The Strumbellas

The Strumbellas

The Strumbellas at Lollapalooza 2016
Background information
Origin Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active 2008–present
Labels
Website http://www.thestrumbellas.ca
Members Simon Ward
David Ritter
Jon Hembrey
Izzy Ritchie
Darryl James
Jeremy Drury

The Strumbellas are a Canadian rock band, whose music has been described as alternative country, indie rock, and "folk popgrass".[3]

History

Formed in 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of songwriter Simon Ward on vocals and guitar, David Ritter on vocals and keys, Jon Hembrey on lead guitar, Isabel Ritchie on violin, Darryl James on bass guitar, and Jeremy Drury on drums. Hembrey, James, Drury and Ward are all originally from Lindsay, Ontario, while Ritter and Ritchie joined after Ward posted a call for additional musicians to Craigslist.[4]

The band's self-titled EP was released in 2009, garnering positive reviews[5] and mentioned by many different media outlets as a band to watch. Their Southern Souls video by Mitch Fillion received attention from many bloggers[6] and won them an ongoing Monday night residency at Toronto's Cameron House.

2010 was a busy year for the band as they were invited to play landmark venues like Yonge-Dundas Square, the Horseshoe Tavern and the Peterborough Folk Festival. Their full-length debut album, My Father and the Hunter, was released independently in 2012 and was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. [7] It was nominated for a 2013 Juno Award in the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group category.[3]

The band later signed with Six Shooter Records, releasing their second album, We Still Move on Dance Floors, in 2013.[8] The album was produced by Ryan Hadlock. We Still Move on Dance Floors won a 2014 Juno Award in the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group category. After winning the Juno award, frontman Simon Ward expressed his distress after realizing that the live feed of the bands acceptance speech was cut off due to technical difficulties.[9]

The band's third studio album, Hope, was released on April 22, 2016. The first single from that album, Spirits, topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart the last two weeks of May 2016,[10][11] and also enjoyed significant mainstream radio play in Canada and a number of European countries.[12][13] On April 21, 2016, the band were featured performers on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, closing out the episode with a live performance of Spirits. They also performed at the NHL Heritage Classic in Winnipeg during the first intermission on October 23, 2016.

The band began an international tour in the summer of 2016, continuing until April 2017 with a final performance in Byron Bay, Australia.[14]

Discography

Albums

Name Peak chart positions
CAN
[15]		 BEL
(FL)
[16]		 BEL
(WA)
[17]		 ITA
[18]		 SWI
[19]		 US
[15]
My Father and the Hunter — — — — — —
We Still Move on Dance Floors — — — — — —
Hope 3 129 143 47 68 98
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[15]		 AUT
[20]		 BEL
(FL)
[16]		 BEL
(WA)
[17]		 FRA
[21]		 GER
[22]		 ITA
[18]		 SWI
[19]		 US
[15][23]		 US
Alt
[15]
2016 "Spirits" 23 5 4 5 64 18 11 18 109 1 Hope
"We Don't Know" — — — — — — — — — 21
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (May 11, 2016). "The Strumbellas Earn First Alternative Songs No. 1 With 'Spirits'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fiorilli, Lisa (April 23, 2016). "Hope by The Strumbellas". Confront Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Strumbellas steer alternative country into fast lane". Vancouver Sun, November 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Strumbellas up for Juno Award". Town Crier, April 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Strumbellas review in Now Magazine", August 19, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Southern Souls", May 26, 2010.
  7. ↑ "The Strumbellas Announce Debut LP 'My Father and the Hunter'". Exclaim!, December 20, 2011.
  8. ↑ "The Strumbellas Reveal 'We Still Move on Dance Floors'". Exclaim!, September 12, 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.liveinlimbo.com/capsule/capsule-25-strumbellas.html " Capsule Podcast on Live in Limbo, April 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Billboard. May 21, 2016". Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Billboard. May 28, 2016". Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6859121/strumbellas-spirits-video-hope-glassnote-album-premiere
  13. ↑ Cantor, Brian. "The Strumbellas' "Spirits" Confirmed As iHeartRadio "On The Verge" Song". Headline Planet. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Upcoming Shows".
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Strumbellas Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  16. 1 2 "The Strumbellas albums (Flanders)". Ultratop. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  17. 1 2 "The Strumbellas albums (Walloon))". Ultratop. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  18. 1 2 "The Strumbellas Italian Charting". Italian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  19. 1 2 "THE STRUMBELLAS IN DER SCHWEIZER HITPARADE". Hit Parade. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  20. ↑ "THE STRUMBELLAS IN DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN HITPARADE". austriancharts.at. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  21. ↑ "The Strumbellas France Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  22. ↑ "The Strumbellas German Charts". germancharts.de. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  23. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 - Billboard.biz". Billboard.biz.
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