Casper Skulls are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario."Toronto’s newest fuzzy, buzzy rock band, Casper Skulls, is ready to bust out"
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'', December 6, 2017. They are most noted for receiving a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2018 for their song "Lingua Franca".

History

Casper Skulls was formed in 2015 by Neil Bednis and Melanie St-Pierre, musicians and romantic partners from

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who moved to the Toronto area when St-Pierre started studying art and design at Sheridan College. They added bassist Fraser McClean and drummer Chris Anthony, and began performing in Toronto venues. In 2016 they signed with

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and released their debut EP ''Lips & Skull''. In 2017, they released their debut full-length album, ''Mercy Works''. During their tour to support the album, they were involved in a vehicle collision en route to

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, and launched a

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campaign to assist in paying for a new tour van."Casper Skulls Launch Crowdfunding Campaign for New Tour Van After Car Crash"
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'', March 26, 2018. The band members themselves were uninjured, and were able to get to

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to perform. In 2019, they went on tour as a supporting act for

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, a punk rock group from Toronto, on their ''

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'' Tour-Pocalypse. The band released its second full-length album, ''Knows No Kindness'', in 2021. Melanie St-Pierre has also released solo music under the name l'loop.Matt Bobkin
"Casper Skulls' Melanie St-Pierre Shares Debut Song as l'loop"
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'', October 15, 2019.

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