No Sinner is a

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quartet based in

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, Canada. The group is led by singer-songwriter

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History

Rennison worked in

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but returned to her hometown of Vancouver to begin writing with former associate, Parker Bossley. She started a rotating back-up band to fill her weekly Thursday night performances at Guilt and Company, which was then a club in Vancouver's

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district. Among the musicians playing in the band were current bandmates Eric Campbell (guitar) and Ian Browne (drums). No Sinner recorded their six-track debut album ''Boo Hoo Hoo'', which was released in 2012 on the Vancouver-based indie label, First Love Records. No Sinner later signed with

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, with whom they released ''Boo Hoo Hoo'' throughout North America. Following the release of their debut album, No Sinner went on a North American tour, during which they performed at the

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(SXSW) festival and the

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"Triple-A Non-Comm Convention". Their "Non-Comm" performance briefly placed them amongst artists such as

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, and

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under the category of "Annually Most Added" artists on non-commercial radio. Interviews and press coverage of the band has appeared in

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/Noisey, Indie Shuffle,

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, and others. No Sinner has also played festivals worldwide, including the UK's

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. The band's second album, ''Old Habits Die Hard'', was released in May 2016.

Personnel

- vocals *Eric Campbell - guitar and backing vocals *Ian Browne - drums *Matt Camirand - bass

Discography

*''Boo Hoo Hoo'' (2014) (

) *''Old Habits Die Hard'' (2016)

References

External links

Official No Sinner Website
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