We can thank tendonitis for bringing us The Abramson Singers . A few years back, singer-songwriter-guita rist Leah Abramson of folk band Dyad developed tendonitis in her wrist and wasn't able to play guitar, so she borrowed an 8-track and started recording a cappella vocal pieces. The result is a side-project turned primary focus, a mesmerizing indie-folk noir self-titled album on White Whale Records (February, 2010) that showcases Leah's glorious vocals in arrangements of up to eight-part harmony. The Abramson Singers perform on Saturday, June 18th as part of the White Whale Records 7-year-itch B-Day party [...]
To celebrate 7 years of bringing you great Canadian indie music, Vancouver-now-Toronto based label White Whale Records want to throw a party, afternoon showcase style during this years NXNE festival. Montreal's Snailhouse will headline the event with support from The Mohawk Lodge , Eamon McGrath , The Abramson Singers and Goodnight Webcams . Check them all out in the player and download the tracks here . White Whale Record's "7 Year Itch" B-Day Party Saturday, June 18th 1pm-6pm The Bellevue (61 Bellevue Ave, Kensington, Toronto) [...]
Last year, almost to the day, I posted a quick review of The Abramson Singers record and pleaded with Haligonians to make their way to see her play as a part of IDOW. Well, call Turbo and Ozone because it's now 2011 IDOW and Leah is back, harmonizing to save the rec centre from being torn down. Leah's last record was a showcase for the self-proclaimed "choir nerd" to show off her voice. Layers of harmonies pillowed onto each other, but as this chilly synth collaboration with [...]
The Ack's post yesterday on Olenka & The Autumn Lovers reminded me that we've been tardy in getting a post up for this year's In The Dead of Winter festival. This year's edition takes place from January 26-29th this year, and they recently announced the lineup (with a couple additions to come), which is once again chock-full of talent: Jenn Grant Brandi Disterheft Mary Gauthier [...]
Two months ago, I created a Twitter account with the slightly ridiculous username @chippityhippity. Yesterday, I discovered that @chippedhip had become available, so that's my new username. Follow me, if you'd like. I spent the weekend checking out bands at Vancouver's Music Waste festival. I previously wrote a whole bunch of articles about the festival: a news piece for Exclaim! , a preview of highlights for The Tyee and an interview with coordinator Sarah Cordingly for BeatRoute [...]
Just a quick one with some tracks to satiate the seething mass of thirsty indie music ears out there. Especially days after the recent blogger uproar via Google's Blogger platform (see here or here or here or here and finally here for some back story and insight/commentary). Well, lets "try" to put the thoughts of scary deletion of years of blogging work and keep that behind us (but in our minds) and here are a couple of tracks to get you on your way into the day. [...]
I would like to recommend an album that I have spent many hours listening to the last weeks. A while ago I pre-ordered The Abramson Singers ' beautiful debut album from the label, and since it's a digital-only release, I was allowed to download it at once. Just before the weekend it was officially released from the Canadian label White Whale Records , and if you like folky music with great vocals, you should get this. This is a really good indie-folk album, - lots of great songs and a wonderful atmosphere. [...]
One of the great and sadly underrated festivals here in Halifax is the ice cold In the Dead of Winter Festival that tries valiantly to warm our January nights. This year, the organizers went above and beyond and signed up a bunch of terrific artists that everyone knows ( Ani , John. K Samson , Jim Bryson and Justin Rutledge ) but there are a ton of lesser known acts that you should think about seeing. One of those acts is The Abramson Singers . When I [...]
Vancouver band The Abramson Singers have signed to White Whale Records to release their upcoming self-titled album on February 2. The band was born when singer-songwriter-guitarist Leah Abramson got tendonitis in her wrist. Unable to write songs on guitar, Leah borrowed an 8-track and started recording a capella vocal pieces under the name "The Abramson Singers." Now healed and playing her guitar again, Leah formed a band under the same moniker, playing her indie-folk-noir with some of Vancouver's brightest young musicians and singers. The first Abramson Singers album will be released in [...]
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