Veal (band)
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Veal is a Canadian
indie rock
band with country music
influences that formed in Vancouver
in the mid-1990s. They are now based in Toronto
.
Veal's front man Luke Doucet
was named Musician of the Year at the 2001 West Coast Music Awards. Luke has been touring steadily since the release of his debut solo album, Aloha, Manitoba
, which earned him critical and commercial popularity in Canada, the US, and the UK. The band also included bassist Nik Kozub
(now of Shout Out Out Out Out
) and drummer Chang. Previous bassists in Veal include Howard Redekopp
and Barry Mirochnick.
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 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 with country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
influences that formed in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
in the mid-1990s. They are now based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
.
Veal's front man Luke Doucet
Luke Doucet
Luke Doucet is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He writes and performs both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock band Veal....
was named Musician of the Year at the 2001 West Coast Music Awards. Luke has been touring steadily since the release of his debut solo album, Aloha, Manitoba
Aloha, Manitoba
Aloha, Manitoba is Luke Doucet's debut solo album. The album was released in 2001 in Canada. It was the first release of Toronto record label, Six Shooter Records. Doucet remains with the label currently, and has released all of his subsequent albums with them...
, which earned him critical and commercial popularity in Canada, the US, and the UK. The band also included bassist Nik Kozub
Nik Kozub
Nik Kozub is a Canadian musician. Formerly a bass guitarist for the band Veal, he is currently associated with the dance punk band Shout Out Out Out Out....
(now of Shout Out Out Out Out
Shout Out Out Out Out
Shout Out Out Out Out is a Canadian dance punk/electro group from Edmonton, Alberta. Their debut album Not Saying/Just Saying, released in 2006, quickly garnered significant airplay on Canadian campus radio and on CBC Radio 3. The album debuted at #11 on Canada's national campus radio chart,...
) and drummer Chang. Previous bassists in Veal include Howard Redekopp
Howard Redekopp
Howard Redekopp is a Vancouver, British Columbia-based Canadian music producer/mixer/engineer.In 2009, Rolling Stone ranked one of Howard's projects, The New Pornographers' Electric Version, #79 in the "100 Best Albums of the Decade".-Discography:...
and Barry Mirochnick.
Discography
- Hot LoserHot LoserHot Loser is the title of Veal's first album. The album was released in 1996 in Canada.- Track listing :#"Sugar Pants" #"Mexico Texaco" #"Hot Loser, Part 1" #"Cauchemar" #"In Bed With the Pope" #"Down Again"...
(1996) - Tilt O'WhirlTilt O'WhirlTilt O'Whirl is the title of Veal's second album. The album was released in 1999 in Canada.- Track listing :#"Spiderman" #"Skid" #"Peroxide" #"Harold's End" #"Graduation" #"Happy as Pye" #"Pinkos"...
(1999) - The Embattled HeartsThe Embattled HeartsThe Embattled Hearts is the title of Veal's third album. The album was released in 2003 in Canada.- Track listing :#"Defiler"#"Everybody Wants More Cocaine"#"Girlfriend "#"Radio"#"Judy Garland"#"Mitzi's"#"I Hate Your Lipstick"...
(2003)