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Group whistling, tambourine, handclapping, fey longing, winged eyeliner, and corduroy blazers conspire to create music as glittery and piquantly morose as fresh snow on sidewalks under a full moon.
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“Like Calgary’s answer to Sufjan Stevens and his travelling symphonic circus, prairie collective Woodpigeon have a penchant for long-winded song titles (Home As A Romanticized Concept Where Everyone Loves You Always And Forever) and jingly, ramshackle chamber-folk concoctions driven by banjo, glockenspiel, a sprawling choir and quivering male vocals. Though there are sonic similarities, the writing on Songbook suggests repressed longing and romantic fantasies rather than Stevens’s hyper-detailed short story narratives, but Mark Hamilton’s delightfully whimsical metaphors and imagery (a love song about ninjas! Superheroes sacrificing good deeds for love!) work perfectly in tandem with Woodpigeon’s shimmery songs. And though the music works well in watercolour shades, when the loose-knit ensemble puts some muscle into rocking out, as on the driving Jonathan Ashworth Rollercoaster, they make a strong case for why Woodpigeon might be the next great Canadian breakout band. NNNN CRITIC’S PIC — SARAH LISS, EYE MAGAZINE, TORONTO”
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“Like Calgary’s answer to Sufjan Stevens and his travelling symphonic circus, prairie collective Woodpigeon have a penchant for long-winded song titles (Home As A Romanticized Concept Where Everyone Loves You Always And Forever) and jingly, ramshackle chamber-folk concoctions driven by banjo, glockenspiel, a sprawling choir and quivering male vocals. Though there are sonic similarities, the writing on Songbook suggests repressed longing and romantic fantasies rather than Stevens’s hyper-detailed short story narratives, but Mark Hamilton’s delightfully whimsical metaphors and imagery (a love song about ninjas! Superheroes sacrificing good deeds for love!) work perfectly in tandem with Woodpigeon’s shimmery songs. And though the music works well in watercolour shades, when the loose-knit ensemble puts some muscle into rocking out, as on the driving Jonathan Ashworth Rollercoaster, they make a strong case for why Woodpigeon might be the next great Canadian breakout band. NNNN CRITIC’S PIC — SARAH LISS, EYE MAGAZINE, TORONTO”
Videos
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The Making of 'Die Stadt Muzikanten'
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Woodpigeon - The Alison Yip School for Girls (Live)
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Jane Vain
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Piano Pieces for Adult Beginners
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The Alison Yip School For Girls
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Chorus Of Wolves
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Knock Knock
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Ms. Stacey Watson, Stepney Green
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A Sad Country Ballad For A Tired Superhero
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Feedbags
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Take the Hint Kid
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A Hymn for 2 Walks in Different Cities
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Death By Ninja (A Love Song)
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A Slight Return Home
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Jonathan Ashworth Rollercoaster
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Shoutbox
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irishbball49 wrote:
The fact that their so unknown makes me question society and music nowadays...but also makes me like them anymore.
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RocklandDerek wrote:
i don't want to be the badguy (tonight)
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Lowbacca wrote:
I love them since 4 p.m. this afternoon, and I hope this will never change. :)
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Jeff42 wrote:
this band is amazing
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Shinykatie wrote:
Didn't play a single song I knew when I went to see them. :( But a great band - so I still enjoyed the show!
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fifilein wrote:
amazing!!!
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MentalCabaret wrote:
genius. <3
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unvoicedmusic wrote:
where have you guys been?
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sidiqua wrote:
beauty
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thedailygrowl wrote:
September! Yeah!
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funkayy wrote:
Oh Canada, how I've been digging your music scene lately.
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Communista wrote:
I found Songbook while visiting Hamilton - I just got the CD because the cover looked interesting and WOW! Please tour in the states... Columbus, Ohio if possible!
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mississippimoon wrote:
good god these guys make beautiful music...and are named after my fvourite animal :)
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some_horses wrote:
REAL SHEXY STUFF. for realz.
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shoreline4 wrote:
oh, how i love this.
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zorax999 wrote:
Fantastic!! I've listened the downloadable ones and I think they are awesome.
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quimtessence wrote:
Awesome!
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est-ce_que wrote:
magnifique. awesome. mahtavaa. i love your music. it's so beautiful
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JewelDrop wrote:
oh, this is lovely
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materials wrote:
I saw them last night. They were so down to earth. It was great.
Events
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Woodpigeon
Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
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16
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Point Ephémère, Paris, France
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Feb
17
Woodpigeon
Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| 8 attendees
News
FILTER on St. Giles Church show with Andrew Bird
24 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/woodpigeon
http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?c=11&id=17891..Andrew Bird, WoodpigeonSt Giles-in-the-Fields Church, London, UK - 11.20.08Filter Grade: 75%by Ellen Przepasniak | 11.24. …
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28 Oct 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/woodpigeon
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Recent Activity
- foguponLA, tundrasnow, hhcb and 2 other people added Woodpigeon to their libraries. 1 hour ago
- HouseParade added Woodpigeon to the lineup of Woodpigeon at Captain's Rest. Tuesday afternoon
- maybeeso added Woodpigeon to maybeeso’s library. Monday evening
- RocklandDerek tagged Woodpigeon with folk and love. Monday morning
- karosabutkiss added Woodpigeon to karosabutkiss’s library. Saturday evening
- RocklandDerek tagged Woodpigeon with ‘indie folk’. Saturday evening
- theKLF tagged Woodpigeon with canadian, folk and indie. Saturday afternoon
- obscura404 added Woodpigeon to obscura404’s library. Saturday morning
- Mineira added Woodpigeon to the lineup of Woodpigeon at Prinzenbar. Saturday morning
- Anaryaa added Woodpigeon to the lineup of Woodpigeon at Point Ephémère. last week
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