Today I discovered
that Statues officially called it quits over the summer. Statues was one of the first Canadian
power-pop-punk bands I came across several years ago and they served as a great
bridge to discovering many awesome bands and labels from our northern
neighbors. I hadn’t gotten around
to doing a Bandage post yet so I figured Statues would be a fitting subject to
break in the category. Statues
formed in 2004 in the town of Sudbury, Ontario. Has anyone noticed I dig Canadian bands yet? Over the course of 8 years Statues
released four albums- ‘Aux’, ‘New People Make Us Nervous’ (my personal fave),
‘Terminal Bedroom’ and Holiday Cops’.
They also released a slew of 7”s. British Columbia's legendary Deranged Records was their primary
home but they did records with a variety of labels including some in the US and
Europe. Statues were front-runners
when it came to making Europe a second home by releasing records on Canadian
and European labels concurrently and touring both regions regularly. Many of their peers have been doing the
same thing with great success.
Statues really excelled at cranking out KBD inspired tunes with classic
pop-punk sensibilities. I’m glad
they left behind dozens of fantastic songs before hanging it up!
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