Limblifter is a

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group from

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, formed in 1996.

History

The group was originally formed by brothers Ryan Dahle and

Kurt Dahle Kurt Colin Dahle is a Juno Award winning, Grammy nominated Canadian musician. Dahle is best known for his work as a drummer and vocalist with the rock bands Age of Electric, Limblifter, and The New Pornographers. Dahle's known for a heavy swing o ...

, as a side project from their main band,

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, along with a third member, Ian Somers. Their self-titled 1996 album, recorded after a mere 10 practices, spawned the Canadian rock radio hits "Tinfoil", "Vicious" and "Screweditup", but the band was hindered by staff alterations at their label

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. The group went on hiatus when Age of Electric regrouped for their 1997 album '' Make a Pest a Pet''. When AOE subsequently broke up, Limblifter became the Dahles' primary band. On April 2, 1998, Somers announced he was leaving the band. Todd Fancey joined the band as their new bassist. In 2000, the band released their second album, ''Bellaclava''. Although that release wasn't as successful commercially as ''Limblifter'', the singles "Ariel vs. Lotus" and "Wake Up to the Sun" were popular on radio. Kurt Dahle and Todd Fancey subsequently left the band in 2001 to concentrate on

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. In 2002, Ryan Dahle formed the band "Alarm Bell" with guitarist David Patterson, ex-

Matthew Good Band Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1995. The band consisted of singer-songwriter/guitarist Matthew Good, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn, drummer Ian Browne and bassist Geoff Lloyd. Ll ...

drummer Ian Browne and Matthew Camirand. Camirand later left Alarm Bell and was replaced by Megan Bradfield. In 2004, Dahle, Patterson, Bradfield, and new drummer Brent Follett revived Limblifter. The band released the album ''I/O'' in 2004. Bradfield, Steward and Dahle have all gone on to work with

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, with Steward becoming Good's new drummer for his subsequent solo career after his band, the

, became defunct. The band's fourth album, ''Pacific Milk'', was released on April 7, 2015 and their fifth album, ''Little Payne'', was released on October 31, 2022.

Discography

Albums

* ''Limblifter'' (1996, 2012 remaster) * ''Bellaclava'' (2000, 2020 remaster) * ''I/O'' (2004) * ''Pacific Milk'' (2015) * ''Little Payne'' (2022)

Singles

Music videos

* ''Perfect Day To Disappear'' (2005) * ''Wake Up To The Sun'' * ''Cordova'' * ''Vicious'' * ''On The Moon'' * ''Ariel Vs Lotus'' * ''Tinfoil''

References

External links

Limblifter
Official Site
Limblifter
at

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