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Guelph, Toronto ON, Canada (1999 – present)
Constantines are an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following in the wake of the emotional hardcore band Shoulder.
Their style has been described as “art-punk,” and they have been compared to a mixture of bands like The Clash, Fugazi, Bruce Springsteen, and Nick Cave. They relocated to London, Ontario and then to Toronto, where in 2001 they released their self-titled first album, which was extremely popular on campus radio and was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album.
In 2002, the original members were joined by keyboardist Evan Gordon, after which they released The Modern Sinner Nervous Man EP in April 2002 on Suicide Squeeze. Gordon left soon afterwards, and was replaced by Will Kidman.
Despite signing an international deal with Sub Pop, the band ensured that their original home, Three Gut, would continue to release their albums in Canada. In 2003 they released the Nighttime Anytime EP, as well as their second full-length, Shine a Light.
In 2005, The Constantines embarked upon a cross-Canada tour with The Weakerthans, called The Rolling Tundra Revue, a feat which is set to be repeated by both acts in 2009.
2005 also saw the release of the band’s third full-length release, Tournament of Hearts, which was to be the final Constantines release handled by Three Gut, which folded shortly afterwards. In early 2006, Blue Fog Records released a vinyl only split-album with The Constantines performing four Neil Young covers, while The Unintended did four Gordon Lightfoot songs.
The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following in the wake of the emotional hardcore band Shoulder.
Their style has been described as “art-punk,” and they have been compared to a mixture of bands like The Clash, Fugazi, Bruce Springsteen, and Nick Cave. They relocated to London, Ontario and then to Toronto, where in 2001 they released their self-titled first album, which was extremely popular on campus radio and was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album.
In 2002, the original members were joined by keyboardist Evan Gordon, after which they released The Modern Sinner Nervous Man EP in April 2002 on Suicide Squeeze. Gordon left soon afterwards, and was replaced by Will Kidman.
Despite signing an international deal with Sub Pop, the band ensured that their original home, Three Gut, would continue to release their albums in Canada. In 2003 they released the Nighttime Anytime EP, as well as their second full-length, Shine a Light.
In 2005, The Constantines embarked upon a cross-Canada tour with The Weakerthans, called The Rolling Tundra Revue, a feat which is set to be repeated by both acts in 2009.
2005 also saw the release of the band’s third full-length release, Tournament of Hearts, which was to be the final Constantines release handled by Three Gut, which folded shortly afterwards. In early 2006, Blue Fog Records released a vinyl only split-album with The Constantines performing four Neil Young covers, while The Unintended did four Gordon Lightfoot songs.
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IslandTwist wrote:
please come back
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spacematador wrote:
whatever this band is supposed to be called, I love their sound
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M4RTIN161 wrote:
I don´t know why is "Good Nurse" on 19. position....
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tomwaitsforno1 wrote:
For fuck's sake, Last.FM, it is not "The Constantines", it is just "Constantines". Get it right, can't you?
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andover wrote:
Fuck it, i'm scrobbling as 'Constantines'
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MaximusAwesomus wrote:
Anyone know where one can find their Neil Young covers?
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AwkwardTurtlekk wrote:
What's their relation to The Weakerthans? Tournament of Hearts is also a song by the latter? haven't heard them yet, searching for that song led me here :)
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peter21 wrote:
their first record is called The Constantines.
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glennsimuk wrote:
this news is a bit crap, never got the chance to see them live in person. I'll have to stick to baeblemusic as a live recording source.
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Clad51 wrote:
Soon Enough ヅ
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cutcopypaste wrote:
I think those 10th anniversary shows last December were basically their farewell tour
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hailthecrisis wrote:
As long as Fans of Crime don't open, I'm hope so too. ;)
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devoxturk wrote:
I hope they do some farewell shows before going on hiatus
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cutcopypaste wrote:
sad news for us cons fans.. looks like there's no album or touring in sight :( http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=146&csid2=844&fid1=48747
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foetusme wrote:
anyone know if a new album is on the cards?
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JumbleHaste wrote:
Who knows the chords to Young Offenders?
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tothelullabies wrote:
The Constantines are the next Tragically Hip
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kierant wrote:
Last.fm is normally pretty good at flagging bad tags, but why does it keep flagging Constantines as 'The Constantines'? Their website has no 'The', MusicBrainz has no 'The' and their album covers have no 'The'. There is no 'The'. Stop fixing my tags when they're right.
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tothelullabies wrote:
wtf you talking about they "split up"?
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mvldk666 wrote:
daytrotter
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18 Feb 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/constantines
The Constantines Daytrotter session is now available for
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