"...unexpected synth oscillations, interweaving guitar jangle enhanced with anabolic distortion and stunningly layered vocals come at you like a ton of bricks..." Cam Lindsay, Exclaim! Magazine
"Canada's best kept secret" MTV Canada
"upbeat, shimmering pop music that could get folks dancing without a single disco hi-hat.....their EP more than delivers on the promise I saw in the live performance." Frank Yang, Chromewaves.
Voted destined for success in 2008 by Eye Weekly's 2008 Critic's Poll.
"While this Toronto band's deservedly acclaimed 2006 EP bore all the hallmarks of a band that had arrived seemingly fully formed, their full-length follow-up shows them taking a large leap forward." John Sakamoto, Toronto Star
Booking:
Canada: Aaron Schubert, aaron@paquinentertainment.com
US: Craig Grossman, greenroomcraig@gmail.com
For all bookings outside North America contact Tom Taaffe at ITB
tom@itb.co.uk
TV/Film Licensing: Chris Budd, chris@bearsuitpublishing.com 416-944-8034 Ext 114
The Coast release their much-anticipated debut full-length, Expatriate, on Aporia this April. Recorded in winter 2007 in Toronto with producer Chris Stringer (We’re Marching On, Ohbijou), the album is a departure from the layered epics of their first EP, harnessing the off-the-floor energy of their live show and letting their signature hooky guitar melodies stand on their own.
The band was touted as one of the acts to watch in 2008 by Canada’s national music monthly Exclaim and Toronto’s Eye Weekly, thanks to the buzz that continued to grow as the band toured extensively across North America last year, playing alongside such acts as Tokyo Police Club, The Dears, Sam Roberts, The French Kicks, and a coveted CMJ showcase with Foals, A Place to Bury Strangers, and Le Loup.
“There was far more integration between writing and arranging this time around,” Spurr adds. “We stopped being so precious about the songwriting and let everyone bring their own strengths to each song.”
“When you’ve been in a band with friends you’ve been with since you were a kid, it can become a difficult thing, separating your creative relationship from your relationship as friends,” Melchoirre says. “I think that the writing and recording of this record required us all to be far more honest with each other about what we expected from one another musically and how we wanted to sound. Ultimately, to me, if there is a central theme of the record, it has to be one of feeling disappointed with yourself and others and dealing with the ramifications of that.”
“We first started thinking about ‘Expatriate’ as a title when we were touring a lot last year,” Spurr explains. “It begins to feels like you're living outside of your own life. Even when you’re not traveling, you're not home. It feels like you're exiled from your own life."
The Coast are currently on the road, somewhere between Winooski, Vermont and Eugene, Oregon.
No problemo, I'm a huge Tokyo Police Club fan, and saw that they remixed one of your tunes, so thought I'd check out your space, good music, keep it up :D x
Great feature in this issue of Now Magazine, 'The Coast are proof that hard work, dedication, and good songs can take a band from a Toronto basement to pretty much anywhere'
You guys rock!.. Seriously! We had a blast at the show Last night @ Schubas. Greetings form Chicago. Hope you come back soon. Your music is always well appreciated here!!!
hey, I wanted to let u know that this time I will make it to your show..as a matter of fact I may even make it to both :)....Me and Julia may come to ur show in Brooklyn..if she can't come with then I'm not going to come....but I will FOR SURE be at the show at Rehab....even if it's raining I will be there...so for sure see u guys on the 8th and possibly on the 6th....ciao
