- The Trews
Infobox musical artist
Name = The Trews
Img_capt = The Trews at the 2005Yates Cup
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Background = group_or_band
Alias = One I'd Trouser
Trouser
Origin =Antigonish, Nova Scotia ,Canada
Genre =Alternative rock ,Indie rock
Years_active = 1997–present
Label = Bumstead,Sony BMG
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.thetrewsmusic.com/ www.thetrewsmusic.com]
Current_members = Colin MacDonaldJohn-Angus MacDonald Jack Syperek Sean Dalton
Past_members =Rose Murphy
Ramsey ClarkThe Trews are a Canadian rock band from
Antigonish, Nova Scotia , consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitaristJohn-Angus MacDonald , bassistJack Syperek , and drummerSean Dalton . The band is currently based inToronto, Ontario .History
The band started their career with the name "One I'd Trouser", before changing their name to "Trouser", and eventually "The Trews". They released an EP as One I'd Trouser, and a second EP under the name The Trews.
In the early summer of 2002 the band entered the
CHTZ-FM Rock Search, a high profile contest that is held annually by the Southern Ontario rock radio station. Winning the contest would prove to be their big break as they soon landed a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada.The release of their first full-length CD "
House of Ill Fame ", soon followed in 2003. The album contained the hit singles "Every Inambition", "Not Ready to Go", "Tired of Waiting", "Fleeting Trust" and "Confessions". "Not Ready to Go" hit number one on Canadian rock radio and was the most played song of 2004 in that format. "House Of Ill Fame" has been certified gold in Canada. In the past three years the band have racked up six Top 10 rock radio singles, including two chart-toppers.The song "Hollis and Morris" on their first album, refers to an intersection in the nearby city of Halifax, and not an intersection in Antigonish as previously speculated. John-Angus has mentioned during concerts and in the online Trews diary, that the corner of Hollis and Morris is notorious for prostitution. [ [http://www.thetrewsmusic.com/diaryhistory.php Hollis and Morris] ]
The band released a follow-up to "House of Ill Fame" on
August 16 ,2005 . The album, "Den of Thieves", was produced by Jack Douglas. The first single, "So She's Leaving", was released to radioJune 28 ,2005 and was followed by the singles "Yearning", "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me", and "I Can't Say". The album was releasedApril 18 ,2006 in theUnited States on Red Ink and Sony BMG.In 2005, the band was featured in several episodes of "
Radio Free Roscoe ".Their latest album, called "
No Time for Later ", was released in February, 2008. The first single, "Hold Me in Your Arms", has been available sinceNovember 25 , 2007. It premiered at the 2007 Grey Cup pre-game show and was immediately released oniTunes ; it eventually went to number one onMuchMusic for a week in April 2008. A bonus song called "Long Way from Freedom" was included with this single but was not released on the album. The second single was "Paranoid Freak", the video for which was released on May 22nd and went straight into rotation onMuchMusic . The third single is the ballad "Man Of Two Minds", released during the week of September 8, 2008, with the video being released September 19th. [cite web | url = http://www.thetrewsmusic.com/ | title = The Trews official website | accessdate = 2007-11-25]Discography
Albums
ingles
*"Every Inambition" – 2003
*"Not Ready to Go " – 2003
*"Tired of Waiting" – 2004
*"Fleeting Trust" – 2004
*"So She's Leaving" – 2005
*"Yearning" – 2005
*"Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" – 2006
*"I Can't Say" – 2006
*"Hold Me in Your Arms" – 2007
*"Paranoid Freak" - 2008
*"Man of Two Minds" - 2008References
External links
* [http://www.thetrewsmusic.com The Trews] official website
* [http://www.notimeforlater.com/mixer "No Time for Later"] official website
*MySpace-music|thetrews|The Trews
*YouTube|THETREWS|The Trews
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* [http://www.veoh.com/search.html?type=v&searchId=806003083669274767&search=The+Trews The Trews] on Veoh
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