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band that originated in the early 1990s.Lost & Profound
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's Pop Music Encyclopedia. They are known for their moody, low-key folk songs.

History

Originally from

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, the group began performing under the name The Psychedelic Folk Virgins. The band consisted of vocalist Lisa Boudreau and guitarist Terry Tompkins, with a varying roster of supporting musicians that included Anton Evans on bass, Vic D'Arsie on keyboards, and Curtis Driedger, Allen Baekeland and David Quinton-Steinberg on drums. After moving to

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in 1985, the band released the independent cassette ''The Bottled Romance of Nowhere'' and signed a recording contract with A&R's PolyGram Records.Sharp, Keith
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'', Canada, 15 April 2016. Retrieved on 24 August 2016. Boudreau and Tompkins, a married couple, signed as Lost & Profound to PolyGram in 1992, and released their self-titled debut produced by Richard Bennett. The album included a Top 20 hit single "Brand New Set of Lies". Other singles from the album included "Curb the Angels" and "Winter Raging". They garnered a

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nomination for Most Promising Group at the 1993 Juno Awards. The band followed up with ''Memory Thief'' released on PolyGram Records in 1994, which spawned the singles "Miracles Happen" and "Invitation". ''Memory Thief'' was also produced by Richard Bennett and featured musicians Jamie Stewart (bass), Kenny Greenberg (guitar), and Michael Organ (drums). Boudreau and Tompkins recorded a faithful recreation of "

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", the 1967 psychedelic duet by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood for inclusion on ''Memory Thief''. Producer Bennett brought in arranger

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to conduct his original orchestral score from the 1967 Sinatra/Hazlewood session. ''Love's Sweet Messenger'' was released independently in 1996. Boudreau and Tompkins subsequently pursued different directions. After a prolonged break, Boudreau and Tompkins reunited as Lost & Profound in 2015, co-producing and releasing a new album ''Goodbye Mine''.

Discography

The Psychedelic Folk Virgins

*1989: ''The Bottled Romance of Nowhere'' *1990: ''The Psychedelic Folk Virgins''

Lost & Profound

*1992: ''Lost & Profound'' (Polydor/PolyGram) 5132512 *1994: ''Memory Thief'' (Polydor/PolyGram) 5195182 *1996: ''Love's Sweet Messenger'' *2015: ''Goodbye Mine'' (Drunk Boat Records)

Red Suede Red

*2002: ''Red Suede Red''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lost and Profound Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 1991 in Canadian music Musical groups from Toronto Canadian folk rock groups 1989 establishments in Alberta 2002 disestablishments in Ontario