Rock Plaza Central

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Rock Plaza Central
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s) Indie rock, Indie pop
Years active 1996–present
Label(s) Outside, Yep Roc
Website www.rockplazacentral.com
Members
Scott Maynard
Donald Murray
John Whytock
Chris Eaton
Blake Howard
Fiona Stewart
Rob Carson

Rock Plaza Central is a Canadian indie rock band. After a pair of glowing reviews from the influential music website Pitchfork they have recently come to prominence as a major indie rock band.[1][2] Their independently released disc, Are We Not Horses (2006), made many top ten lists for the year, including #8 for CMJ Editor-in-Chief Kenny Herzog, Pitchfork staff writer Stephen Deusner and Americana-UK lead writer David Cowling.

Because the album did not receive an official US release until mid-2007, it made several of those year-end lists as well, including Magnet Magazine's "10 Great Hidden Treasures of 2007", calling it "2007's finest folk/rock find".

They are often compared to Neutral Milk Hotel[2][3] and Will Oldham.[4][5]

In early 2007, they received additional attention for their cover of the Justin Timberlake song "SexyBack".[6]

Rock Plaza Central is now signed to Outside Music in Canada and Yep Roc Records in the US. They released Are We Not Horses internationally on April 17, 2007.[7]

[edit] Discography

  • Quantum Butterass – 1997
  • The World Was Hell to Us – 2003
  • Are We Not Horses – 2006

[edit] References

  1. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (2006-11-16). Rock Plaza Central Are We Not Horses Pitchfork Record Review (English). Pitchfork Media 1. Pitchforkmedia, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  2. ^ a b Deusner, Stephen M. (2006-10-23). Rock Plaza Central "My Children, Be Joyful" (English). Pitchfork Media 1. Pitchforkmedia, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.
  3. ^ Berman, Stuart. "Disc-overy of the Week: Rock Plaza Central "Are We Not Horses"", Eye Weekly, Torstar, September 7, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-25. (English) 
  4. ^ Khanna, Vish. "Record Reviews: Rock Plaza Central Are We Not Horses", Exclaim!, Exclaim!, November 29, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-25. (English) 
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Wheeler, Brad. "Too sexy for their suits", The Globe and Mail, 2007-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-01-30. (English) 
  7. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/40602/Rock_Plaza_Central_Sign_to_Yep_Roc

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