The Pets were an

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

and

power pop Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a subgenre of rock music and form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, ...

band from Steinbach,

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."Standing behind the little guy"
''The Globe and Mail'', Robert Everett-Green, WINNIPEG, February 26, 2003 The members of The Pets were Chris Peters, Matthew Peters, Myron Schulz and Stephen Senkiw.

History

The Pets came together in 1999 and began to record power pop songs using a computer and rented portable studio equipment. In between recording sessions, which extended over about eight months, they played a few live shows locally."College radio discovers Pets sound"
''Winnipeg Free Press'', May 4, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada They then approached Endearing Records, which released the tracks as an album, '' Love and War'', in 2000; by this time The Pets had disbanded. The album was reviewed favourably and received considerable airplay on

college radio Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively created or produced ...

, particularly in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

. Members of the Pets went on to form The Waking Eyes."Waking Eyes Ditches The Psychedelia For Riffage"
''Georgia Straight'', by Shawn Conner on December 2, 2004

References

External links

Allmusic.com entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pets Canadian indie rock groups Mennonite musicians