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Canadian indie rock band
Adam and the Amethysts was a Canadian
indie rock band formed in
Montreal in 2004. The band was fronted by Adam Waito, a former member of
Miracle Fortress .
[3] The band released two albums and toured mostly around North America.
History
Waito was born in
Manitouwadge ,
Ontario , raised in
Thunder Bay ,
Ontario and moved to
Montreal in the early 2000s.
[3] He co-founded Telefauna in 2004, an indie-pop band whose that played the
Pop Montreal festival three times. They released Their 1st EP in 2005 and a single "Under the Underground Water" b/w "Bamboo Shoot" in 2007.
[4]
Waito launched Adam and the Amethysts with the release of Amethyst Amulet on 10 June 2008, on
Pome Records .
[5] The album was an ode to Waito's home town, referencing 60s pop and
Neil Young .
[6] For this album, it was reported that guest artists included members of Telefauna and
The Luyas , but they are not credited.
[7]
After the release of Amethyst Amulet the band underwent some lineup changes while continuing to play festivals like
Pop Montreal ,
[8] and
Halifax Pop Explosion .
[9] They also opened for
Land of Talk .
[10]
The band's second album, Flickering Flashlight , was released on 4 October 2011, on
Kelp Records .
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14] The song "Prophecy" from this album was featured on the soundtrack of
Curfew , which won the 2012
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film .
[15] The band, now a trio, went on a short Canadian tour.
[16] In 2012, they played
Canadian Music Week
[17] and the
South by Southwest festival in Texas.
[18]
In 2013 Lessard and Waito formed the duo Silverkeys.
[19] In 2014 Waito joined Ohara Hale and Jeremy MacCuish to form the trio Nancy Pants.
[20]
In 2013, the Adam and the Amethysts song "Dreaming" appeared in the film What If .
[21]
Discography
2008: Amethyst Amulet (
Pome )
2011: Flickering Flashlight (
Kelp )
References
Citations
^
Daniel Sylvester.
"Land of Talk / Adam & the Amethysts Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield QC April 10" .
Exclaim! . exclaim.ca. Retrieved 18 January 2011 .
^
a
b
National Capital Rock.
"Conference Content" .
Wayback Machine . natcaprock.blogspot.com. Archived from
the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2011 .
^
a
b
"Full Interview with Adam Waito" . sarablackmcculloch.tumblr.com . Retrieved 12 October 2015 .
^
"Telefauna" . Discogs. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^
"Adam & The Amethysts – Amethyst Amulet" . Discogs. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2015 .
^
"ADAM & THE AMETHYSTS, June 2008" . nowtoronto.com . Now Toronto. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^ Whibbs, Chris.
"Adam & the Amethysts Amethyst Amulet, July 2008" . exclaim.ca . Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^ Indrisek, Scott (5 October 2008).
"POP Montreal Day 4, Oct 2008" . The Village Voice . Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^
"Halifax Pop Explosion 2011" . consequence.net . Consequence. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^ Sylvester, Daniel.
"Land of Talk / Adam & the Amethysts April 2010" . exclaim.ca . Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^ Drew Necci, Marilyn (19 April 2012).
"Adam And The Amethysts: Flickering Flashlight, Apr 2012" . rvamag.com . RVA Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^ Carlick, Stephen.
"Adam & the Amethysts Flickering Flashlight" . exclaim.ca . Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^
Kelp Records .
"Conference Content" .
Wayback Machine . kelprecords.com. Archived from
the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2011 .
^
"Get To Know: Adam & the Amethysts | Chart Attack" . Chart Attack . Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015 . {{
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link )
^
"Music" . curfewfilm.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013 .
^ Hudson, Alex.
"Adam & the Amethysts Embark on Canadian Tour, Nov 2011" . exclaim.ca . Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^ Laughlin, Stephanie.
"Sounds of Spain and The Rainbow Connection" . forgetthebox.net . Forget the Box. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^
"Adam & The Amethysts's Concert History" . concertarchives.org . Concert Archives. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^
"She Pop: Women to Watch at POP Montreal" . Montreal Gazette . 30 September 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015 .
^
"Nancy Pants 'Total Nancy Pants' (album stream)" . exclaim.ca . Retrieved 12 October 2015 .
^
"What If Soundtrack" . tunefind.com . Tunefind. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
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