Wake Owl | |
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Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | folk rock, indie pop |
Years active | 2012 | –present
Labels |
Vagrant Records Rezolute Music |
Members | Colyn Cameron Aiden Brant-Briscall |
Wake Owl is an indie pop band based in Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland, Oregon. [1] The band's core members are singer and songwriter Colyn Cameron and multi-instrumentalist Aiden Brant-Briscall. [2]
Following several years of international travel during which Cameron wrote songs primarily as a hobby, the band released its debut EP as a free internet download in 2012, and was rereleased January 29, 2013 on Vagrant Records. [3] The band toured both Canada and the United States to support the EP.
The EP garnered airplay on CBC Radio 2, with the title track reaching #1 on the Radio 2 Top 20 in June 2013, [4] and the track "Gold" was featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. [5]
The band garnered a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014. [6] Following this nomination, the band toured several cities in Canada and were featured on the CBC Radio show q for an interview and live performance of a few songs from their forthcoming album. [7]
The band's debut full-length album The Private World of Paradise was released March 4, 2014 on Rezolute Music. [8] The album is described as more experimental and pop-oriented than Wild Country, with an increased emphasis on rhythm and synth-pop textures. [9]
Their second full-length album, Kaleidoscopes, was released July 20, 2017, [10] preceded by the singles "Tricks" and "To Be Used". It can also be found on YouTube. [11]