The Trews

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The Trews
The Trews at the 2005 Yates Cup
Background information
Also known as	One I'd Trouser Trouser
Origin	Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genre(s)	Rock, hard rock
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	Bumstead, Sony BMG
Website	www.notimeforlater.com
Members
Colin MacDonald John-Angus MacDonald Jack Syperek Sean Dalton
Former members
Rose Murphy Ramsey Clark

The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton. The band is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.

[edit] History

The band started their career 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 entered the CHTZ-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.

Trews bassist Jack Syperek with guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, 2005

The release of their first full-length CD House of Ill Fame, soon followed in 2003. The album 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 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 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. John-Angus has mentioned during concerts and in the online Trews diary, that the corner of Hollis and Morris is notorious for prostitution.^[1]

The band has released a follow-up to House of Ill Fame with producer Jack Douglas. The 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". The album was released April 18, 2006 in the United States on Red Ink and Sony BMG.

In 2005, the band was featured in several episodes of Radio Free Roscoe.

Their new album, called No Time for Later, was released in February, 2008. The first single, called "Hold Me in Your Arms" has been available since November 25, 2007. It premiered at the 2007 Grey Cup pre-game show and was immediately released on iTunes. A bonus song called "Long Way from Freedom" is included with this single, but was not released on the album.^[2]

[edit] Discography

Colin MacDonald performing in Calgary, 2006

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

• "Every Inambition" – 2003
• "Not Ready to Go" – 2003
• "Tired of Waiting" – 2004
• "Fleeting Trust" – 2004
• "So She's Leaving" – 2005
• "Yearning" – 2005
• "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" – 2006
• "I Can't Say" – 2006
• "Hold Me in Your Arms" – 2007
• "Paranoid Freak" - 2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Trews official website
• No Time for Later official website
• The Trews at MySpace
• The Trews at YouTube
• Live recordings by The Trews at the Internet Archive