Precious Fathers Explained
Precious Fathers is a Canadian instrumental post-rock shoegazer ensemble,[1] /[2] based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its members are linked to other projects, including Destroyer, Loscil, Sparrow and The Battles.[3] Their music combines pulsating rhythms with multiple guitar effects and dynamic volume shifts.[4]
History
Guitarists Tim Loewen and Jaret Penner, along with drummer Josh Lindstrom and Paul Goertzen, founded Precious Fathers. In 2005, the band released their self-titled first album through the White Whale label.[5] [6] The album received some airplay on campus and community radio stations.[7] The band performed that year in Toronto.
Precious Fathers' second album, Alluvial Fan, was released in 2009, and was streamed online.[8] [9] In June the album appeared on !earshot's community and campus radio Top 50 Chart.[10] That year the band performed locally in Vancouver.
Discography
Albums
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.cjsf.ca/aereviews/display_reviews.php?reviews_id=106 "Dungen"
- http://onlymagazine.ca/Music/313/precious-fathers "Precious Fathers"
- http://www.popmatters.com/review/precious-fathers-precious-fathers/ "Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers"
- http://thescope.ca/music/precious-fathers-new-album-takes-time-to-fully-digest "Precious Fathers’ new album takes time to fully digest"
- http://exclaim.ca/music/article/vancouvers_precious_fathers_drop_their_first_album_in_four_years "Vancouver's Precious Fathers Drop Their First Album in Four Years"
- https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/precious-fathers/ "Precious Fathers Alluvial Fan (White Whale)"
- http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2005/November/top200.html "!earshot charts - October 2005 - top 200"
- https://skopemag.com/2009/10/22/precious-father-alluvial-fan "Precious Father, Alluvial Fan"
- . Chart Attack - Jun 23, 2009
- http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2009-06-30 "National Top 50"
- http://exclaim.ca/music/article/precious_fathers-precious_fathers "Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers"
- http://www.usc.uwo.ca/gazette/generate_arts.asp?day=14&month=9&year=2005 "Precious Fathers"
- https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/discs-2005-09-15-9/ "New and Notable Releases"
