Two-Minute Miracles

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Name = Two-Minute Miracles


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Origin = London, Ontario, Canada
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 1995–present
Label = Teenage USA
Weewerk
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URL = [http://www.twominutemiracles.com/ twominutemiracles.com]
Current_members = Andy Magoffin
Justin Nace
Michael Christoff
Aaron Curtis
Greg Smith
Past_members = John F. Higney Jr.
Mississauga Slim
Clayton Corneil

Two-Minute Miracles are a Canadian indie rock band from London, Ontario, fronted by songwriter and singer-guitarist Andy Magoffin. [Noel, Alyssa. " [http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=8692 The Two-Minute Miracles: Magoffin likes his Miracles short, but it takes a while for him to perform them] ", "Vue Weekly", 2008-06-05. Retrieved on 2008-10-02.] ["Two Minute Miracles display 'pop oddity'", "The StarPhoenix", 2004-05-27, p. B1.] The band, having a history of fluid membership, now consists of Magoffin, guitarist Justin Nace, keyboardist Michael Christoff, bassist Greg Smith and drummer Aaron Curtis. [cite news| last =Bryson| first =Scott| title =The Two-Minute Miracles Aim For Perfection| publisher ="Chart"| date =2007-10-05| url =http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/10/0513.cfm| accessdate =2008-01-20 ] The band's name was taken from their early preference for keeping their songs approximately two minutes long, [cite news| last =Melton| first =Tim| title =CMW Special: The Two Minute Miracles| publisher ="Chart"| date =2002-02-27| url =http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2002/02/2701.cfm| accessdate =2008-01-20 ] although some songs on their later recordings have exceeded that length. "Exclaim!" magazine has described the band's songs as "catchy, richly melodic pop tunes occasionally run through with a sinuous, alt-country flavour and an underlying element of playful eccentricity." [cite news| last =Molgat| first =Chuck| title =Two-Minute Miracles Pump Out the Volumes| page =| publisher ="Exclaim!"| date =2003-12| url =http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/points.aspx?csid1=54| accessdate =2008-01-20 ]

The band released three albums on Teenage USA, and are now signed to Weewerk. Weewerk released "Volume 3.5: Rats", a digital-only preview of the full-length, in July 2007 and "" which was released in October 2007.

Discography

* 1999: "Volume I"
* 2001: ""
* 2003: ""
* 2007: "Volume 3.5: Rats" (Limited EP, digital only)
* 2007: ""

References

External links

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* [http://www.weewerk.com/ Weewerk] record label site
* [http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/The-Two-Minute-Miracles/ Two-Minute Miracles] at CBC Radio 3