The Trews
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| Country | Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Genres | Rock |
| Labels | The Bumstead Recording Co. |
| Members | Colin MacDonald John-Angus MacDonald Jack Syperek Sean Dalton |
The Trews are a Canadian rock group from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton.
The band are currently based in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The band started off with the name One I'd Trouser, before changing their name to Trouser and eventually The Trews. They released an EP as One I'd Trouser, and a second EP under the name "The Trews."
In the early summer of 2002 the band was selected to take part in the 97.7 HTZ FM Rock Search, a high profile contest that is held annually by the Southern Ontario rock radio station. Winning the contest would prove to be their big break as they soon landed a recording contract with Sony-BMG Canada.
The release of their first full-length CD House of Ill Fame in 2003, soon followed. House of Ill Fame contained the hit singles "Every Inambition", "Not Ready to Go", "Tired of Waiting" "Fleeting Trust" and "Confessions". "Not Ready To Go" hit number one on Canadian rock radio and was the most played song of 2004 in that format.
House Of Ill Fame, has also been certified gold in Canada. In the past three years, the band have racked up six top 10 rock radio singles, including two chart-toppers.
The band has recently completed work on a follow-up to House of Ill Fame with producer Jack Douglas. The new album, Den of Thieves, was released on August 16, 2005. The first single, "So She's Leaving", was released to radio June 28, 2005 and was followed by the singles "Yearning", "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" and "I Can't Say."
On April 18, 2006 The Trews released their second album, Den of Thieves to American stores via Red Ink/Sony BMG.
The song Hollis and Morris on their first album, refers to an intersection in the nearby city of Halifax, and not an intersection in Antigonish as previously speculated.
Since the release of their debut album, House Of Ill Fame, The Trews have played well over 400 shows and have shared the stage with Big Sugar, Default, Evanescence, Finger Eleven, Nickelback, Sam Roberts, The Offspring, Three Days Grace, Will Hoge and most recently, Robert Plant, Rocketface, Theory of a Deadman, Guns N' Roses and The Rolling Stones.
In 2005, the band was featured in several episodes of Radio Free Roscoe
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Release date | Title | Label |
| 1997 | The Trouser E.P. | |
| Trews E.P. | ||
| August 19, 2003 | House of Ill Fame | The Bumstead Recording Co. |
| November 30, 2004 | House of Ill Fame - The Live Cut | The Bumstead Recording Co. |
| August 16, 2005 | Den of Thieves | The Bumstead Recording Co. |
| April 18, 2006 | Den of Thieves | Red Ink |
[edit] Singles
[edit] From House of Ill Fame:
Every Inambition (2003)
Not Ready to Go (2003)
Tired of Waiting (2003)
[edit] From Den of Thieves:
So She's Leaving (2005)
Yearning (2005)
Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me (2006)
I Can't Say (2006)
[edit] External links
- The Trews Official Website
- The Trews collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
