Precious Fathers

Precious Fathers
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresPost-rock
Shoegazer
LabelWhite Whale
MembersJosh Lindstrom
Jaret Penner
Tim Loewen
Paul Goertzen
Websitepreciousfathers.com

Precious Fathers is a Canadian instrumental post-rock shoegazer ensemble, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its members are linked to other projects, including Destroyer, Loscil, Sparrow, and The Battles. Their music combines pulsating rhythms with multiple guitar effects and dynamic volume shifts.

History

Guitarists Tim Loewen and Jaret Penner, along with drummer Josh Lindstrom and Paul Goertzen, founded Precious Fathers. In 2005, the band released their self-titled first album through the White Whale label. The album received some airplay on campus and community radio stations. The band performed that year in Toronto.

Precious Fathers' second album, Alluvial Fan, was released in 2009, and was streamed online. In June, the album appeared on the Earshot Radio Chart Top 50. That year the band performed locally in Vancouver.

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ↑ "Dungen" Archived 2017-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. CJSF Radio, gig review by Issam Zeibak
  2. ↑ "Precious Fathers". Only Magazine, By Chuck Ansbacher on Feb 16, 2006
  3. ↑ "Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers". Pop Matters, by Jason MacNeil 19 February 2007
  4. ↑ "Precious Fathers’ new album takes time to fully digest". Scope Magazine, July 16, 2009. Patrick Canning
  5. ↑ "Vancouver's Precious Fathers Drop Their First Album in Four Years". Exclaim!, By Josiah Hughes. Jun 03, 2009
  6. ↑ "Precious Fathers Alluvial Fan (White Whale)". NOW Magazine, by Carla Gillis, August 5, 2009
  7. ↑ "!earshot charts - October 2005 - top 200". !earshot chart archive.
  8. ↑ "Precious Father, Alluvial Fan". Skope • October 22, 2009 . Joshua Kloke
  9. ↑ "Precious Fathers — Alluvial Fan". Chart Attack - Jun 23, 2009
  10. ↑ "National Top 50" June 30, 2009 : !earshot
  11. ↑ "Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers". Exclaim!, By Chris Whibbs Sep 01, 2005
  12. ↑ "Precious Fathers". UWO Gazette, September 14, 2005. Daria Pylypiak. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ "New and Notable Releases" Now Toronto, by Luca Lucarini September 15, 2005