Timber Timbre is a

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band featuring Taylor Kirk. The moniker refers to an early series of recordings made in a timber-framed cabin set in the wooded outskirts of

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History

Timber Timbre released two albums independently before releasing their self-titled album on

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in January 2009. They were subsequently signed to

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, who re-released the album on June 30 in Canada and July 28 internationally. The album was named as a longlist nominee for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize on June 15, 2009,"CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist"

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, June 15, 2009 and was deemed album of the year by ''

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''. The band's song "Magic Arrow" was featured in the television show ''

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'', in the episode "Caballo Sin Nombre", as well as in the TV series ''

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'', in the episode "Bitcoin for Dummies". "Black Water" features on the soundtrack for the 2012 comedy, '' For a Good Time, Call...'', as well ''Bottom of the World'' (2017) and in the TV series ''

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'' (2019). Their song "Demon Host" was featured in the end credits to the 2013 film '' The Last Exorcism Part II'', in Sarah Polley's documentary ''Stories We Tell'' (2012), and in the movie ''The Gambler'' (2014). Timber Timbre performing in 2009

The band's fourth album, ''Creep on Creepin' On'', was released in April 2011. It was named as one of ten shortlisted nominees for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize that ultimately went to Arcade Fire's ''The Suburbs (album), The Suburbs''. In 2012, the band supported British folk singer Laura Marling on her UK tour and Canadian singer Feist (singer), Feist on her tour of America. The band's fifth record, ''Hot Dreams'', was released April 1, 2014. It was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize,"Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list"
CTV News, July 15, 2014. which eventually went to Tanya Tagaq's ''Animism (Tanya Tagaq album), Animism''."Polaris Music Prize 2014: Tanya Tagaq wins $30K prize"
CBC News, September 22, 2014. The song "Run From Me" is featured in the Netflix documentary ''Wild Wild Country'', in the sixth season of ''Orange Is the New Black'', in the second season episode of ''The Blacklist (TV series), The Blacklist'' titled "The Mombasa Cartel", in an episode from the second season of ''Good Girls (TV series), Good Girls'' called "The Dubby", and in the trailer for HBO's Barry (TV series), Barry Season 4. The track "Run From Me" was also featured in season 2, episode 2 of period romantic comedy Our Flag Means Death. Timber Timbre's sixth album, ''Sincerely, Future Pollution'', was released on April 7, 2017, on City Slang Records. The album's first single, "Sewer Blues", was released in January 2017. The second single, "Velvet Gloves & Spit", was released on February 15, 2017. In 2021, Timber Timbre digitally released an EP titled ''Dissociation Tapes, Volume 1'' previously available on cassette in 2019. Timber Timbre's seventh album, ''Lovage'', was released on October 6, 2023, on Integral Music. The album's first single, "Ask the Community", was released in June 2023.

Sound

Timber Timbre's sound has been described as "an aesthetic rooted in swampy, ragged blues" and "beautifully restrained blues from an alternate universe", which creates an atmosphere that is cinematic and spooky.

Members

Current

* Taylor Kirk – Singing, vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, baritone guitar, drums, Keyboard instrument, keyboards * Simon Trottier – guitar, bass guitar, Keyboard instrument, keyboards * Mathieu Charbonneau – Keyboard instrument, keyboards * Olivier Fairfield – drums, Keyboard instrument, keyboards

Discography

Albums

EPs

* ''I Am Coming to Paris'' (2016) * ''Dissociation Tapes, Volume 1'' (2019)

Compilation albums

* ''Friends in Bellwoods II'' (2009): "Water"

Other credits

Kirk and Trottier have also produced albums for other artists, including the full-length debut album by Tasseomancy (band), Tasseomancy."Ghost Bees Change Name to Tasseomancy, Release Timber Timbre-produced Single"
''Exclaim!'', September 27, 2010.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Timber Timbre Musical groups established in 2005 Musical groups from Toronto Musical groups from Montreal Canadian folk rock groups Arts & Crafts Productions artists 2005 establishments in Ontario Canadian indie folk groups City Slang artists