Amos the Transparent
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Amos the Transparent is a Canadian rock band from Ottawa
, Ontario
. Everything I've Forgotten to Forget was released on Pop Culture Records in 2007, and most recently an EP, My What Big Teeth You Have on Sunday School Music. The follow-up to My What Big Teeth You Have, Goodnight My Dear...I'm Falling Apart, is set for a February 2012 release date.
Songs such as "Lemons", "All You Bellydancers" have received extensive airplay on all major college and university radio stations, the CBC, and XM Satellite Radio Most notable and is the use of the song "After All That, It's Come to This" in a television ad for online dating giant PlentyofFish
.
It is also notable to mention that since 2008, Amos the Transparent have recorded three globally broadcast in-studio sessions with the Verge XM Satellite Radio
of Stars who makes a special guest vocal appearance on the duet, "After All That, It's Come To This", and also Evan Cranley, also of Stars.
Amos the Transparent has recently taken strides to move from a collaborative, singer/songwriter type of outfit to what they consider their perfect mix of 7 individuals. This mix includes long time members, Mark Hyne, James Nicol and Dan Hay as well as relative newcomers Mike Yates and Katie Sargent.
In 2008, to honour Canadian hall of famer Alanis Morissette
, the band performed their melancholy version of her hit song "You Oughta Know" at a live concert at the National Arts Centre
in Ottawa which was later broadcast on the CBC
across Canada.
In the past 3 years they have offered direct support for bands such as Patrick Watson, Tokyo Police Club
, Mother Mother
, The Dears
, Jeff Beck
, The Reason
, Basia Bulat
, Sloan
and the Inbreds
which complements the bands diversity in live settings.
Amos the Transparent has most recently released a new EP entitled "My What Big Teeth you Have", and are currently touring extensively.
My What Big Teeth You Have (2009)
A is For Amos (2010 Children's EP)
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Everything I've Forgotten to Forget was released on Pop Culture Records in 2007, and most recently an EP, My What Big Teeth You Have on Sunday School Music. The follow-up to My What Big Teeth You Have, Goodnight My Dear...I'm Falling Apart, is set for a February 2012 release date.
Songs such as "Lemons", "All You Bellydancers" have received extensive airplay on all major college and university radio stations, the CBC, and XM Satellite Radio Most notable and is the use of the song "After All That, It's Come to This" in a television ad for online dating giant PlentyofFish
PlentyofFish
PlentyofFish is an online dating site, popular primarily in Canada, the UK, Australia and the United States. The service, based in Canada, generates revenue through advertising. While it is free to use, the site recently started charging for some services, such as message tracking. Members pay for...
.
It is also notable to mention that since 2008, Amos the Transparent have recorded three globally broadcast in-studio sessions with the Verge XM Satellite Radio
History
Amos the Transparent is the brainchild of Ottawa songwriter Jonathan Chandler. Chandler teamed up with drummer and primary collaborator, Christopher Wilson to solidify material that was written over a period of several years commencing in 2005. The duo applied a collective approach to the recording process of their debut "Everything I've Forgotten To Forget", drawing out the influences and talents of numerous guest artists including Amy MillanAmy Millan
Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. She records and performs with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene as well as having a successful solo career. Her second solo album, Masters of the Burial, was released by Arts & Crafts Records in September 2009.- Early life :Amy Millan...
of Stars who makes a special guest vocal appearance on the duet, "After All That, It's Come To This", and also Evan Cranley, also of Stars.
Amos the Transparent has recently taken strides to move from a collaborative, singer/songwriter type of outfit to what they consider their perfect mix of 7 individuals. This mix includes long time members, Mark Hyne, James Nicol and Dan Hay as well as relative newcomers Mike Yates and Katie Sargent.
In 2008, to honour Canadian hall of famer Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
, the band performed their melancholy version of her hit song "You Oughta Know" at a live concert at the National Arts Centre
National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre is a centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa, Ontario, between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal...
in Ottawa which was later broadcast on the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
across Canada.
In the past 3 years they have offered direct support for bands such as Patrick Watson, Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop ....
, Mother Mother
Mother Mother
Mother Mother is a five-piece Canadian indie rock band originally from Quadra Island, now based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mother Mother consists of Ryan Guldemond on guitar and vocals, Molly Guldemond on vocals and keyboard, Jasmin Parkin on keyboard and vocals, Ali Siadat on drums, and...
, The Dears
The Dears
-History:The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance...
, Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
, The Reason
The Reason (band)
The Reason is a Canadian rock band, formed by Adam White and James Nelan in 2003.-History:Adam White and James "Cubby" Nelan formed The Reason in late 2003 after the passing of their punk rock band, Sewing With Nancie...
, Basia Bulat
Basia Bulat
- External links :*...
, Sloan
Sloan
Sloan may refer to:*MIT Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts*Sloan, a Canadian rock band*Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a major astronomical survey...
and the Inbreds
The Inbreds
The Inbreds were a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario, Canada the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996. Three of the four albums released during the band's existence reached number one on the Canadian national university charts, and the band...
which complements the bands diversity in live settings.
Amos the Transparent has most recently released a new EP entitled "My What Big Teeth you Have", and are currently touring extensively.
Former members
- Cameron McLellan - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Steve Bragg - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Kelsey Mcnulty - KeysKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Ana Miura - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Blair Hogan - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Jake Von Wurden - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tom Svilans - KeysKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Kate Cooke - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Discography
Everything I've Forgotten To Forget (2007)- Title Track
- She Wasn't Lying
- My Fear Of Animals
- All You Bellydancers! Unite! We Are But Sorrowed Men (feat Joe Brownrigg ex The Fully DownThe Fully DownThe Fully Down was a Canadian rock band that was formed in suburban Ottawa in 1999, with the current lineup coming together in 2003. The band debuted in June 2004 on Pop Culture Records with No Fate...But What We Make for Ourselves. The album garnered favorable reviews, and they went on three weeks...
) - After All That, It's Come To This (feat Amy MillanAmy MillanAmy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. She records and performs with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene as well as having a successful solo career. Her second solo album, Masters of the Burial, was released by Arts & Crafts Records in September 2009.- Early life :Amy Millan...
) - Hard Times, Simply Come By
- How I Failed As An Architect
- (Here's To) New Beginnings
- It's A Beautiful Life
- I Knew I Shouldn't Have Held My Breath
- OK, OK, Fine, Okay
- The Stale Scent Of Old Beer (feat Evan CranleyEvan CranleyEvan Cranley is a Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec. He records with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene, although he considered joining the band Metric before finally joining Stars. His partner is currently Stars bandmate Amy Millan....
) - I'm On Trial
My What Big Teeth You Have (2009)
- This Town
- Up, Up and Away
- The M.O.B. Catalogue
- Greater Than Consequence
- Lemons (aka BigFishLittlePond)
A is For Amos (2010 Children's EP)
- After All That, It's Come To This
- She Wasn’t Lying
- It’s A Beautiful Life
- My Fear of Animals
- Title Track
- Lemons, Aka (BigFishLittlePond)
Television & Film
- The song "Greater Than Consequence" appeared on MTV's The Real World: Back to New OrleansThe Real World: Back to New OrleansThe Real World: New Orleans is the twenty-fourth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships...
, Episode 2. - The song "Greater Than Consequence" was featured on MuchMusic's DegrassiDegrassiDegrassi is a Canadian drama that follows the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario. The four main series are The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and Degrassi: The Next Generation. The early Degrassi series were produced...
, Episode 39. - The song "After All That, It's Come To This" was featured in a television ad for online dating website "Plenty of Fish".
See also
- Music of CanadaMusic of CanadaThe music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
- Canadian rockCanadian rockCanadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
- List of Canadian musicians
- :Category:Canadian musical groups
External links
- amosthetransparent.com
- myspace.com/amosthetransparent
- Amos The Transparent on urArtist Network