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White Lung
White Lung in 2014; from left to right: Anne-Marie Vassiliou, Mish Way and Kenneth William
Background information
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Years active2006 (2006)-2022 (2022) [2]
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Natasha Reich
  • Grady Mackintosh
  • Hether Fortune
  • Lindsey Troy
Websitewhitelung.ca

White Lung was a Canadian punk rock band. The band consisted of Mish Barber-Way (vocals), Kenneth William (guitars) and Anne-Marie Vassiliou (drums).[3] They have released two albums on Deranged Records and their latest two on Domino Recording Company. Exclaim! named the band's first full-length album It's the Evil as 2010's punk album of the year. The band was nominated for Punk/Hardcore Artist/Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.

History

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White Lung was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2006.[4] They first attained recognition as one of the standout acts involved with the Vancouver Emergency Room scene.[5] Exclaim! named the band's first full-length album It's the Evil as 2010's punk album of the year.[6] Anne-Marie Vassiliou is an ex-member of the band The Riff Randells.[7]

The band was nominated for Punk/Hardcore Artist/Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.[8] Their second album, Sorry, was released 29 May 2012 to critical acclaim from Spin,[9] Pitchfork,[10] Magnet,[11] Exclaim![12] and Rolling Stone.[13]

White Lung released their third studio album, Deep Fantasy, on 16 June 2014 through Domino Recording Company. It resulted in increased exposure and the band began to play larger venues.[14] In 2015, the band announced that Lindsey Troy of Deap Vally had joined as a touring bass-player.[15]

The band's fourth album, Paradise, was released on 6 May 2016.[14] In contrast to previous records, the album had "more story-centric songs while Barber-Way find that live the older songs "have taken on a new meaning when I'm onstage. I conjure up a new kind of anger".[14]

The band announced in September 2022 they will be breaking up following the release of their fifth and final album, Premonition, in December 2022.[2]

Band members

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Former members
  • Mish Barber-Way – vocals (2006–2022)[16]
  • Anne-Marie Vassiliou – drums (2006–2022)[16][17]
  • Kenneth William – guitars (2009–2022)[16]
  • Natasha Reich – guitars (2006–2008)[18]
  • Grady Mackintosh – bass (2006–2013)[19][20]
Former touring members
  • Caroline Doyle – bass (2016–2021)[16][21]
  • Hether Fortune – bass (2013–2015)[22][23]
  • Lindsey Troy – bass (2015–2017)[22]
Timeline

Discography

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Studio albums

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Singles

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"Local Garbage" (HDR 18)

  • Released: September 2007[25]
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM
  • Label: Hockey Dad Records
  • Tracks: "Local Garbage", "Breaking Boxes", "Amy White Out"[26][27]

"Magazines" (DY 131)

  • Released: 18 May 2008
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Deranged
  • Tracks: "Magazines", "Therapy", "Backhouse"[28]

"Atlanta" (DY 163) from the album It's the Evil

  • Released: 21 May 2010
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Deranged
  • Tracks: "Atlanta", "D.O.I.", "80,000 Times"[29]

S/T

  • Released: 6 September 2012
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Sabotage Records
  • Tracks: "Two of You", "Hunting Holiday"

Songs About The South

  • Released: 6 September 2013
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Deranged Records
  • Tracks: "Blow it South", "Down With You"

"Drown With the Monster" from the album Deep Fantasy

  • Released: 28 April 2014
  • Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
  • Label: Domino Records
  • Tracks: "Drown With the Monster", "Snake Jaw"

Various artists compilations

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"Therapy" (GROSSMOD07 / NOMI002) from the album The Emergency Room Vol. 1

  • Released: 24 June 2008[30]
  • Format: LP/DD
  • Label: Grotesque, Modern/Nominal
  • Tracks: "Therapy"[31]

Music videos

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Year Song Director(s)
2010 "Loose Heels" Ryan Anderson
"Atlanta" Ryan Anderson
"Sleep Creep" Kenneth William
2012 "Take the Mirror" Kenneth William
"Bag" Liam Mitchell
"Glue" Pierce McGary
"Deadbeat" Kenneth William
2014 "Drown With the Monster" Steven Andrew Garcia
"Face Down" Pierce McGary
2016 "Hungry" Justin Gradin
"Below" Richard Bates, Jr.
"Dead Weight" John Stavas
"Sister" Justin Gradin
2022 "Date Night" Justin Gradin
"Tomorrow" Justin Gradin
"Bird" Kenneth William

References

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  1. ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason. "White Lung". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "White Lung Announce Final Album Premonition". Consequence. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (22 July 2016). "White Lung's Mish Barber-Way Talks Matrimony And Finding Her Own Paradise". papermag.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "White Lung Band Profiles". Punknews.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  5. ^ Gormely, Ian (25 June 2014). "White Lung - Torn Together". Vancouver: Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. ^ Villeneuve, Nicole (December 2010). "Punk - Year in Review 2010". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. p. 30. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  7. ^ Tully Claymore, Gabriela (3 May 2016). "I'll Be Fine When I Go Under, White Lung's Ascension To Paradise". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "2011 INDIES NOMINEES". Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music & The Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  9. ^ Martins, Chris (2 October 2013). "Hear White Lung 'Blow It South' on Darkly Clanging Single". Spin. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. ^ Pelly, Jenn (30 July 2012). "White Lung - Sorry - Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  11. ^ Reed, Bryan (31 December 2012). "Best Of 2012: Punk/Hardcore". Magnet. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  12. ^ Adams, Gregory (29 May 2012). "White Lung 'Sorry'". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  13. ^ Sheffield, Rob (20 December 2012). "The 10 Best Albums of 2012". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  14. ^ a b c Grow, Kory (3 August 2016). "White Lung on Sweaty Summer Tour, Character-Driven New LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  15. ^ Cooper, Leonie. "Deap Vally frontwoman to join White Lung as touring bass player | NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  16. ^ a b c d Bonazelli, Andrew (11 March 2019). "White Lung's Mish Barber-Way on Her New Gig as Penthouse Editor". Riot Fest. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  17. ^ McCutcheon, Jody (14 September 2010). "Music Review White Lung - It's the Evil". Chart. ISSN 1198-7235. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  18. ^ Hughes, Josiah (July 2010). "Interviews White Lung's Second Coming". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  19. ^ Ducker, Eric (4 December 2013). "A Rational Conversation: Mish Way On 2013 In Music". NPR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  20. ^ Sacher, Andrew (6 December 2013). "Ceremony, White Lung, Perfect Pussy & Sleepies played a wild show at NYU's E&L Auditorium". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  21. ^ Ranta, Alan (12 March 2016). "White Lung The Cobalt, Vancouver BC, March 11". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  22. ^ a b Cooper, Leonie (7 April 2015). "Deap Vally frontwoman to join White Lung as touring bass player". NME. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  23. ^ Sacher, Andrew (29 May 2012). "Ceremony, White Lung, Perfect Pussy & Sleepies played a wild show at NYU's E&L Auditorium (pics)". Boston Vegan. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  24. ^ It's the Evil (sound recording), Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 682869564, AMICUS No. 38049962, retrieved 6 March 2011
  25. ^ "Discography". Apple Inc. iTunes.ca Store. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  26. ^ Local garbage (sound recording), Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, AMICUS No. 33565255, retrieved 6 March 2011
  27. ^ Hughes, Josiah (November 2007). "White Lung > Local Garbage". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  28. ^ "White Lung - Magazines". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  29. ^ "White Lung - Atlanta". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  30. ^ "Emergency Room Vol. 1". Apple Inc. iTunes.ca Store. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  31. ^ "EMERGENCY ROOM VOL 1". Nominal Records. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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