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post-rock
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band from
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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KC Accidental was formed in 1998, and started out as a two-person recording project consisting of
Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew (born September 9, 1976) is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene. He was also part of the lesser-known KC Accidental, which con ...
and
Charles Spearin
Charles Spearin is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, Ontario. He is primarily known as a founding member of indie rock bands Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene.
Career
As a teen, Spearin studied at Etobicoke School of the A ...
. The "KC" in the band's name was taken from the initials of their first names. The pair began recording in a home studio; their debut album ''
Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub
''Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub'' is an album by KC Accidental, self-released in 1998 and re-released in 2003 on Noise Factory Records.
Track listing
All songs by Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin.
#"Nancy and the Girdle Boy" - 5:00
#"Somet ...
'' was sold by Drew and Spearin exclusively through one shop in 1998 and quickly sold out.
The group released a second album in 2000 entitled ''
Anthems for the Could've Bin Pills
''Anthems for the Could've Bin Pills'' is a 2000 album by KC Accidental. It is a companion album to ''Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub'', with tracks 1–6 on one album and 7–12 on the other.Noise Factory Records. It included contributions from
Jason Collett
Jason Collett is a Toronto-based Canadian singer-songwriter. He has released six solo studio albums, and is a former member of Broken Social Scene. His latest album, ''Song & Dance Man'', was released in February, 2016.
Early life
Collett was bo ...
,
Evan Cranley
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Musical career
Early on, Cranley was in the band ...
,
Emily Haines
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, Jason McKenzie,
Jessica Moss
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Bill Priddle
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, James Shaw and Justin Small. Many of these musicians went on to work with Drew and Spearin in Broken Social Scene, who released their debut album, '' Feel Good Lost'' on Noise Factory in 2001.
As a reference to the earlier group, Broken Social Scene included a song titled "KC Accidental" on its
Juno Award
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-winning album ''
You Forgot It in People
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''.
The two albums by KC Accidental, long time out of print and out of reach, were reissued by Arts & Crafts on 2 CD/2 LP format and digitally in 2010.
On June 21, 2013, KC Accidental performed a new 15-minute song entitled "Summer Withdrawal" live at Jason Collett's Courtyard Revue in Toronto. It was the first time the band had performed in 13 years. A year later on June 20, 2014, KC Accidental reconvened for a full live show at the North by Northeast festival.
As of 2016, Broken Social Scene continues to perform the song "KC Accidental" in their live shows."Panorama 2016 Festival Review" ''Free Williamsburg'', Peter Rittweger, 2016.
Members
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Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew (born September 9, 1976) is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene. He was also part of the lesser-known KC Accidental, which con ...
(1998–2000)
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Charles Spearin
Charles Spearin is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, Ontario. He is primarily known as a founding member of indie rock bands Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene.
Career
As a teen, Spearin studied at Etobicoke School of the A ...
(1998–2000)
Discography
Albums
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Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub
''Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub'' is an album by KC Accidental, self-released in 1998 and re-released in 2003 on Noise Factory Records.
Track listing
All songs by Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin.
#"Nancy and the Girdle Boy" - 5:00
#"Somet ...
List of bands from Canada
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