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33: 201:. It was formed in mid-2007 when vocalist and guitarist Ben Shemie and guitarist and bassist Joe Yarmush got together to make some beats which quickly evolved into a few songs. The duo was soon joined by drummer Liam O'Neill and bassist and keyboardist Max Henry to complete the original line-up. The band signed to 305:
is exciting in a way that few albums manage to be, dangerous and compelling like a first cigarette or fumbled sexual encounter, and nothing here quite seems real: these ten tracks exist in a half-light, a nocturnal fog a step removed from lucid thought. And a long, long way from anything routine." In
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in Dallas, Texas with producer John Congleton. During the three-week recording session, Congleton encouraged the band to capture flawless live takes of each track, without use of overdubs. The album includes songs that the band had been working on for several years but never showed up on previous
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interview states, "Recorded over a week in November 2012, the tracks mixed the strengths of both bands: the Eastern modes and drones plus the Arabic vocal delivered by Moumneh, and the keyboard arpeggios and incisive guitars of Suuns' Shemie and Joe Yarmush."
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said that it offered a "rigorous strategy behind every gorgeous onslaught." The album appeared on the !Earshot National Top 50 Chart. Suuns toured the East Coast in the summer with Parlovr and further established their fan base during their fall tour with
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on March 5 (except in Canada on Secret City Records) in the middle of Suuns' international three-month tour featuring We Are Wolves and Plants and Animals. The Line of Best Fit describes the album: "
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in 2010. Since 2018, Suuns saw the departure of Henry as an official member (he continues to record in the studio) to pursue a scholastic path, and in 2020 they officially signed with
861: 271:, and over twelve other festivals. They also headlined a Canadian tour and co-headlined a North American tour with PS I Love You. During a rare couple weeks off in 290:, which they announced in November, and gearing up for the busy year ahead. They finished off 2012 with a month-long tour from mid-November through mid-December. 1302: 293:
The band kicked off the year with a January release of new music video "Edie's Dream" and a February release of the video for "2020". Their second album,
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through Joyful Noise Recordings internationally and on Secret City Records in Canada. It is the follow-up full-length to 2018's
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premiered the first single and video for "Witness Protection". Pitchfork hailed it as a breakthrough album for the group.
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albums, including "Translate" and "Infinity". It was released on April 15, 2016, via Secretly Canadian.
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Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. This curated program included performances by amongst others
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In November 2016, the band also curated their own program during the tenth Anniversary Edition of
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Suuns spent much of 2011 performing in the U.S., Europe and Canada including New York's
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feature the Suuns song "2020". As does episode 10, series 1 of Halt and Catch Fire
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worldwide on April 14, 2015, and announced tour and festival dates. An
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In 2012, they were the curators for the Sonic City Festival in
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co-producing and engineering, and recorded their first album,
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Other festival performances included 759:"Suuns to Curate 2012 Sonic City Fest" 329:In May 2015 the band began recording 7: 943:Vitagliano, Joe (October 30, 2020). 1303:Musical groups established in 2007 14: 1129:"Suuns - Albums, Songs, and News" 611:"SUUNS | Joyful Noise Recordings" 561:"Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart" 559:Berman, Stuart (April 10, 2015). 172: 31: 1338:Joyful Noise Recordings artists 1258:Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart 1147:Label - Joyful Noise Recordings 812:. March 9, 2013. 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Index

Suuns performing in 2013
Montreal, Quebec
Krautrock
neo-psychedelia
art punk
Joyful Noise
Secretly Canadian
Secret City
White Wabbit
suuns.net
/sns/
rock
Montreal
Secretly Canadian
Joyful Noise Recordings
Fiction
The Witness
Breakglass Studios
the Besnard Lakes
The New York Times
Land of Talk
The Besnard Lakes
CMJ
SXSW
Primavera Sound
Montreal
Belgium
the National
Secretly Canadian
2013 Polaris Music Prize

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