Novillero
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Novillero is a Canadian
indie pop
band formed in 1999 in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
. Their musical style has been dubbed "mod-pop".
Novillero formed in 1999 out of the ashes of Winnipeg lounge pop darlings Transonic, picking up Rod Slaughter (Duotang), Dave Berthiaume (Bulletproof Nothing), and Rusty Matyas (The Waking Eyes
) along the way. This lineup released The Brindleford Follies
on Endearing Records
, toured moderately in support of its release, and then ground to a halt early in 2002.
After nearly a year apart, Slaughter, Stevens, Berthiaume and Matyas reunited to play a one-off show with new songs. The music then was heading in a new direction, relying less on spacey psychedelia and more on keyboard-driven pop hooks while retaining enough of their mod influence to bridge the gap. They added Grant Johnson when Matyas scaled back his input to focus on The Waking Eyes (who had just signed a record deal with Arnold Lanni's new label Coalition Records). Jack Jonasson, formerly of the Paperbacks, began playing live shows as a vocalist and instrumentalist formally in 2007.
The Globe and Mail
s music critic hailed the band's 2005 show at the Winnipeg Folk Festival as one of the best Canadian rock concerts of the year.
Novillero has been featured on numerous TV shows including Monk
and Eureka
. In Monk, Novillero appears in the season 5 episode "Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert" and they play the songs "The Laissez-Faire System" and "Gaining Ground/Losing Sight". In season 1, episode 6 of Eureka the band can be heard playing a cover of Barry McGuire
's "Eve of Destruction". In season 2, episode 10 "The Art of Carrying On", a track off of Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives
was featured.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band formed in 1999 in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. Their musical style has been dubbed "mod-pop".
Novillero formed in 1999 out of the ashes of Winnipeg lounge pop darlings Transonic, picking up Rod Slaughter (Duotang), Dave Berthiaume (Bulletproof Nothing), and Rusty Matyas (The Waking Eyes
The Waking Eyes
The Waking Eyes is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg and Steinbach, Manitoba.-History:The band formed after the break-up of two other Manitoba bands, The Pets from Steinbach and Novillero from Winnipeg. In 2002 The Waking Eyes released a full-length album, Combing the Clouds. This was followed up...
) along the way. This lineup released The Brindleford Follies
The Brindleford Follies
The Brindleford Follies is the first album from Canadian indie rock group Novillero. It was released on Endearing Records in 2002.-Track listing:#"The Plaguing of an Ex-Comic's Mind" – – 4:11#"Stumble On" – – 3:50...
on Endearing Records
Endearing Records
Endearing Records is a Canadian independent record label established in 1994, now based in Vancouver, originally based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Endearing Records has released many albums by Canadian indie artists since the mid 90s, such as Destroyer, The Meligrove Band, Julie Doiron, The...
, toured moderately in support of its release, and then ground to a halt early in 2002.
After nearly a year apart, Slaughter, Stevens, Berthiaume and Matyas reunited to play a one-off show with new songs. The music then was heading in a new direction, relying less on spacey psychedelia and more on keyboard-driven pop hooks while retaining enough of their mod influence to bridge the gap. They added Grant Johnson when Matyas scaled back his input to focus on The Waking Eyes (who had just signed a record deal with Arnold Lanni's new label Coalition Records). Jack Jonasson, formerly of the Paperbacks, began playing live shows as a vocalist and instrumentalist formally in 2007.
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
s music critic hailed the band's 2005 show at the Winnipeg Folk Festival as one of the best Canadian rock concerts of the year.
Novillero has been featured on numerous TV shows including Monk
Monk (TV series)
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
and Eureka
Eureka (TV series)
Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...
. In Monk, Novillero appears in the season 5 episode "Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert" and they play the songs "The Laissez-Faire System" and "Gaining Ground/Losing Sight". In season 1, episode 6 of Eureka the band can be heard playing a cover of Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter best known for the hit song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music.-Early life:...
's "Eve of Destruction". In season 2, episode 10 "The Art of Carrying On", a track off of Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives
Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives
Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives is the second album from Canadian indie rock group Novillero. It was released on Mint Records in 2005.-Track listing:...
was featured.
Members
- Rod Slaughter – vocals and keys
- Sean Stevens – guitars
- Dave Berthiaume – drums and vocals
- Rejean Ricard – bass and vocals
- Jack Jonasson – instrumentalist and vocalist
Discography
- The Brindleford FolliesThe Brindleford FolliesThe Brindleford Follies is the first album from Canadian indie rock group Novillero. It was released on Endearing Records in 2002.-Track listing:#"The Plaguing of an Ex-Comic's Mind" – – 4:11#"Stumble On" – – 3:50...
(2002) - Aim Right for the Holes in Their LivesAim Right for the Holes in Their LivesAim Right for the Holes in Their Lives is the second album from Canadian indie rock group Novillero. It was released on Mint Records in 2005.-Track listing:...
(2005) - A Little TraditionA Little TraditionA Little Tradition is the third album by Canadian indie pop band Novillero, released September 9, 2008 on Mint Records.-Track listing:# "Life in Parentheses"# "A Little Tradition"# "Shadowboxing"# "Stand Up for Our Side"# "Plastic Flag"...
(2008)