Said The Whale

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Said the Whale

Background information
Origin Vancouver, Canada
Genres indie rock
acoustic
Years active 2006–present
Labels Hidden Pony Records
Website Official Website
Myspace page
Members
Ben Worcester
Tyler Bancroft
Nathan Shaw
Spencer Schoening
Jaycelyn Brown
Said the Whale is a Vancouver-based indie rock band started by Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft.

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. Their EPs Let’s Have Sound and West Coast Christmas are available for download free of charge on their website.

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.

Said the Whale toured the U.S. for the first time in Spring of 2011. They played shows along the West Coast on their way to and from Austin’s SXSW Music Festival.

Said the Whale won the Juno Award for New Group of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.

Said the Whale are the subject of the CBC documentary Winning America which aired on July 23, 2011, so far only in BC.

They will release the EP New Brighton on November 8, 2011, in preparation for their third full-length album, set to be released in early 2012.
MembersBen Worcester – Guitar/vocals
Tyler Bancroft – Guitar/vocals
Nathan Shaw – Bass
Spencer Schoening – Drums
Jaycelyn Brown – Keyboards
Past membersJeff LaForge – Bass 2007-2008
Colin Dodds – Keyboards 2008
Laura Smith – Keyboards 2007
Peter Carruthers- Bass 2009-2011
Discography[edit] AlbumsHowe Sounds/Taking Abalonia (June 3, 2008)
Islands Disappear (October 13, 2009)
Little Mountain (March 6, 2012) EPsTaking Abalonia (2007)
Let’s Have Sound (March 2007)
West Coast Christmas (December 2007)
West Coast Christmas 2008 (December 2008)
The Magician (EP) (July 2009)[4][5]
West Coast Christmas 2009 (December 2009)
Bear Bones (February 2010)
Xmas EP (December 2010)
New Brighton (November 2011)
SinglesYear Song Chart peak Album
CAN
Alt
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2011 «Heavy Ceiling» 24 Little Mountain
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