The New Mendicants
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Associated acts | Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys, Teenage Fanclub, The Sadies |
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The New Mendicants are a Canadian-based indie rock supergroup, consisting of singer-songwriters Joe Pernice and Norman Blake, and drummer Mike Belitsky.[1]
Pernice and Blake, the bandleaders, are both expatriate musicians currently living in Canada after marrying Canadian women; Pernice, from the United States, is best known for his work with Scud Mountain Boys and Pernice Brothers, while Blake, from Scotland, is associated with the band Teenage Fanclub.[1] The duo first met in 2000 when their primary bands played a show together in London, England,[1] and began collaborating as The New Mendicants after Blake's move to Canada.[1] Belitsky, a Canadian musician best known as a member of The Sadies, has frequently performed as a drummer on Pernice's band and solo projects.[1]
The band's first live performance was a show at Toronto, Ontario's Dakota Tavern.[1] They have also undertaken tours of Australia[2] and Spain.[1] In concert, the band performs both its own material and alternate renditions of both Pernice Brothers and Teenage Fanclub songs.[1]
The band recorded a tour-only EP, Australia 2013 E.P., in 2013,[3] and followed up with the full-length album Into the Lime in 2014.[2] Into the Lime consists partly of songs that Blake and Pernice wrote for the upcoming film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel A Long Way Down, but which were rejected by the film's producers.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "The New Mendicants – the indie supergroup that begs to differ". The Irish Times, January 17, 2014.
- 1 2 "The New Mendicants 'Into the Lime' (album stream)". Exclaim!, January 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake, the Sadies' Mike Belitsky and Joe Pernice Form the New Mendicants". Exclaim!, January 7, 2013.
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