The Choir Practice is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and sub ...

band from

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formed in 2005.

History

The Choir Practice formed in

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in the spring of 2005. A

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consisting of a rotating cast of "indie rock royalty" Coco Culbertson (The Gay),

Larissa Loyva Larissa Loyva is a Canadian, classically-trained indie pop singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Based in Vancouver, she has released material and performed as a solo artist under the stage name Kellarissa (Finnish for "in the basement"), as well as ...

( P:ano),

Ida Nilsen Ida Nilsen is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and musician. She has been a member of the bands Radiogram, The Violet Archers, The Beans, The Gay, The Buttless Chaps and The Choir Practice, and has appeared as a guest musician on albums by ...

(Great Aunt Ida), Shane Turner (Love and Mathematics), Jenn Chycoski, Chris Kelly, Ska-T, Karin Bubas, Shira Blustein (

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), Sidney Vermont ( Hello, Blue Roses), Naomi Mepham, Marcy Emery,

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 ...

(

Limblifter Limblifter is a Canadian alternative rock group from Vancouver, formed in 1996. History The group was originally formed by brothers Ryan Dahle and Kurt Dahle, as a side project from their main band, Age of Electric, along with a third member, Ia ...

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), Olivia Fetherstonhaugh and Kristen Halliday, the band performs pop songs in a

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style. The band was originally formed "as an excuse to drink wine and sing with friends", according to Turner. The band released their self-titled debut album on

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on 15 May 2007. They attracted significant media notice in April when

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announced that he had selected the band to open his Vancouver concert 1 May 2007. The band received critical acclaim from ''

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'' for their debut. They have been featured on

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Discography

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The Choir Practice The Choir Practice is a Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver formed in 2005. History The Choir Practice formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in the spring of 2005. A musical collective consisting of a rotating cast of "indie rock roya ...

'' (2007)

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External links

The Choir Practice page at Mint Records
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History

Discography

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