Canoe (band)

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Canoe


Img_capt = Canoe
Landscape = Yes
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|USA Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre = Folk rock, Indie rock
Years_active = 2006–present
Label = Canoe Music
URL = [http://www.canoemusic.net/ www.canoemusic.net]
Current_members = Matt Hoiland Sofie Hoiland Carl Hoiland Cameron Steineckert
Past_members = David Westhora

Canoe is an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon and is headed by Matt Hoiland. The group formed after the the disbandment of If Bears were Bees and are primarily a family act as three of the members are relatives. [Citation
title =Interview - Canoe
newspaper = Love it! Like it! Hate it!
url = http://www.loveitlikeithateit.com/music-int-002.php
accessdate = 2008-06-02] Canoe's first album, Places, was released December 10, 2007.Canoe is known primarily for it's remake of the cult-classic indie-pop song, Holland 1945, by Neutral Milk Hotel. The Neutral Milk Hotel album featuring Holland 1945 has been considered by multiple mainstream reviewers to be one of the top ten albums of the 1990's, though the majority of mainstream listeners have eschewed the album for it's almost irritable poor-recording quality and vocal intonation. Canoe's cover brought the song to a mainstream (less underground) audience, despite having polarized the music critics. While some reviews consider them successful in having made that song accessible to the average listener, others find their take on it offensive in having stripped away the original angst and chaos of the original (which made Neutral Milk Hotel's version so unique). [Citation
title =Review: Canoe (Music)
newspaper = The Beacon
url = http://media.www.beaconnewspaper.com/media/storage/paper540/news/2008/01/22/Life/Review.Canoe.music-3161097.shtml
accessdate = 2008-06-26] [Citation
title =Review: Canoe
newspaper = Willamette Week
url = http://wweek.com/events/3414/8/
accessdate = 2008-02-13]

Band Members

* Matt Hoiland, songwriter, guitar, and vocals
* Sofia Hoiland, violin, mandolin, and vocals
* Carl Hoiland, bass and vocals
* Cameron Steineckert, guitar, keys, and other percussion

Discography

* Places, released December 10, 2007.
* Canoe Music Summer Sampler, released July, 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.canoemusic.net/ CanoeMusic.net] , official site
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canoe/6418853147 Canoe] at Facebook
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Canoe Canoe] at Last.fm (There are multiple bands under the same Last.fm page)