- …as the Poets Affirm
Infobox musical artist
Name = ...as the Poets Affirm
Img_capt = ...as the Poets Affirm. Photo from their official web site, 2007.
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Ottawa ,Ontario ,Canada
Genre =indie-rock ,post-rock ,instrumental rock
Years_active =2001 –present
Label =Zunior
URL = [http://www.asthepoetsaffirm.com/ Official Website]
Current_members = Gary Udle
Nathan Gara
Ryan Patterson
Adam Saikaley
Alex Cairncross
Cindy Olberg
Past_members =Kina De Grasse
Ben Belanger
Ryan Griffin
Renee Leduc...as the Poets Affirm is a Canadian independent band from
Ottawa, Ontario , formed in2001 . The band began as a three-piece acoustic project, and later evolved into a seven-member lineup experimenting withjazz , classical andelectronica . Their name is taken from a line in "Dante's Inferno ".The band's 2004 album "The Jaws that Bite, The Claws that Catch" reached the top five in "!earshot", Canada's national
campus radio chart, in February 2005 [http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2005/February/top200.html] . The band has also received airplay onCBC Radio 3 andBrave New Waves .The group has played alongside many notable Canadian acts such as
The Dears , Destroyer,Apostle of Hustle ,Sunset Rubdown ,Elliott Brood , , andRock Plaza Central .Their full catalog is available through
Zunior , an online record label run byDave Ullrich ofThe Inbreds .Discography
* "I Want to Tell My Heart to You, But I Cannot Say English" (January 2004)
* "The Jaws that Bite, The Claws that Catch" (November 2004)
* "Awake" (November 2006)
* "Pierre Richardson" (2008)Members
Current members
* Gary Udle - Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Vocals
* Nathan Gara - Drums
* Ryan Patterson - Electric Guitar, Pocket Trumpet, Vocals
* Adam Saikaley - Moog, Organ, Vocals
* Alex Cairncross - Bass Guitar, Vocals
* Cindy Olberg - CelloFormer members
*
Kina De Grasse - Cello, Rhodes, Vocals
* Ben Belanger - Electric Guitar, Rhodes, Synth, Trumpet, Vocals
* Ryan Griffin - Bass
* Renee Leduc - ViolinExternal links
* [http://www.asthepoetsaffirm.com/ As The Poets Affirm]
* [http://www.myspace.com/asthepoetsaffirm Myspace Page]
* [http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=11231 New Music Canada profile]
* [http://www.zunior.com/ Zunior]
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