Calpurnia was a Canadian

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band formed in 2017, originating from

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. The band consisted of

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(lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Malcolm Craig (drums), Ayla Tesler-Mabe (lead guitar, vocals) and Jack Anderson (bass, vocals). The band released their debut single, "City Boy", on 15 June 2018. They announced their debut EP, ''

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'', alongside the release of the second single, "Louie", on 12 April 2018. On 18 May 2018, they released their third single, "Greyhound", as their first single on vinyl. ''Scout'' was released on 15 June 2018. On 8 November 2019, the band announced on their official Instagram page that they were parting ways.

Career

Prior to Calpurnia's formation, Finn Wolfhard had met drummer Malcolm Craig in 2014, on the set of the music video for "Guilt Trip" by PUP, while guitarist Ayla Tesler-Mabe was a friend from rock camp and bassist Jack Anderson was recruited for a charity fundraiser. The band officially formed in 2017, with their first release being a cover of "Wanted You" by

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. The band signed with the Canadian independent record label

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in November 2017 and began recording an EP, with Cadien Lake James of Twin Peaks producing and engineering. In January 2018, the band performed at the

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in New York City, covering "

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and "Butterfly" by Twin Peaks. The band's official debut, "City Boy", was released on 7 March 2018 and was the

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of their then-unannounced ''

'' EP. The single debuted at No. 23 on the ''

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. The second single, "Louie", was released by the band on 12 April, with the band simultaneously announcing the forthcoming release of the ''Scout'' EP, slated for 15 June 2018. The band made their television debut on 23 July 2018 as the musical guest on ''

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''. In February 2019, Weezer featured the four members of Calpurnia as the stars of their new music video for their cover of the

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," from the album ''Weezer'' (The Teal Album). The video takes a trip back to the 1980s, paying tribute to the original music video by

. The decision to have Calpurnia participate in the video was solidified after Weezer had requested the band cover their hit song "

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" for Spotify's ''Under Cover'' podcast in 2018. The band announced on

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that they had split up on 8 November 2019.

Band members

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2018–2019) * Ayla Tesler-Mabe – lead guitar, vocals (2018–2019) * Jack Anderson – bass (2018–2019) * Malcolm Craig – drums (2018–2019)

Discography

Extended plays

Covers

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References

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