Low crime rates, Niagara Falls, Dan Aykroyd—lots of good things are associated with Canada, including the indie rock band Shapes And Sizes.
Originally from Victoria, British Columbia, the four members of the band met at school. Guitarist Rory Seydel and keyboardist Caila Thompson-Hannant went to the same high school as drummer John Crellin and bassist Nathan Gage.
Once the band became established in its local scene, it released its self-titled first album and began to tour. When it reached a tour stop in New York, it visited Sufjan Stevens at his house.
Once Stevens listened to its music and met the band, he decided to sign it to his label, Asthmatic Kitty Records.
“They are amazing supporters of what we do. I don’t know about other labels, but they are wonderful…they even sent us a fruit and nut basket to congratulate us on our latest tour,” Seydel said.
Once signed to Asthmatic Kitty, Shapes And Sizes released its second album, “Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner,” on which three out of four members of the band contributed to the writing. They plan to do the same for their next album.
“In the past we would write separately at home and then bring them to rehearsal, but more and more we have been working on collaborating…we are trying to change, and pull everything we have together to make it wonderful…we are in (the music industry) to make the best music that we can,” Seydel said.
Shapes And Sizes will be bringing its unique collaborative sound with them when they play in Athens tonight.
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