Matters was a

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band from

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. The band consisted of Tim Bruton (guitar/synth), Kyle Donnelly (bass), John O'Regan (lead vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Greg Santilly (drums). They played rock music that had elements of punk, dance, and art rock, and used multiple transitions and hooks rather than traditional verse/chorus song structures.

History

The D'Urbervilles

Formed in 2005 as The D'Urbervilles while the members were students at the

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, the band originally consisted of O'Regan, Bruton, Donnelly, and drummer C.L. Smith. Prior to Smith's departure, the band independently released their debut EP ''The D'Urbervilles'', which reached No. 37 on '' earshot!''s Canadian campus and community radio charts for the month of May 2006. The D'Urbervilles toured and recorded their debut album, ''We Are the Hunters'', with replacement drummers Steve Hesselink and Adam Seward before selecting Santilly as a permanent member in the fall of 2007. ''We Are the Hunters'' was released on the Toronto label Out of This Spark on February 19, 2008 and hit No. 13 on the ''earshot!'' charts for the month of March. The band completed work on their second full-length, although they have gone on record as saying it's unlikely to be released. As the D'Urbervilles, the group has toured alongside

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, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Immaculate Machine and Forest City Lovers in addition to performing at Pop Montreal,

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, and

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Change of name

The band changed their name to Matters in March 2011 to signal their shift in musical direction and visual style."Exclaim! - March 2011"
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Discography

Singles

*''Get In Or Get Out 7"'' - Hype Lighter - 2011

Albums

*''The D'Urbervilles'' - Independent - 2006. *''We Are the Hunters'' - Out of This Spark - 2008.

Compilations

* '' Friends in Bellwoods'' - Out of This Spark - 2007. * '' Friends in Bellwoods 2'' - Out of This Spark - 2009.

Member associated acts

*Kyle Donnelly is a member of Forest City Lovers. *Tim Bruton also performs with Forest City Lovers,

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, and The Magic. *Greg Santilly plays in Slow Hand Motëm. *John O'Regan performs solo as Diamond Rings.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matters Musical groups established in 2005 Canadian indie rock groups Musical groups from Guelph 2005 establishments in Ontario Musical groups disestablished in 2011 2011 disestablishments in Ontario