The Phonemes were a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, active in the 2000s.[1] A trio whose core members were vocalist and songwriter Magali Meagher, bassist Liz Forsberg and drummer Matias Rozenberg,[2] the group's two releases on Blocks Recording Club also featured guest contributions from Owen Pallett, Katie Crown, Bob Wiseman, Steve Kado and Leon Taheny.
Meagher, a native of Guelph who moved to Toronto in 1998 and was a supporting musician in The Hidden Cameras,[3] started the band in 2003.[4] The band released its self-titled debut EP in 2004,[1] and followed up with the full-length album There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do in 2007.[5] In 2009, they contributed the non-album track "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an E-mail" to the compilation album Friends in Bellwoods II.[6] They supported their music with some touring, both as a band[3] and Meagher on her own in collaboration with Wiseman and Jason Trachtenburg.[7]
The band did not release any further music after "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an E-mail". Meagher subsequently toured with Laura Barrett, Alysha Haugen and Dana Snell (of The Bicycles) in Sheezer, an all-female Weezer tribute band.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Phonemic fun: Indie pop trio flirt with the dark side". Now, January 29, 2004.
- ^ "Phonemes make sound with meaning". Queen's Journal, January 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Adrian Mack, "The Phonemes’ Magali Meagher is happy to play anywhere". The Georgia Straight, June 2, 2010.
- ^ "Another spark from Guelph connection; The Phonemes' Magali Meagher keeps finding herself at the centre of music explosions". Guelph Mercury, May 11, 2006.
- ^ Alex Molotkow, "The Phonemes: There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do". Exclaim!, May 23, 2007.
- ^ Stephenson Price, "Friends in Bellwoods II Charity Comp Ropes in Final Fantasy, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ohbijou". Exclaim!, April 21, 2009.
- ^ "Dynamic trio completes Salmon Arm concert series". Kelowna Capital News, May 9, 2007.
- ^ "Ladies sing the Blue ; All-woman Weezer tribute turns guy tunes on their head". Ottawa Sun, February 1, 2012.
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