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. The Band's Current Lineup Is Ben Worcester Guitar Vocals Tyler Bancroft Guitar Vocals Jaycelyn Brown Keyboards Bradley Connor Drums And Lincoln Hotchen Bass . 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. 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. The Movie Documented The Band's Trip And Performances Along The West Coast Of North America On Their Way To And From Austin Texas' SXSW Music Festival And Culminated When Said The Whale Won The Juno Award For New Group Of The Year At The 2011 Juno Awards. The Documentary Aired On July 23 2011 In British Columbia And On April 7 2012 Across Canada. 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. 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. 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. On January 4 2017 They Announced Their Fifth Album As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide. At The Same Time They Announced The Departure Of Spencer Schoening And That They Would Move Forward As A Trio. The Album Was Released March 31 2017. The First Single Was "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. 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. 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 October 12 2018. They Released Their Sixth Studio Album Cascadia On February 8 2019. Throughout 2021 Said The Whale Released A Number Of Singles And Music Videos From Their Upcoming Album Including "Honey Lungs " "Everything She Touches Is Gold To Me " "Show Me Everything " And "99 To The Moon." In May Bancroft Announced He Was Launching A New Record Label Called EVERYTHING FOREVER. Said The Whale's Seventh Studio Album Dandelion Was Released On October 22 2021 Via That Label. read less