White Lung

For other uses, see White lung (disambiguation).
White Lung

White Lung in 2014; from left to right: Anne-Marie Vassiliou, Mish Way, Kenneth William
Background information
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Punk rock, indie rock[1]
Years active 2006 (2006)present
Labels Deranged, Hockey Dad, Sabotage, Domino Recording Company
Associated acts Nü Sensae, Eating Out, Wax Idols, Deap Vally
Website whitelung.ca
Members Mish Way
Kenneth William
Anne-Marie Vassiliou
Lindsey Troy
Past members Natasha Reich
Grady Mackintosh
Hether Fortune

White Lung are a Canadian punk rock band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2006. They have released two albums on Deranged Records and a third on Domino Recording Company. The band is in rotation on CBC Radio.[2] Exclaim! has named the band's first full length album It's the Evil as 2010's punk album of the year. The band was nominated for Punk/Hardcore Artist/Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.

History

White Lung is a Canadian punk rock band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2006.[3] They first attained recognition as one of the standout acts involved with the Vancouver Emergency Room scene.. Exclaim! named the band's first full length album It's the Evil as 2010's punk album of the year.[4]

Anne-Marie is an ex-member of the band The Riff Randells.

The band was nominated for Punk/Hardcore Artist/Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.[5] Their second album, Sorry, was released 29 May 2012 to critical acclaim from Spin,[6] Pitchfork,[7] Magnet,[8] Exclaim![9] and Rolling Stone.[10]

White Lung released their third studio album, Deep Fantasy, on 16 June 2014. The band is now signed to Domino Recording Company.

The band's fourth album, Paradise, was released on May 6, 2016.

Band members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

"Local Garbage" (HDR 18)

  • Released: September 2007[17]
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM
  • Label: Hockey Dad Records
  • Tracks: "Local Garbage", "Breaking Boxes", "Amy White Out"[18][19]

"Magazines" (DY 131)

  • Released: 18 May 2008
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Deranged
  • Tracks: "Magazines", "Therapy", "Backhouse"[20]

"Atlanta" (DY 163) from the album It's the Evil

  • Released: 21 May 2010
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Deranged
  • Tracks: "Atlanta", "D.O.I.", "80,000 Times"[21]

S/T

  • Released: 6 September 2012
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Sabotage Records
  • Tracks: "Two of You", "Hunting Holiday"

Songs About The South

  • Released: 6 September 2013
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Deranged Records
  • Tracks: "Blow it South", "Down With You"

"Drown With the Monster" from the album Deep Fantasy

  • Released: 28 April 2014
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Domino Records
  • Tracks: "Drown With the Monster", "Snake Jaw"

Various artists compilations

"Therapy" (GROSSMOD07 / NOMI002) from the album The Emergency Room Vol. 1

  • Released: 24 June 2008[22]
  • Format: LP/DD
  • Label: Grotesque, Modern/Nominal
  • Tracks: "Burning Light" Defektors, "Kick First One" Defektors "Rat Face" Petroleum By-Products, "Grossest Thing" Petroleum By-Products, "Sex Stain" Vapid, "Die" Vapid, "Therapy" White Lung, "Instinct" Mutators, "VvV" Mutators, "Trinity" Twin Crystals, "Safety" Twin Crystals, "Graceland" Nu Sensae, "Don't Panic" Nu Sensae, "Peter Tripp" Nu Sensae, "The Commuter" Sick Buildings [23]

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
2010 "Loose Heels" Ryan Anderson
"Atlanta" Ryan Anderson
"Sleep Creep" Kenneth William
2012 "Take the Mirror" Kenneth William
"Bag" Liam Mitchell
"Glue" Pierce McGary
"Deadbeat" Kenneth William
2014 "Drown With the Monster" Steven Andrew Garcia
"Face Down" Pierce McGary
2016 "Hungry" Justin Gradin

References

  1. Lymangrover, Jason. "White Lung". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. "White Lung Artist Page". CBC Radio 3. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. "White Lung Band Profiles". Punknews.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  4. Villeneuve, Nicole (December 2010). "Punk - Year in Review 2010". Exclaim! (Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc.). p. 30. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  5. "2011 INDIES NOMINEES". Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music & The Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  6. Martins, Chris (2 October 2013). "Hear White Lung 'Blow It South' on Darkly Clanging Single". Spin (magazine). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  7. Pelly, Jenn (30 July 2012). "White Lung - Sorry - Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  8. Reed, Bryan (31 December 2012). "Best Of 2012: Punk/Hardcore". Magnet (magazine). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  9. Adams, Gregory (29 May 2012). "White Lung 'Sorry'". Exclaim! (Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc.). ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  10. Sheffield, Rob (20 December 2012). "The 10 Best Albums of 2012". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  11. McCutcheon, Jody (14 September 2010). "Music Review White Lung - It's the Evil". Chart (Toronto: Chart Communications). chartattack.com. ISSN 1198-7235. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  12. 1 2 Cooper, Leonie (7 April 2015). "Deap Vally frontwoman to join White Lung as touring bass player". NME. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  13. Hughes, Josiah (July 2010). "Interviews White Lung's Second Coming". Exclaim! (Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc.). ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  14. Ducker, Eric (4 December 2013). "A Rational Conversation: Mish Way On 2013 In Music". NPR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  15. Sacher, Andrew (6 December 2013). "Ceremony, White Lung, Perfect Pussy & Sleepies played a wild show at NYU's E&L Auditorium". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  16. Sacher, Andrew (29 May 2012). "Ceremony, White Lung, Perfect Pussy & Sleepies played a wild show at NYU's E&L Auditorium (pics)". Boston Vegan. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  17. "Discography". Apple Inc. iTunes.ca Store. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  18. Local garbage (sound recording), Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, AMICUS No. 33565255, retrieved 6 March 2011
  19. Hughes, Josiah (November 2007). "White Lung > Local Garbage". Exclaim! (Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc.). ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  20. "White Lung - Magazines". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  21. "White Lung - Atlanta". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  22. "Emergency Room Vol. 1". Apple Inc. iTunes.ca Store. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  23. "EMERGENCY ROOM VOL 1". Nominal Records. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

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