| Templar | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, electronica |
| Years Active: | 1998-2001 |
| Label: | EMI Records |
| Associated Acts: | Forty Foot Echo |
| Past Members: | Murray Yates Will C. Scott Switzer Nik Pesut |
Templar were a Canadian alternative rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] most noted for garnering a Juno Award nomination for Best New Group at the Juno Awards of 2001.[2]
The band was formed in 1998 by vocalist Murray Yates and guitarist Will C., and fused hard rock and electronica influences in a manner commonly compared by critics to Econoline Crush.[3] The band took its name from Simon Templar, the lead character in the crime novel and film series The Saint.[4] They released their debut album, Under the Sun, on EMI Records in 2000;[3] the album featured the singles "The Need" and "Here We Go" the latter of which was featured in NHL 2001.[5] The band performed in Toronto in October that year with Limblifter and Edwin.[6]
Due to creative tensions, the band broke up in late 2001 while working on their second album.[7] Yates went on to form Forty Foot Echo.[8]