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Said the Whale is a Vancouver-based indie rock band started by Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft in 2007.〔("Said the Whale members love Vancouver 'like a woman'" ). ''Vancouver Province'', September 23, 2008.〕 ==History== Their debut EP ''Taking Abalonia'' was released in 2007. It was re-released with seven new songs on June 3, 2008 in Canada as a full-length LP under the name ''Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia''. On July 1, 2009, Said the Whale released the EP ''The Magician'' to drum up anticipation for the release of their second full-length album ''Islands Disappear'' on October 13, 2009. On November 18, 2010, the band placed second behind rapper Kyprios in CKPK-FM's 2010 Peak Performance Project, winning $75,000.〔("Kyprios Wins $100,500 in Vancouver's Peak Performance Project" ). ''Exclaim!'', November 19, 2010.〕 In the spring of 2011, Said the Whale toured the U.S. for the first time. During this time they were the subject of the CBC documentary ''Winning America'' directed by Brent Hodge and Thomas Buchan.〔("Watch Winning America: The story of Said The Whale's journey to SxSW" ). ''CBC'', March 7, 2012.〕 The movie documented the bands trip and shows along the West Coast on their way to and from Austin's SXSW Music Festival and culminated when Said the Whale won the Juno Award for New Group of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.〔("Vancouverites Said the Whale and Lil'Bit take home JUNOS" ). ''Vancouver Observer'', March 27, 2011.〕 The documentary aired on July 23, 2011 in the province of BC, and on April 7, 2012 across Canada.〔("Watch Winning America: The story of Said The Whale's journey to SxSW" ). ''CBC'', March 7, 2012.〕 They released their EP ''New Brighton'' on November 8, 2011, in preparation for their third full-length album, ''Little Mountain'', released internationally on March 6, 2012.〔("Said The Whale Announce New Studio Album Little Mountain out 2012, new EP New Brighton out today!" ). "Toronto Music Scene", 2011.〕 In early 2012, the band was awarded a spot on the Canadian music magazine ''Rockstar Weeklys list of the "Top 12 RockStars to Watch in 2012". The list also included Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, and Rush.〔("Top 12 RockStars to Watch for in 2012" ). ''RockStar Weekly'', 2012.〕 The band performed at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in 2012 and 2013. Said the Whale released their fourth studio album, titled ''hawaiii'', on September 17, 2013.〔("Said the Whale Head to 'hawaiii' on New Album" ). "exclaim.ca", 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Said the Whale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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