Biography

The band formed in 2008 and released its self-titled debut EP

Extended play

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 on May 11, 2010. The EP was recorded by Chris Hegge (Fucked Up

Fucked Up

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, The Meligrove Band

The Meligrove Band

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, The Coast

The Coast (band)

The Coast was a Canadian indie rock group, based in Toronto, Ontario. The Coast is Ben Spurr , Ian Fosbery , and brothers Luke and Jordan Melchiorre .-History:...

) in Toronto

Toronto

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. The album reached the Top 50 (weekly) and Top 200 (monthly) positions on !earshot's Canadian campus and community radio charts. A music video was released for "Too Much Eye Makeup," a song from the EP.

Old World Vulture has played in several music festivals including Canadian Music Week

Canadian Music Week

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, NXNE and SCENE Music Festival

SCENE Music Festival

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, and has performed alongside bands such as The American Dollar

The American Dollar (band)

The American Dollar is an American post rock/ambient band, formed in 2005 in Queens, New York. The band consists of drummer John Emanuele and guitarist Richard Cupolo, They have released four studio albums, the latest of which, entitled Atlas, was released by Yesh Music on January 1, 2010.-Studio...

, Arms and Sleepers

Arms and Sleepers

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, Caspian

Caspian (band)

Caspian is an instrumental post-rock band from Beverly, Massachusetts. Since 2003 Caspian have released 2 full-length albums, an EP and a split 7".-Early History 2003-2004:...

, Grails

Grails (band)

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, The Luyas

The Luyas

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, Mogwai

Mogwai

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, No Joy, PS I Love You

PS I Love You (band)

PS I Love You is a Canadian indie rock band from Kingston, Ontario. The band is signed to Paper Bag Records, which is a top Canadian independent record label...

, Royal Bangs

Royal Bangs

Royal Bangs are an indie rock group from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band is composed of drummer Chris Rusk, singer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Schaefer, and guitarist Sam Stratton .-History:...

, and Suuns.

Reception

Critics have said the band's songs bring "an immediacy not often heard in the genre," and Exclaim!

Exclaim!

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 wrote that the band infuses "contagious synth melodies with fuzzed-out guitars and frenetic
rhythms, to near perfection." Kate Harper from CHARTattack.com

Chart (magazine)

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 wrote, "I'd long ago written post-rock off as a tired, boring, stale, repetitive genre that lacked creativity. But Old World Vulture's self-titled release holds the kind of promise that's just unique enough to make me reconsider that."

Members

• Mike Costanzo (electric guitars)
• Devin Hughes (synthesizers)
• Jamie Hunter (drums)
• Anthony Perri (bass guitar)

Digital Singles

• "Benny" b/w "Benny (Valiise SideSpace Remix)" (2009)
• "How the West Was Lost" b/w "How Was the West Lost? (Valiise Remix)" (2009)
• "Bastard Engine" b/w "Bastard Engine (Valiise OpenSpace Remix)" (2009)

See also

• List of bands from Canada
• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
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• 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 post-rock bands

External links

• Official Old World Vulture website
• "Too Much Eye Makeup" Official Music Video
• Old World Vulture at Bandcamp
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• Old World Vulture at Last.fm
  Last.fm
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• Profile on CBC Radio 3
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