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Daytona Bleach
''Daytona Bleach'' is the debut studio album by Canadian alt rock band MONOWHALES. It was released digitally and physically on March 5, 2021. "RWLYD (Really Wanna Let You Down)", the first single from the album, became the first song released by an independent, self-managed band to reach No. 2 on the Canadian Alternative Rock Charts. Subsequent singles "All or Nothing" and "Out With The Old" also charted in the Top 10. Track listing Personnel * Sally Shaar – vocals * Zach Zanardo – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, sound design, background vocals * Jordan Circosta – drums, percussion, background vocals * Holly Jamieson – synthesizers, background vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ... Charting history References {{Reflist 2021 albums< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MONOWHALES
Monowhales (stylized in all caps) were a Canadian alternative rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Their lineup consisted of lead vocalist Sally Shaar, drummer Jordan Circosta and guitarist Zach Zanardo. To date, they have released two studio albums, ''Daytona Bleach'' (2020) and their most recent, ''Tunnel Vision'' (2022). The group are best known for their 2019 song, "RWLYD (Really Wanna Let You Down)", which broke Canadian radio records as the highest charting single by an Independent music, independent musical act ever, reaching #2 on the Canadian rock music charts, Canadian Alternative Rock Chart. At the Juno Awards of 2022, 2022 Juno Awards, Monowhales were named the winners of Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year, Breakthrough Group of the Year. On April 9, 2024, the band announced that they would be disbanding. History The band (originally called Ginger Ale & the Monowhales) made their debut as a four-piece band in 2017 with their first single "Take It Back", pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alt Rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with the likes of the grunge, shoegaze, and Britpop subgenres in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively. During this period, many record labels were looking for "alternatives", as many corporate rock, hard rock, and glam metal acts from the 1980s were beginning to grow stale throughout the music industry. The emergence of Generation X as a cultural force in the 1990s also contributed greatly to the rise of alternative rock. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial rock or pop. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TRUE Records
True Records was a record label that was active in the 1970s. It was located in Nashville, Tennessee. The distribution was handled by World Wide Music. It started attracting attention with artists such as Leon Everette and Claude King who had his ''Greatest Hit's Vol. 1'' released on the label. Another artist to have his work released on the label was Mundo Earwood. The label's president from 1976 to 1977 was Howard A. Knight Jr. Artists Other artists to have their work released on the label were Scotty Reed with "I Warm 'Em Up",''Billboard'' 16 Apr 197Page 58 Warming Up The Charts/ref> and Dave Conway who had signed to the label in the early months of 1977. Mundo Earwood re-signed with the label in November 1977. Staff The executive vice-president of the label as of November 1977 was Jerry Hayes. Before Leon Everette had his recordings released on True, he worked in the label's mailroom. He was signed to do a record as a tribute to Elvis Presley, but he wasn't happy about aspects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Worsley
Ryan Worsley is a Canadian record producer, recording engineer and songwriter based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Worsley started Echoplant Recording Studios in 2007 and in 2015 purchased the former Vogville Studio. He has worked with artists including Juno award winners Dear Rouge and MONOWHALES, The Treble, Juno nominated Nuela Charles Manuela Wüthrich, who goes by the stage name Nuela Charles, is a Canadian, Swiss, and Kenyan musician, who plays a style of soul, pop, r&b, jazz and hip hop music. She has released four musical works, ''Aware'' (2012), ''The Grand Hustle'' (20 ..., The Written Years, Sophia Danai. Worsley's collaborations with Dear Rouge have included production and engineering on their 2015 debut album Black to Gold and their 2018 second album PHASES. In 2017, Ryan participated in the "Mix with the Masters" seminar with producer Tchad Blake. Awards and nominations References External linksRyan Worsley website {{DEFAULTSORT:Worsley, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RWLYD (Really Wanna Let You Down)
"RWLYD (Really Wanna Let You Down)" is the lead single from Canadian alt-rock band, Monowhales, MONOWHALES, off their debut album ''Daytona Bleach''. The song is considered the band's breakout hit, reaching No. 2 on the Canadian rock music charts, Canadian alternative rock chart, making them the only self-managed, unsigned band to do so. In an interview with ''The Harlton Empire'', drummer and songwriter Jordan Circosta said "I remember us all really struggling with our mental health around the time we wrote RWLYD. There was a lot of pressure on us surrounding the release of 'Control Freak' and a lot of internal pressures in the band as we questioned the way forward. The song took shape around the idea of pushing back against those forces and the release that comes from failing to live up to unrealistic expectations." Track listing Charts References {{Reflist 2019 singles Canadian alternative rock songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alt Rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with the likes of the grunge, shoegaze, and Britpop subgenres in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively. During this period, many record labels were looking for "alternatives", as many corporate rock, hard rock, and glam metal acts from the 1980s were beginning to grow stale throughout the music industry. The emergence of Generation X as a cultural force in the 1990s also contributed greatly to the rise of alternative rock. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial rock or pop. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Design
Sound design is the art and practice of creating sound tracks for a variety of needs. It involves specifying, acquiring or creating auditory elements using audio production techniques and tools. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including filmmaking, television production, video game development, theatre, sound recording and reproduction, live performance, sound art, post-production, radio, new media and musical instrument development. Sound design commonly involves performing (see e.g. foley) and editing of previously composed or recorded audio, such as sound effects and dialogue for the purposes of the medium, but it can also involve creating sounds from scratch through synthesizers. A sound designer is one who practices sound design. History The use of sound to evoke emotion, reflect mood and underscore actions in plays and dances began in prehistoric times. At its earliest, it was used in religious practices for healing or recreation. In ancient Japan, theatrical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Background Vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used in a broad range of popular music, traditional music, and world music styles. Solo artists may employ professional backing vocalists in studio recording sessions as well as during concerts. In many rock and metal bands (e.g., the power trio), the musicians doing backing vocals also play instruments, such as guitar, electric bass, drums or keyboards. In Latin or Afro-Cuban groups, backing singers may play percussion instruments or shakers while singing. In some pop and hip hop groups and in musical theater, they may be required to perform dance routines while singing through headset microphones. Styles of background vocals vary according to the type of song and genre of music. In pop and country songs, backing vocalists may sing har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Rock/alternative Chart
Canadian rock music charts (established June 11, 1995) publishes a weekly alternative rock music chart under the name ''Alternative 30.'' RPM charts On June 11, 1995, Canadian music magazine '' RPM'' began publishing a weekly alternative rock music chart under the name ''Alternative 30''. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was " More Human than Human" by White Zombie. The chart took a break from December 14, 1998, to April 11, 1999, and returned on April 12 under the new name ''Rock Report''. "Free Girl Now" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers debuted at the top of this newly named chart. On October 25, 1999, the chart made a slight change to the name ''Top 30 Rock Report''. The chart kept this name until it was published for the last time on November 6, 2000, due to the ceasing of the ''RPM'' magazine's publication. The charts published by ''RPM'' are archived by Library and Archives Canada. Radio & Records charts On April 16, 2004, the trade publication, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
