Octoberman

Octoberman
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	White Whale Records
Associated acts	The Mohawk Lodge, Kids These Days
Website	Octoberman
Members
Marc Morrissette Tavo Diez de Bonilla Marshall Bureau

Octoberman is a Canadian indie rock band. Fronted by singer-songwriter Marc Morrissette, the band also includes Tavo Diez de Bonilla on bass, Marshall Bureau on drums, as well as contributions from a number of frequent guest musicians, including Randy Lee (violin), Anju Singh (violin, viola), Shaun Brodie (trumpet), Jessica Wilkin (piano), Sarah Hallman (background vocals), Peter Doig (guitar), Kris Hooper (lap steel), Jason Starnes (keyboards), Mike Morrissette (vocals), and Ryder Havdale (vocals). Former members include C.L. McLaughlin on guitars and background vocals, Leah Abramson on background vocals, Graham Christofferson on bass and Rob Josephson on drums.

The band was formed by Morrissette when he returned home to Vancouver after taking time off from his earlier band, Kids These Days, to travel in Asia and Europe.^[1] He released the first Octoberman album, 2005's These Trails Are Old and New, as a solo artist, and subsequently expanded the project into a full band for their second album, 2007's Run from Safety.^[1] Their third album, Fortresses, was released September 1, 2009, and a new album is expected in fall 2011.

Discography

• These Trails Are Old and New (2005)
• Laguardia (2006, EP)
• Run from Safety (2007)
• Fortresses (2009)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Octoberman at CBC Radio 3.

External links

• Octoberman