Postdata (band) explained

Postdata is the solo project of Paul Murphy of the band Wintersleep.^[1] While centered around Murphy's songwriting and vocals, it features an ever-changing cast of supporting musicians.^[2]

Supporting collaborators have included Murphy's brother Michael Murphy, Grant Hutchison and Andy Monaghan of Frightened Rabbit, Loel Campbell and Tim D'Eon of Wintersleep, and Simone Pace of Blonde Redhead.^{[1] [3]}

History

The project's self-titled debut album was released on Hand Drawn Dracula in 2010,^[2] and supported with a national tour across Canada.^[4] Later in the year, Murphy released three additional non-album tracks.^[5]

Postdata's second album, Let's Be Wilderness, was released in 2018 on Paper Bag Records.^[1] The album was nominated for a Nova Scotia Music Award,^[6] and appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in June.^[7] A video for the track "Evil" was filmed in New York City by director Derrick Belcham.^[8] That year the band performed at the Pop Montreal festival.^[9]

The band's third album, Twin Flames, was released in March 2021. It was recorded in mid-2020 with co-producer Ali Chant, partly in Bristol, England, and partly during lockdown in Halifax.^[10]

Run Wild, the band's fourth album, was released in September 2023.^[11]

Notes and References

1. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wintersleeps_paul_murphy_plots_new_postdata_lp_premieres_evil_and_black_cloud "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Plots New Postdata LP, Premieres "Evil" and "Black Cloud"
2. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/paul_murphy_sheds_light_on_wintersleeps_new_inheritors_as_he_takes_postdata_across_canada "Paul Murphy Sheds a Light on Wintersleep's New Inheritors As He Takes Postdata Across Canada"
3. Tara Thorne, "Postdata’s wild heart". The Coast, May 31, 2018.
4. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wintersleeps_paul_murphy_to_take_his_postdata_across_canada_2 "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy to Take His Postdata Across Canada"
5. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/postdata-bonus_tracks "Postdata: A Holiday Offering"
6. https://www.ngnews.ca/living/pictou-county-well-represented-on-nova-scotia-music-award-nominee-list-241474/ "Pictou County well represented on Nova Scotia Music Award nominee list"
7. http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2018-06-26 "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 26, 2018"
8. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/postdata-evil_video "Postdata "Evil" (video)"
9. https://cultmtl.com/2018/10/pop-montreal-2018-reviews/ "Our coups de coeur from POP Montreal 2018"
10. Brock Thiessen, "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Unveils New Album as POSTDATA". Exclaim!, November 20, 2020.
11. Alex Hudson, "POSTDATA Goes "All-Out Stylistically" with New Album 'Run Wild'". Exclaim!, June 14, 2023.