Casper Skulls Explained

Casper Skulls
Origin:Sudbury and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Indie rock
Years Active:2015–present
Current Members:Neil Bednis
Melanie St-Pierre
Fraser McClean
Aurora Bangarth
Past Members:Chris Anthony

Casper Skulls are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario.[1] They are most noted for receiving a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2018 for their song "Lingua Franca".[2]

History

Casper Skulls was formed in 2015 by Neil Bednis and Melanie St-Pierre, musicians and romantic partners from Sudbury[3] who moved to the Toronto area when St-Pierre started studying art and design at Sheridan College.[1] They added bassist Fraser McClean and drummer Chris Anthony,[1] and began performing in Toronto venues. In 2016 they signed with Buzz Records and released their debut EP Lips & Skull.[4] [5]

In 2017, they released their debut full-length album, Mercy Works.[6] [7] During their tour to support the album, they were involved in a vehicle collision en route to SXSW, and launched a crowdfunding campaign to assist in paying for a new tour van.[8] The band members themselves were uninjured, and were able to get to Austin to perform.[8]

In 2019, they went on tour as a supporting act for PUP, a punk rock group from Toronto, on their Morbid Stuff Tour-Pocalypse.[9]

The band released its second full-length album, Knows No Kindness, in 2021.[10]

Melanie St-Pierre has also released solo music under the name l'loop.[11]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2017/12/06/torontos-newest-fuzzy-buzzy-rock-band-casper-skulls-is-ready-to-bust-out.html "Toronto’s newest fuzzy, buzzy rock band, Casper Skulls, is ready to bust out"
  2. Sarah Murphy, "2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Nominees Revealed". Exclaim!, May 24, 2018.
  3. https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/love-dawns-for-casper-skull-founders-at-river-sky-674367 "Love dawns for Casper Skulls founders at River & Sky"
  4. https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/qbvznq/sudburys-casper-skulls-are-the-heroes-who-escaped-the-armpit-of-ontario Sudbury's Casper Skulls Are the Heroes Who Escaped the "Armpit of Ontario"
  5. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/06/11/your-new-favourite-thing-casper-skulls.html "Your New Favourite Thing: Casper Skulls"
  6. https://www.cbcmusic.ca/first-plays/568/first-play-casper-skulls-mercy-works "First Play: Casper Skulls, Mercy Works"
  7. https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/casper-skulls-mercy-works/ "Casper Skulls' Mercy Works connects big ideas to hooky post-punk"
  8. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/casper_skulls_launch_crowdfunding_campaign_for_new_tour_van_after_car_crash "Casper Skulls Launch Crowdfunding Campaign for New Tour Van After Car Crash"
  9. Web site: Russell . Scott . PUP Announce Massive Fall Tour in Support of Morbid Stuff . . 4 July 2020 . en . 11 April 2019.
  10. Calum Slingerland, "Casper Skulls Detail Sophomore Album 'Knows No Kindness'". Exclaim!, August 26, 2021.
  11. Matt Bobkin, "Casper Skulls' Melanie St-Pierre Shares Debut Song as l'loop". Exclaim!, October 15, 2019.

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