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The Smears
Genres: Pop Punk, Rock
Hometown: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Formed: 2001
Label: Unsigned
Featured: Jun 8, 2007
 
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Bio
The Smears is a band that has hit its stride, right on schedule. Started in 2001 by drummer Ange and guitarist/singer Rene, the band has been building their reputation with quiet determination and careful intention. Crafting perfect, three minute punk/pop tunes laced with emotion and power, assembling a band with the right combination of skill and personality, fine-tuning a live show that has become one of the hottest tickets in town - The Smears in 2007 are now taking on the world at large.
"We didn't want to release the CD until we really felt ready. It's time. We're ready."
The Smears started this year with the release of So Scared - their first video. Shot in various hidden locations in Southern BC, the video combines action, terror, psychotic train conductors, and clips of The Smears doing what they do best - performing their material under dangerous conditions.
While the video is doing the rounds on the Internet and headed for MuchMusic, the debut CD - Asthenic Process - had a wildly successful launch on March 9. Twelve songs with the kind of raw intensity and inescapable hooks that put the band well above the masses. The sound is a mix of old school and new punk and power-pop. It's the kind of music that defies easy description, except to say that it is a refreshing example of how rock and punk never grow old in the right hands.
Imagine the bastard offspring of AFI, The Pretenders, Curve, No Doubt, Siouxsie and the Banshees, PJ Harvey, and, well, The Offspring. You'll find melody, hooks, chainsaw guitars, hard-ass drums, and a female voice with the kind of power we haven't heard since Concrete Blonde. It is a glorious mixture.
In support of the CD, and because it's what they do best, the band is furiously booking shows. Well known to Vancouver audiences (The Nerve referred to their Halloween show as the "fucking raddest night ever"), The Smears are ready to push further afield and infect more people with their energy.
It's shaping up to be a great year for The Smears. We'd like to you invite you to be a part of it. |
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