Wake Owl is an indie pop band based in Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland, Oregon."Wake Owl explores the Wild Country of nature, music and making a living". CBC Music, January 22, 2013. The band's core members are singer and songwriter Colyn Cameron and multi-instrumentalist Aiden Brant-Briscall."Wake Owl flies a new path". The Georgia Straight, February 12, 2014.
History Following several years of international travel during which Cameron wrote songs primarily as a hobby, the band released its debut EP as a free internet download in 2012, and was rereleased January 29, 2013 on Vagrant Records.Interview: Colyn Cameron of Wake Owl on "Wild Country". No Depression, February 20, 2013. The band toured both Canada and the United States to support the EP.
The EP garnered airplay on CBC Radio 2, with the title track reaching #1 on the Radio 2 Top 20 in June 2013,"The Radio 2 Top 20: Wake Owl ruffle a few feathers by taking the top spot". CBC Music, June 14, 2013. and the track "Gold" was featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy."15 Canadian music acts you should know: Wake Owl" . MSN Entertainment, January 29, 2013.
The band garnered a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014."Winterruption Festival: Wake Owl unveils Private World of Paradise". Vancouver Sun, February 12, 2014. Following this nomination, the band toured several cities in Canada and were featured on the CBC Radio show q for an interview and live performance of a few songs from their forthcoming album."Friday Live: Wake up to Wake Owl". CBC Radio, February 28, 2014.
The band's debut full-length album The Private World of Paradise was released March 4, 2014 on Rezolute Music."Wake Owl Explore 'The Private World of Paradise' on Debut Album, Premiere New Single". Exclaim!, December 10, 2013. The album is described as more experimental and pop-oriented than Wild Country, with an increased emphasis on rhythm and synth-pop textures."Wake Owl". BeatRoute, February 4, 2014.
Their second full-length album, Kaleidoscopes, was released July 20, 2017, preceded by the singles "Tricks" and "To Be Used". It can also be found on YouTube.
Discography Wild Country (2012) The Private World of Paradise (2014) Kaleidoscopes (2017)
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