Said the Whale

Said the Whale is a Juno Award-winning Vancouver based indie rock band started by Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft in 2007.[1]

Said the Whale
Said the Whale, 2012 Grey Cup Street Party
Background information
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresIndie rock, indie folk
Years active2007-present
LabelsArts & Crafts Productions
Websitewww.saidthewhale.com
MembersBen Worcester
Tyler Bancroft
Jaycelyn Brown
Bradley Connor
Lincoln Hotchen
Past membersSpencer Schoening
Laura Smith
Jeff LaForge
Colin Dodds
Peter Carruthers
Nathan Shaw (Now known as Ekali)

History

Their debut EP Taking Abalonia was released in 2007. It was re-released with seven new songs on June 3, 2008, in Canada as a full-length LP under the name Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia.

On July 1, 2009, Said the Whale released the EP The Magician to drum up anticipation for the release of their second full-length album Islands Disappear on October 13, 2009.

On November 18, 2010, the band placed second behind rapper Kyprios in CKPK-FM's 2010 Peak Performance Project, winning $75,000.[2]

Scene from Winning America

In the spring of 2011, Said the Whale toured the U.S. for the first time. During this time they were the subject of the CBC documentary Winning America directed by Brent Hodge and Thomas Buchan.[3] The movie documented the band's trip and performances along the West Coast of North America on their way to and from Austin, Texas's SXSW Music Festival and culminated when Said the Whale won the Juno Award for New Group of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.[4] The documentary aired on July 23, 2011, in British Columbia, and on April 7, 2012, across Canada.[5]

They released their EP New Brighton on November 8, 2011, in preparation for their third full-length album, Little Mountain, released internationally on March 6, 2012.[6]

In early 2012, the band was awarded a spot on the Canadian music magazine Rockstar Weekly's list of the "Top 12 RockStars to Watch in 2012". The list also included Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, and Rush.[7] The band performed at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in 2012 and 2013.

Said the Whale released their fourth studio album, titled hawaiii, on September 17, 2013.[8]

On January 4, 2017, they announced their fifth album, As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide.[9] At the same time, they announced the departure of Spencer Schoening, and will be performing as a trio from now on. The album was released March 31, 2017.[10] The first single is "Step Into The Darkness."

On March 5, 2017, they posted an Instagram video with an email address which fans could contact in order to listen to the whole album for free before its release.[11] Fans could stream the whole album on a personalized, private SoundCloud account from the 10th until the 15th of March without leaking or sharing the link. From the 15th until the 26th of March, the fans could invite their friends to listen to the album in a "listening party" in order to promote it but still not sharing the link to the album, keeping it strictly limited to those who were sent the link.

Said the Whale finished a Canada-wide tour from in the spring 2017.[10]

In September 2018, Said The Whale signed to Canadian indie label Arts & Crafts, and announced a new record to be released in early 2019. The band released a new single "UnAmerican" on Oct 12, 2018.

Awards

Juno Awards:

Members
Tyler Bancroft, guitar and vocals, in Regina, Saskatchewan in 2019

Current
  • Ben Worcester – guitar, vocals (2007–present)
  • Tyler Bancroft – guitar, vocals (2007–present)
  • Jaycelyn Brown – keyboards (2008–present)
  • Bradley Connor – drums (2017–present)
  • Lincoln Hotchen – bass (2018-present)

Former
  • Spencer Schoening – drums (2007–2017)
  • Laura Smith – keyboards (2007)
  • Jeff LaForge – bass (2007–2008)
  • Colin Dodds – keyboards (2008)
  • Peter Carruthers – bass (2009–2011)
  • Nathan Shaw – bass (2011–2016)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays
  • Let's Have Sound (March, 2007)
  • Taking Abalonia (May, 2007)
  • West Coast Christmas (December, 2007)
  • West Coast Christmas 2008 (December, 2008)
  • The Magician (July, 2009)[14][15]
  • West Coast Christmas 2009 (December, 2009)
  • Bear Bones (February, 2010)
  • Xmas EP (December, 2010)
  • New Brighton (November, 2011)
  • I Love You (June 6, 2013)

Singles
Year Song Chart peak Album
CAN
[16]		 CAN
Alt
[17][18][19]		 CAN
Rock
[20]		 US
Sales
[21]		 US
Alt.
[22]
2009 "Camilo (The Magician)" — 20 48 — — Islands Disappear
2011 "Heavy Ceiling" — 12 37 — — Little Mountain
2012 "Loveless" — 28 34 — —
2013 "I Love You" 97 1 14 19 38 Hawaiii
"Mother" — 14 23 — —
2017 "Step Into the Darkness" — 32 — — — As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide
"I Will Follow You" — 16 30 — —
"Nothing Makes Me Happy" — 50 — — —
2018 "UnAmerican"[23] — — 9 — — Cascadia
2019 "Record Shop" — — 28 — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

References
  1. "Said the Whale members love Vancouver 'like a woman'" Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Vancouver Province, September 23, 2008.
  2. "Kyprios Wins $100,500 in Vancouver's Peak Performance Project". Exclaim!, November 19, 2010.
  3. "Watch Winning America: The story of Said The Whale's journey to SxSW". CBC, March 7, 2012.
  4. "Vancouverites Said the Whale and Lil'Bit take home JUNOS". Vancouver Observer, March 27, 2011.
  5. "Watch Winning America: The story of Said The Whale's journey to SxSW". CBC, March 7, 2012.
  6. "Said The Whale Announce New Studio Album Little Mountain out 2012, new EP New Brighton out today!". "Toronto Music Scene", 2011.
  7. "Top 12 RockStars to Watch for in 2012" Archived 2012-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. RockStar Weekly, 2012.
  8. "Said the Whale Head to 'hawaiii' on New Album". "exclaim.ca", 2013.
  9. "“Step Into The Darkness” With Said The Whale’s New Song". "nylon.com", 2017.
  10. "saidthewhale". saidthewhale. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  11. "Personal Intagram account of Said The Whale". "instagram.com", 2017.
  12. "Said The Whale – Chart History – Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  13. "Ariana Grande's 'Thank U' Is This Week's Chart Topper". FYIMusicNews. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  14. Harper, Kate (2009-05-28). "Said The Whale Are Magicians". Chart. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  15. "Said The Whale: The Magician". Upper Management Recording Company. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  16. "Said The Whale – Chart History – Canada Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  17. "Canadian Active/Alternative Charts | Media Source". Mediasource.proboards.com. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  18. Rock, Canadian (2012-02-07). "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock – February 7, 2012". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  19. Rock, Canadian (2012-06-28). "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock – June 26, 2012". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  20. "Said The Whale - Canadian Rock". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  21. "Said the Whale – Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  22. "Said the Whale – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  23. "Said the Whale Unveil New Single "UnAmerican"". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
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