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1) The Organ were a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Organ was conceived in 2001 by front woman Katie Sketch, born Katie Richie, in Vancouver, Canada. Sketch’s musical training started at the age of three, when she began classical training on the violin. Her childhood was spent largely in ignorance of the underground sounds of The Cure, Joy Division and The Smiths, whom The Organ would later often be compared to. She says: “Tiffany and Bon Jovi - that was my take on “80s music.”
Katie attended an all-girls school, where she met Barb Choit, a childhood friend who would later help design the sound of the band in its embryonic stages. The oldest of three kids, Katie focused her attention on sports rather than music during her teens, racing competitively as a skier. “When Shelby and Jenny and Ashley were in high school, they knew all the obscure artists,” Sketch admits. “I knew none of them and didn’t learn about them until much later. I grew up listening to top 40. I liked U2 and Guns N’ Roses. I also liked old Sarah McLachlan, but 90 percent of the people that I hung out with as a teenager didn’t even know who she was. She was considered totally cutting-edge because she wasn’t played on the radio.” However, by the end of the 90s, her musical consciousness had begun to transform in ways that would later lead to the formation of her own unique sound.
1) The Organ were a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Organ was conceived in 2001 by front woman Katie Sketch, born Katie Richie, in Vancouver, Canada. Sketch’s musical training started at the age of three, when she began classical training on the violin. Her childhood was spent largely in ignorance of the underground sounds of The Cure, Joy Division and The Smiths, whom The Organ would later often be compared to. She says: “Tiffany and Bon Jovi - that was my take on “80s music.”
Katie attended an all-girls school, where she met Barb Choit, a childhood friend who would later help design the sound of the band in its embryonic stages. The oldest of three kids, Katie focused her attention on sports rather than music during her teens, racing competitively as a skier. “When Shelby and Jenny and Ashley were in high school, they knew all the obscure artists,” Sketch admits. “I knew none of them and didn’t learn about them until much later. I grew up listening to top 40. I liked U2 and Guns N’ Roses. I also liked old Sarah McLachlan, but 90 percent of the people that I hung out with as a teenager didn’t even know who she was. She was considered totally cutting-edge because she wasn’t played on the radio.” However, by the end of the 90s, her musical consciousness had begun to transform in ways that would later lead to the formation of her own unique sound.
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Sinking Hearts
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CBC Radio Session 02/25/2003
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Brother
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aleale8 wrote:
love the VOICE of the singer... and aah the style..love (L)
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cherrykicks- wrote:
I love love love The Organ.
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mefalldown wrote:
Hey guys, Im selling one of my copies of The Organ's Let the Bells Ring 7" on ebay. I'm keeping one copy for my collection, but I'm selling one copy so another Organ fan has a chance to own something that's pretty special. Jenny designed the green jacket cover of the falling organ through the clouds and it was also on one of their t-shirt designs. The record is out of print and really hard to find, so go check it out! http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Organ-RARE-7-Single-Let-the-Bells-Ring_W0QQitemZ180447354780QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item2a03801f9c
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Hate_this wrote:
They are new Sad lovers & Giants.
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Jureiko wrote:
too bad they broke up (
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Guillotine1789 wrote:
it s my new ORGAN!! :D
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arystan_arenov wrote:
amazing
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lollirotten wrote:
the organ are so perfect.
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6jajajajajaja wrote:
Well, to me they sound a bit like a hybrid of 2pac and The Aislers Set. So, Namey, you are quite right.
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Namey wrote:
To me they sound a bit like a hybrid of For Against and The Aislers Set. I mean if anyone's looking for similar artists you could try those...
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AndreaVolta wrote:
I miss them...and there is nothing I can do
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FuNNylo wrote:
It's good
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rumberfish wrote:
adorooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Hopped_a_plane wrote:
I wish the similar artsts WERE similar. Lovers Love Haters is the only one up there that IS similar.
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Prue86 wrote:
LOVE
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PaperPiano wrote:
<3
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emenikmatis wrote:
thieves is so good, if only they stayed together. would of just got better! love this band so much.
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LunaDelMattino wrote:
❤
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AndreaVolta wrote:
adoro a estas chicas
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retroindiano wrote:
Memorize the city !!!
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