Said The Whale
Said the Whale is a Vancouver-based indie rock band started by Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft.
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. Their EPs Let's Have Sound and West Coast Christmas are available for download free of charge on their website.
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.
Said the Whale toured the U.S. for the first time in Spring of 2011. They played shows along the West Coast on their way to and from Austin's SXSW Music Festival.
Said the Whale won the Juno Award for New Group of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.
Said the Whale are the subject of the CBC documentary Winning America which aired on July 23, 2011, so far only in BC.
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