Fifths of Seven
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Fifths of Seven is an instrumental string/piano/accordion-based trio out of Montreal, Canada, composed of Spencer Krug
(Wolf Parade
, Sunset Rubdown
, Swan Lake
, and Frog Eyes
), Beckie Foon (A Silver Mt. Zion
, Set Fire to Flames
, and Esmerine
), and Rachel Levine (Cakelk). Their debut album, Spry from Bitter Anise Folds, was recorded in Montreal at Breakglass Studio
and released in 2005.
Spencer Krug
Spencer Krug is a Canadian musician. He is currently the singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown. He has also performed with other Canadian bands including Swan Lake, Frog Eyes, Fifths of Seven, and ska band the Two Tonne Bowlers, playing various...
(Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade is an indie rock band formed in 2003 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus as of May 31, 2011.-History:...
, Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown is an art rock band from Montreal, Canada. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, Snake's Got a Leg, in early 2005...
, Swan Lake
Swan Lake (band)
Swan Lake is a Canadian indie supergroup comprising Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach, Daniel Bejar of Destroyer, Hello, Blue Roses and The New Pornographers, and Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes. Originally playing under the moniker "Thunder Cloud", the group...
, and Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada known for their highly idiosyncratic songs, which pit Carey Mercer's melodic falsetto whoops against an avalanche of guitar, keyboards, piano, and drums. Their 2010 album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph was a longlisted nominee for the...
), Beckie Foon (A Silver Mt. Zion
A Silver Mt. Zion
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra are a Canadian band which formed in 1999, originating from Montreal, Quebec...
, Set Fire to Flames
Set Fire to Flames
Set Fire to Flames is a post-rock band of thirteen musicians from Montreal, Canada, who have released two albums on Alien8 Recordings, FatCat Records....
, and Esmerine
Esmerine
Esmerine is an experimental instrumental group started by Bruce Cawdron and Beckie Foon, who have contributed to other Montreal-based bands as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Set Fire to Flames, and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band...
), and Rachel Levine (Cakelk). Their debut album, Spry from Bitter Anise Folds, was recorded in Montreal at Breakglass Studio
Breakglass Studio
Breakglass Studios is an analog and digital recording studio in Montreal, Canada. Local and international bands have recorded there, such as The Besnard Lakes, Les Breastfeeders, Bionic, Holy Fuck, Islands, Patrick Watson, Stars, Sunset Rubdown, The Unicorns, Voilà!, Wintersleep, Wolf Parade and...
and released in 2005.
Discography
- Spry from Bitter Anise Folds (LP), 2005
- "Rosa Centifolia" - 5:33
- "Sweet Grace for Devious" - 5:53
- "Out from Behind the Rigid Bellows" - 6:49
- "Waiting" - 2:58
- "Coeur, Arteries and Veins" - 4:58
- "Echoes from a Wandered Path" - 5:47
- "For You Alone in the Smoldering City" - 9:42
- "Bless Our Wandering Dreamers" - 4:37