Novillero
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Pop | |
| Years active | 1999–present | |
| Label(s) | Mint | |
| Website | novillero.net | |
| Members | ||
| Dave Berthiaume Grant Johnson Rod Slaughter Sean Stevens |
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| Former members | ||
| Rusty Matyas | ||
Novillero is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Novillero formed in 1999 out of the ashes of Winnipeg lounge pop darlings Transonic, picking up Rod Slaughter (Duotang), Dave Berthiaume (Bulletproof Nothing), and Rusty Matyas (The Waking Eyes) along the way. This lineup released The Brindleford Follies on Endearing Records, toured moderately in support of its release, and then ground to a halt early in 2002.
After nearly a year apart, Slaughter, Stevens, Berthiaume and Matyas reunited to play a one-off show with new songs. The music then was heading in a new direction, relying less on spacey psychedelia and more on keyboard-driven pop hooks while retaining enough of their mod influence to bridge the gap. They added Grant Johnson when Matyas scaled back his input to focus on The Waking Eyes (who had just signed a record deal with Arnold Lanni's new label Coalition Records).
[edit] Members
- Rod Slaughter - vocals and keys
- Sean Stevens - guitars
- Dave Berthiaume - drums and vocals
- Grant Johnson - bass and vocals
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