Fraser Mackenzie,
Brian Minato,
Graham Tuson,
Jason Krickler
Influences
The Beatles David Bowie Brian Eno Chappelle Show The Cars DEVO Kraftwerk AC/DC Jon Brion Bjork Blur William Shatner Joe Jackson XTC The Police The Cure The Stooges The Smiths The Who The Pixies The Clash Johnny Cash PJ Harvey Mark Lanegan Peter Gabriel Brian Wilson Miles Davis Massive Attack Iggy Pop Cheap Trick Monty Python Henry Chinaski Doves Elvis Elvis Costello Joni Mitchell Sigur Ros STP Talking Heads Tom Waits Rupert Pupkin Karl Pilkington
Fraser Mackenzie lead vocals, acoustic guitars, piano, bg vocals, electric guitars
Brian Minato bass guitar, electric guitars, keyboards, percussion, bg vocals, drum programming
Graham Tuson drums, bg vocals
Jason Krickler electric guitars, bg vocals
The Blue Alarm is a pop group. They make interesting and intriguing sounds and write captivating lyrics. There are certainly references in their music towards the stylings of British pop music, however there are also nods towards country, folk and garage-style rock music.
The group got its start when Brian and Fraser met while playing in other local Vancouver bands. Fraser had just finished recording a demo of a song he had written at the time, the version of which Brian hated so much that he offered to re-record and produce it in order to do it justice. The song was 'When Mothers Conspire' and ended up being the cornerstone of the project that would later become the album Astronauts and Angels.
Soon after this they ended up jamming with Graham at a house party, rehearsed a few original songs and a couple of covers and The Milky Snakes were born. After a NewMusicWest showcase under this name, they elected to change it to Reuben whom they remained for a year until finally settling on The Blue Alarm - a reference to a lyric in the title track of the album.
The band continues gigging and are working on a new album, some of which can be heard here.
Hey guys! Thanks for the request! Nice songs on this page! Let us know about your upcoming shows, so we can add them to our page. And if you have a lastfm account we can add you to our player :)
