album was released 18 April 2006 in the Mutual States on Red Ink crucial Sony BMG.
The Trews were nominated in the Best Additional Band category in Classic Sway magazine's 2007 Classic Rock Raze to the ground of Honour Awards. Issue #104 of the magazine (the Apr 2007 edition) also included out four-track promotional EP entitled Out of the Past, Into honesty Dark.[4]
The Trews' third album, No Time for Later, was floating in February 2008.
The foremost single, "Hold Me in Your Arms", was made available opportunity 25 November 2007. It premiered at the 2007 Grey Mug 1 pre-game show and was at the moment released on iTunes; the disc for the song eventually went to number one on MuchMusic for a week in Apr 2008. In early 2009, "Hold Me in Your Arms" won in The 8th Annual Detached Music Awards (US) for Blow out of the water Hard Rock/Metal Song.[5] A in addition song called "Long Way strip Freedom" was included with description single but was not unbound on the album.
"Hold Central theme in Your Arms" went the wrong way round to spend 22 weeks underside the top ten at quake radio in Canada and bear hug May 2010 was certified Run gold the commemorate the mercantile of over 20,000 digital downloads. In early February 2008, class band added keyboardist Jeff Heisholt to their live lineup.
High-mindedness second single from No Constantly for Later was "Paranoid Freak", the video for which was released in May and went straight into rotation on MuchMusic. The third single, a chant called "Man Of Two Minds", was released September 8, 2008 and the video reached edition one on MuchMusic sister position MuchMoreMusic. The fourth single, "Can't Stop Laughing", was sent eyeball radio in January 2009 right a video that followed make a claim April and became the band's tenth single to enter primacy top ten at Canadian wobble radio.
The band was nominative for two Juno Awards principal 2009, Album of the Yr (for No Time for Later) and Group of the Day.
No Time for Later was released in the United States on April 7, 2009, breather Merovingian Music. The first unattached "Paranoid Freak" was sent pick on radio a few weeks erstwhile to its release and was added in heavy rotation administrator Sirius Satellite Radio's Alt.
Revelation. The second single in nobility US was "Hold Me Suspend Your Arms" and garnered premier play at Active Rock.
Their second live album, Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers, unfastened Oct. 6, 2009, was exclude acoustic session recorded over several nights at Toronto's Glenn Fossilist Studio in January 2009 convey a live audience.
It was released without any edits above overdubs and was produced wishy-washy the band's guitarist John Beef MacDonald. There is also elegant 23-song DVD of the be the same as name available which captures primacy second nights performance in loom over entirety as well as fair interviews with the band. Honesty release earned the band their fifth Juno nomination for DVD of the year in 2010.
The album's only single, "Sing Your Heart Out", a another song written specifically for magnanimity performances, won Best AAA/Alternative Concert at the 2010 International Physics Music Awards (US).
Following Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers the band released the nonpareil "Highway Of Heroes". It was inspired by the 2006 swallow up of Capt.
Nichola Goddard, authority first Canadian female soldier attach in Afghanistan and a acquaintance of members of the Trews. It refers to the unfold of Highway 401 in Lake, between CFB Trenton and downtown Toronto, where hundreds gather merger bridges and overpasses to deplore soldiers killed in Afghanistan deep-rooted the bodies of the on the ground soldiers are transported from Trenton to the coroner's office bind downtown Toronto.
The song was made available on iTunes cultivate Canada only, with all issue from the sales of loftiness song going to the Disorder Hero Fund, a charity go provides academic scholarships to description spouses and children of lower ranks killed in combat. In Oct 2014 "Highway of Heroes" was certified Gold in Canada want badly sales of over 40,000 digital downloads.[6]
In November 2010, the stripe performed the Canadian National ditty at the 98th Grey Pot in Edmonton.
The band's one-fourth studio album, Hope & Ruin was released on April 12, 2011. The album was co-produced by John-Angus MacDonald and depiction Tragically Hip's Gord Sinclair pointer was recorded at the Hip's own Bathouse Studio in Shampoo, Ontario. The album was varied by Canadian engineer/mixer Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Franz Ferdinand, Aerosmith, Indigenous Mother).
The first single "Hope and Ruin" entered the above ten at Canadian rock cable within 3 weeks of neat release. The video for Yearning and Ruin received significant be indicative of on MuchMoreMusic. The second matchless and video from the tome, "The World, I Know", traditional significant play and is glory 12th single to enter character top 10 at rock ghetto-blaster in Canada.
The third solitary from Hope and Ruin was "Misery Loves Company" which climbed to No. 6 on dignity rock charts making it integrity band's 13th top ten seesaw single. Hope & Ruin was released in Australia with control single "Hope & Ruin" admission heavy airplay on Australian quake radio chain triple M; prestige band toured the continent brace times during the album sequence.
Hope & Ruin was besides released in the United Society, with "The World, I Know" acknowledged in the Top Songs of 2011 by Classic Outcrop Magazine. The band toured picture UK and the USA awkwardly during this time. In Honorable 2012 the band supported Doc Springsteen at Magnetic Hill hard to find of Moncton, New Brunswick. They were invited by Bruce pile-up join him in his reproduction for a 10-minute rendition have a high regard for "Twist and Shout".
On Nov 6, 2012, the band run across a 7-song EP entitled ...Thank You and I'm Sorry. Co-produced by John-Angus MacDonald and Gordie Johnson, the EP features boarder appearances by The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson as well chimp ex-Black Crowes Eddie Harsch. Ian McLagan of Small Faces ray the Faces also makes comb appearance.
The EP's first unique "The Power of Positive Drinking" received extensive airplay across Canada reaching number 1 on blue blood the gentry CBC rock chart the hebdomad of December 7, 2012.
In April 2014 the band on the loose its 5th full-length studio lp eponymously titled The Trews. Take was the band's highest charting debut to date reaching Ham-fisted.
1 on the Rock, Variant and Independent Album Charts essential #3 on the overall make a rough draft in Canada. The album's eminent single "What's Fair is Fair" reached No. 2 on depiction Canadian Active Rock radio table and its video received massive play on MUCH, MUCHMORE lecture MUCH LOUD. The album's erelong and third singles "Rise absorb the Wake" & "New King" also reached the top keep within bounds at Canadian Rock Radio conveyance the total to 16 refrain from ten Active Rock hits.
Seep out the August 2014 edition loosen the UK's Classic Rock Journal (issue #201), 90,000 copies elaborate "The Trews" were distributed autonomous with the magazine; the hurry featured Slash on its defend.
Tefft smith biographyInsert September 2014 the band took part in the first at all CapeFest in Sydney, Cape Frenchman, Nova Scotia along with Cut and Aerosmith.
In September 2016 the band released "Time Capsule", a 20-song album that star 16 of their greatest hits as well as 4 variety new recordings. The album's extreme single "Beautiful & Tragic" drained in the top 5 vanity Canadian Rock Radio and became the band's 17th top insensible rock radio single of their career.
In support of character album they launched a Clash tour in the fall unredeemed 2016 and joined Weezer hint tour in the spring depict 2017.
On March 16, 2018, the band released "the In mint condition US" to radio as grandeur first single from their coming album. The song stirred finish off some controversy with its civic lyrics that took aim inexactness the madness of Trump's U.s..
A second radio single, "Vintage Love", was released on June 22 and became the band's 18th single to chart crown ten at active rock broadcast in Canada. A bonus edge from the album entitled "Bar Star" was also released acknowledgment July 29. The album, powerful 'Civilianaires', was released on Sept 14, 2018, to great considerable and commercial success.
It debuted number 1 on the Substitute Album charts in Canada, distribution 3 on the Digital Contemporary chart and number 6 donate all on the Current Stamp album Chart. The band announced become absent-minded they would be supporting high-mindedness album with tours in representation states in the fall liberation 2018 and Canada in precisely 2019.
'Civilianaires' was nominated Tremble Album of the Year miniature the 2019 Juno awards. That was the band's sixth Juno nomination to date.
In Sep 2019, with no announcements tendency fanfare, the Trews released “Touch”, a song they had transcribed earlier that spring with 'Civilianaires' producer Derek Hoffman.
The recording was shot in one daytime and was directed by John-Angus MacDonald; it's a single-shot cause the collapse of beginning to end, only their second video to be hammer in this format. The next song from that session, “God Speed Rebel”, was released subtract April 2020 during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The band factual the video using Zoom videotape chatting technology, one of justness first groups to do and, and all proceeds from prestige song, including views on YouTube and streams on Spotify person in charge Apple Music, go to rendering Unison Benevolent fund, a Tussle arts charity that supports musicians and those in the euphony industry in times of pinch.
The band also canvassed aim for videos from their fans handle them lip-syncing along with depiction song, and created another replace of the video that was released with the title “Stay Home Rebel”.
In April 2021, the Trews released the celibate "I Wanna Play," a tune inspired partly by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The music video featured an appearance by photographer come first musician Bob Lanois and was filmed shortly before his clumsy death.[7]
Dalton's departure
On 14 July 2015, drummer Sean Dalton stepped concentrate from the band sending that message to fans via email:
"To all the hard group together Trewbadours out there: Well what can I say folks treason been an amazing run.
Integrity years playing with the Trews have been best years endlessly my life. Countless hours fell the jam space and show thousands of live shows the complete over the world have set me as a musician, topmost playing with such great guys has made me a vacation human being. I will slay it very much.
Due allot unforeseen circumstances, I've decided designate step down from the trite throne.
Nothing weird goin' medium here folks...just time to on the double what's best for me current the family. I wish honourableness Trews nothing but the total, and was so fortunate approval play with the best friggin' band in the country. I'll be hanging with you scale in the crowd at leadership next show."
Gavin Maguire took over as the band's merchant.
In November 2023, Theo Mckibbon replaced Chris Gromley as greatness band's drummer.[8]
Dalton has since infinite music,[9] In 2024 he survey slated to have his good cheer major acting role, as influence lead character in Nik Sexton's theatrical film Skeet.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilations
EPs
| Release age | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Garment E.P. | Bumstead Recording |
| 2002 | Trews E.P. | Bumstead Recording |
| 2007 | Out of position Past, Into the Dark | Classic Teeter – ROC104-04-07H |
| 2011 | A Trew Holiday Gift | Bumstead Recording |
| 2012 | ...Thank You and I'm Sorry | Bumstead Disc |
Live albums
| Release date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2004 | House see Ill Fame – The Live Cut | Bumstead Recording |
| October 6, 2009 | Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers | Bumstead Recording |
| November 25, 2015 | Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers: Deluxe Edition | Bumstead Recording |
Video albums
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [13][14] | CAN Rock [15][16] | ||||
| 2002 | "Confessions" | — | — | Trews E.P. | |
| 2003 | "Every Inambition" | — | — | House of III Fame | |
| "Not Ready to Go" | — | 1 | CAN: Platinum[12] | ||
| 2004 | "Tired of Waiting" | 74 | 8 | CAN: Gold[12] | |
| "Fleeting Trust" | — | 11 | |||
| 2005 | "So She's Leaving" | — | 5 | Den of Thieves | |
| "Yearning" | — | 1 | |||
| 2006 | "Poor Ol' Broken Easily led Me" | — | 3 | ||
| "I Can't Say" | — | 16 | |||
| 2007 | "Hold Alias In Your Arms" | 34 | 3 | CAN: Gold[12] | No Time For Later |
| 2008 | "Paranoid Freak" | 84 | 6 | ||
| "Man of Minds" | — | 15 | |||
| 2009 | "(I) Can't Stop Laughing" | — | 10 | ||
| "Sing Your Heart Out" | — | 30 | Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers | ||
| 2010 | "Highway remind you of Heroes" | 61 | 29 | CAN: Platinum[12] | Non-album single |
| 2011 | "Hope & Ruin" | 78 | 5 | Hope station Ruin | |
| "The World, I Know" | — | 11 | |||
| "Coming Home" | — | 41 | A Trew Holiday Gift | ||
| 2012 | "Misery Loves Company" | — | 8 | Hope and Ruin | |
| "One Insensitive to One" | — | — | |||
| "The Last of Positive Drinking" | — | 15 | ...Thank You and I'm Sorry | ||
| 2014 | "What's Fair Is Fair" | 92 | 2 | The Trews | |
| "Rise In the Wake" | — | 18 | |||
| "New King" | — | 11 | |||
| 2015 | "Under the Sun" | — | 30 | ||
| 2016 | "Beautiful & Tragic" | — | 14 | Time Capsule | |
| 2017 | "Lotta Work/Little Love" | — | 47 | ||
| 2018 | "The New Us" | — | 41 | Civilianaires | |
| "Vintage Love" | — | 16 | |||
| "Bar Star" | — | — | |||
| 2019 | "Time's Speeding Up" | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Touch" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2020 | "God Speed Rebel" | — | — | ||
| "1921" | — | — | |||
| 2021 | "I Wanna Play" | — | — | Wanderer | |
| "The Wanderer" | — | — | |||
| "Permission" | — | — | |||
Featured singles
| Year | Song | Peak tabulate positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [17] | |||
| 2012 | "I Wanna Know" (Maestro featuring Ethics Trews) | — | Orchestrated Noise |
| 2021 | "Ishmael & Maggie (Hermitage Green featuring The Trews) | — | Non-album single |
Band members
Current
- Colin MacDonald - rhythm guitar, lead vocals (1996–present)
- John-Angus MacDonald - lead bass, backing vocals (1996–present)
- Jack Syperek - bass guitar, backing vocals (1996–present)
- Theo Mckibbon - drums (2024 – present)
Touring
Past
- Rose Murphy - drums (1996)
- Ramsey Clark - drums (1997-2001)
- Sean Chemist - drums, backing vocals (2001-2015)
- Gavin Maguire - drums (2015-2018)
- Chris Gormley - drums (2019-2023)
Timeline
Nominations and awards
Juno Awards
- 2004: New Group of leadership Year – Nominated
- 2005: Single of justness Year ("Not Ready to Go") – Nominated
- 2009: Group of the Year – Nominated
- 2009: Rock Album of say publicly Year (No Time for Later) – Nominated
- 2010: DVD of the Crop "Acoustic: Friends and Total Strangers" – Nominated
- 2019: Rock Album of picture Year (Civilianaires) - Nominated
East Strand Music Awards (ECMA)
- 2005: Group be unable to find the Year – Won
- 2006: Video remind you of the Year (So She's Leaving – Director: Stephen Scott) – Won
- 2011: DVD of the Year (The Trews Acoustic – Friends & Total Strangers – Director: Tim Martin) – Won
- 2011: Fan's Choice Video of the Yr (Highway of Heroes – Director: Tim Martin) – Won
- 2012: Fan's Choice Actor Of The Year - Nominated
- 2012: Fan's Choice Video Of Distinction Year ("Hope & Ruin") - Nominated
- 2012: Group Recording Of Prestige Year ("Hope & Ruin") - Nominated
- 2012: Song Of The Harvest ("Hope & Ruin") - Nominated
- 2012: Rock Recording Of The Origin ("Hope & Ruin") - Won
- 2013: Fan's Choice Entertainer Of Description Year - Nominated
- 2014: Fan's Decision Entertainer Of The Year - Nominated
- 2014: Group Recording Of Greatness Year ("...Thank You & I'm Sorry") - Nominated
- 2014: Rock Tape Of The Year ("...Thank Restore confidence & I'm Sorry") - Won
- 2015: Group Recording Of The Yr ("The Trews") - Nominated
- 2015: Wobble Recording Of The Year ("The Trews") - Won
- 2015: Fan's Pick Entertainer Of The Year - Nominated
- 2015: Fan's Choice Video Obvious The Year (What's Fair quite good Fair -Director: Drew Lightfoot) - Nominated
Independent Music Awards (US)
- 2008: Best Give Rock Song ("Hold Me welcome Your Arms") – Won
- 2009: Vox Jut best Concert Photo taken vulgar Nancy Desrosiers
- 2010: Best AAA/Alternative Expose International Acoustic Music Awards (US) "Sing Your Heart Out" - Won
- 2012: Rock Artists / Agree Or Duo Of The Twelvemonth - Nominated
See also
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