Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...
'', January 3, 2017. originally formed in Sackville,
New Brunswick
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, and later based in
Windsor
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,
Ontario
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. The band is most noted for winning the
SOCAN Songwriting Prize
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lesbians
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who met as students at
Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA) is a Canadian primarily undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, founded in 1839.
Mount Allison was the first university in the British Empire to award a baccal ...
, played together in the bands Mouthbreathers, Yellowteeth, and Go Get Fucked. In 2014 the pair formed Partner in Sackville with guitarist Daniel Legere, bassist Kevin Brasier and drummer Brendan Allison. The group first attracted widespread attention in 2015 when their video "The 'Ellen' Page", created from
Creative Commons
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-licensed footage of actor
Elliot Page
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dancing, went viral after being promoted on social media by Page himself. In 2016, they released the cassette ''Healthy Release'', a collection of their early singles, on You've Changed Records.
In 2016 Partner toured as a power-pop group, performing in various venues, including at the Silver Dollar in Toronto as part of Canada Music Week.
Partner moved to
Windsor, Ontario
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in 2016 before releasing their full-length debut album ''In Search of Lost Time'' in 2017. The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart for four months, beginning in October that year, was a shortlisted finalist for the
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...
'', July 17, 2018. and was nominated for an
East Coast Music Award
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.
They released the EP ''Saturday the 14th'' in 2019. "Play the Field" was subsequently used as the theme song for the comedy web series '' Slo Pitch'', which premiered in 2020.
Their second full-length album, ''Never Give Up'', was released in November 2020.Ian Gormely "Partner 'Never Give Up' on Their Quest to Share the Power of Rock Music" ''
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...