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Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band. For the novel by C.S. Lewis, see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis. Written in 1950, it was published in 1952 as the third book of The Chronicles of Narnia...

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Dawntreader is a Canadian Indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, that has been the opening act for Stabilo

Stabilo (band)

Stabilo are a rock band from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Formed around 1999, they are best known for their songs "Everybody", One More Pill, "Don't Look In Their Eyes", "Flawed Design", and "Kidding Ourselves"....

, Starflyer 59

Starflyer 59

Starflyer 59 is an alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band has included a number of different musicians over the years, including...

 and In Medias Res

In medias res (band)

In Medias Res is an indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band consists of Andrew Lee , Ash Poon , Ryan Flowers and Robert Tornroos . Tornroos replaced the band's original drummer, Steve Watts, after the latter left the band in 2011...

. They are frequently played on CBC Radio 3

CBC Radio 3

CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...

 in the Lower-mainland and cite their influences as Björk

Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...

, Radiohead

Radiohead

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

, The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

, Doves and U2

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

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Albums

• 2002: Thoughts Of An Exile (October 2002)
• 2008: Santa Fe Stalker (April 2008)

Thoughts Of An Exile

Track listing

1. "Pull It Together" - 5:57
2. "Country" - 4:43
3. "In My World" - 3:53
4. "You'll Notice When It's Gone" - 5:08
5. "Armour Down" - 3:12
6. "Control Freak" - 3:18
7. "Innocence" - 5:31
8. "Camouflage" - 4:39
9. "Clean Heart" - 8:53

Santa Fe Stalker

Track listing

1. "Kids On Fire" - 3:24
2. "Españo!" - 3:30
3. "Save Yourself" - 3:34
4. "Neon Country" - 4:17
5. "Don't Lose Your) Nerve" - 3:11
6. "Cog" - 3:38
7. "The Fever" - 4:47
8. "Santa Fe Salker" - 3:20
9. "Clickheads" - 3:30
10. "Boxer" - 2:54
11. "All New Again" - 5:49

Current

Matthew Thomas - vocals, guitar

Colin Bales - bass, vocals

Ryan Worsley - guitar

Joel Willoughby - drums

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• Canadian rock
  Canadian rock
  Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
  
  
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• List of bands from British Columbia
• Music of Vancouver
  Music of Vancouver
  Vancouver, a city in British Columbia, is one of the major cultural centres of Canada. The music of Vancouver is diverse, representing the many peoples that live in the city, ranging from classical and modern avant-garde orchestras and composers through a wide range of pop, rock, rap, jazz, world...
  
  
• :Category:Canadian musical groups

External links

• http://www.dawntreader.ca/
• http://radio3.cbc.ca/nmc/artist.aspx?name=Dawntreader
• http://www.ronatron.net/dawntreader-at-the-biltmore/
• http://www.straight.com/node/144778