1977 (band)

Canadian indie pop band 1977 Toronto indie pop 2004–2015 Fontana North https://nineteenseventyseven.ca Julie KendallBrent Hough Matthew RubbaOwen Marchildon 1977 was a Canadian indie pop band, based in Port Credit, Ontario, whose core members were singer and songwriter Julie Kendall and instrumentalist Brent Hough.Ben Rayner, "1977: ‘Hermit’ Julie Kendall and band play Horseshoe". Toronto Star, January 11, 2012. History Kendall had been learning organ parts to The Beach Boys' song California Girls, and began writing her own songs in a similar style. Kendall and Hough, who are married, formed 1977 in 2004 to perform and record these songs."Obsession leads to first album". Jun 16, 2010 by Chris Clay, Mississauga News. In 2009, the band released its self-titled nine-track debut album, Nineteen Seventy-Seven, which was a nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2010."Michael Bublé leads Juno Awards nominations". Toronto Star, March 4, 2010. That year Kendall also performed alone as part of the Pitter Patter Festival in Toronto.https://nowtoronto.com/music/concert-reviews/shows-that-rocked-toronto-last-week-2009-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20191019135040/https://nowtoronto.com/music/concert-reviews/shows-that-rocked-toronto-last-week-2009-06-03/ Shows that rocked Toronto last week June 3, 2009 October 19, 2019 Now Toronto In 2011, they independently released the EP So Is the Sea; on it, they were backed by drummer Jordan Bruce and bassist Owen Marchildon, members of Hough's band Bellevue,"1977 - So Is The Sea". NOW Magazine, by Carla Gillis, March 8, 2012"Artist releases EP next week". Nov 08, 2011 by Julia Le Mississauga News and the album was recorded in the family's barn."1977 So Is The Sea Self-Released". !earshot, Kat Dornian, Dec 6, 2011 That year 1977 performed took part in Canadian Music Week in Toronto."Canadian Music Week roundup". NOW Toronto, March 17, 2011Bunch Adam CMW 2015: 1977 @ Cherry Cola's http://www.littleredumbrella.com/2015/05/cmw-2015-1977-cherry-colas.html littleredumbrella.com The Little Red Umbrella 28 December 2021 On October 9, 2015, 1977 released their fourth album Twister.Armstrong Jordyn Interview – 1977 https://canadianbeats.ca/2015/10/03/interview-1977/ canadianbeats.ca 3 October 2015 Canadian Beats 23 October 2021Record of the Day….You by 1977, Oct 2015 https://www.50thirdand3rd.com/record-of-the-day-you-by-1977/ 50thirdand3rd.com 6 October 2015 50Thirdandthird 28 December 2021 The band went quiet in 2015. As of 2021, 1977 is being presented as 'Julie Kendall, an independent artist'.1977's Concert History https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/1977# concertarchives.org Concert Archives 28 December 2021So is the Sea EP https://1977.bandcamp.com/album/so-is-the-sea-ep 1977.bandcamp.com Bandcamp 27 December 2021 Discography Rock N' Roll (2008) Nineteen Seventy-Seven (2009)1977 - 1977 https://www.allmusic.com/album/1977-mw0001789021 allmusic.com AllMusic 27 December 2021 So Is the Sea (EP), (2011)So is the Sea EP https://1977.bandcamp.com/album/so-is-the-sea-ep 1977.bandcamp.com Bandcamp 27 December 2021 Twister (2015), Fontana North References 2 External links https://nineteenseventyseven.ca/ Category:Canadian indie pop groups Category:Musical groups from Toronto Category:Musical groups established in 2004 Category:Canadian musical duos