You Say Party! We Say Die!

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You Say Party! We Say Die!

Origin	Abbotsford, British Columbia
Years active	2004 - Present
Genres	Indie rock/Dance-punk
Labels	Paper Bag Records/Sound Document
Members	Becky Ninkovic - Vocals Krista Loewen - Keyboards Derek Adam - Guitar Stephen O'Shea - Bass Devon Clifford - Drums
Past members	Bruce Dyck - Drums Jason Nicholas - Guitar Carissa Ropponen - Keyboard Adam Fothergill - Guitar
Website(s)	www.yousaypartywesaydie.ca

You Say Party! We Say Die! is a Canadian five piece dance-punk band from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their album Hit the Floor! was released in September 2005, and the band recently completed their second Canadian tour, an appearance at South by Southwest and a tour of the United States, before touring the United Kingdom and Germany. Their sophomore album Lose All Time was released on March 20, 2007 on their new label Paper Bag Records.

1 History
2 Discography
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

You Say Party! We Say Die! was conceived by Stephen O'Shea and Krista Loewen in November 2003. The band was birthed out of a bicycle gang known as "The Smoking Spokes". December was too cold to ride bikes, so they started jamming in Becky's parents' basement. The bands lyrics are primarily about the wanderings of a "maverick guru poet", the Mad Dog of Dublin(aka Joel Maddigan). Band members have been quoted as saying his words are the rudder that guides our souls.^[1]

You Say Party! We Say Die! played their first show in April 2004, and gained some instant notoriety for their "willingness to play anything, anywhere, anytime."^[2] Their first show was played in a church basement in Abbotsford opening for Fun 100. That year, they independently released their first EP, danskwad (pronounced: "Dance Squad"), which is, according to different sources, a reference to the people who came to their shows, a name considered early on the for the band, or the name of a more or less unrelated earlier band.

In 2005, the band began receiving press as the five members toured Canada,^[3] opening for such notable acts such as The Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves. They released a full-length album, entitled Hit the Floor!, in September, received some positive reviews,^[4] and performed at Pop Montreal!

In 2006, Edmonton Label Reluctant Recordings released Hit the Floor on vinyl, as You Say Party toured Canada for the second time. The group appeared at SXSW and was interviewed on MuchMusic, as they received funding for a video of The Gap from VideoFACT. You Say Party toured the United Kingdom and Germany in May/June 2006, then continental europe with a focus on the UK in August 2006, released a single for The Gap on UK label Cheesedream, and one for You Did It! on UK label Sink & Stove.

In October 2006, You Say Party was heading to the United States for a major tour, however they did not have the proper visas to be able to perform in the United States. Since band member Stephen O'Shea is banned from performing in the United States for five years, the band cannot perform in the United States until 2011 with O'Shea.[2]

In January 2007, after months of speculation, You Say Party finally signed an album deal with Toronto based Paper Bag Records label.[3] The label features such artists as Uncut and Tokyo Police Club. The band released their new album, Lose All Time, on March 20, 2007 in Canada.

[edit] Discography

Danskwad (EP) - self-released - 2004
Hit the Floor! (CD) - Sound Document - 2005
Hit the Floor! (LP) - Reluctant Records - 2006
"The Gap" and "Stockholm Syndrome Parts I and II" (Single) - Cheesedream Records - 2006
"You Did It!" and "Love in the New Millennium" (Single) - Sink and Stove Records - 2006
"You Say Party! We Say Die!/The Victorian English Gentlemen's Club Split 7" - Fantastic Plastic Records - 2006
Lose All Time - March 20, 2007