As the Poets Affirm
| As The Poets Affirm | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Post-rock |
| Years active | 2001–2007 |
| Labels | Zunior |
| Website | www.asthepoetsaffirm.com |
| Members | Gary Udle Nathan Gara Ryan Patterson Adam Saikaley Alex Cairncross Cindy Olberg |
| Past members | Kina De Grasse Ben Belanger Ryan Griffin Renee Leduc |
As The Poets Affirm was a Canadian independent rock band formed in 2001 in Ottawa, Ontario. The band began as a three-piece acoustic project, and later evolved into a seven-member line-up experimenting with jazz, classical and electronica. Its name is taken from a line in Dante's Inferno.[citation needed]
History
The band's 2004 album The Jaws that Bite, The Claws that Catch, reached the top five in !earshot, Canada's national campus radio chart, in February 2005. [1][2] The band has also received airplay on CBC Radio 3 and Brave New Waves.
The group played alongside many notable Canadian acts such as The Dears, Destroyer, Apostle of Hustle, Sunset Rubdown, Elliott Brood, P:ano, and Rock Plaza Central. Other acts they played alongside include The Dirty Projectors, City and Colour and Grizzly Bear (band).[citation needed]
As The Poets Affirm disbanded in 2007 after a summer of playing Ottawa's Bluesfest, and recording a final album at Little Bullhorn Studios, which is yet to be officially released. Half of the band's final line-up are now in Videotape.[citation needed]
The band's full catalog is available through Zunior, an online record label run by Dave Ullrich of The Inbreds.
Discography
- I Want to Tell My Heart to You, But I Cannot Say English (January 2004)
- The Jaws that Bite, The Claws that Catch (November 2004)
- Awake (November 2006)
Members
- Gary Udle - acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
- Nathan Gara - Drums
- Ryan Patterson - electric guitar, pocket trumpet, vocals
- Adam Saikaley - Moog, organ, vocals
- Alex Cairncross - bass guitar, vocals
- Cindy Olberg - cello
Former members
- Kina De Grasse Forney - cello, Rhodes, vocals
- Ben Belanger - electric guitar, Rhodes, synthesizer, trumpet, vocals
- Ryan Griffin - bass guitar
- Renee Leduc - violin
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