White Lung were a

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punk rock band. The band consisted of

Mish Barber-Way Mish Barber-Way (born 15 July 1985) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and writer. She founded punk band White Lung in 2006 and served as its vocalist until the band's breakup in 2022. Early life Barber-Way was born on 15 July 1985 in Vancouver, B ...

(vocals), Kenneth William (guitars) and Anne-Marie Vassiliou (drums). They have released two albums on

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and their latest two on

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'' named the band's first full-length album '' It's the Evil'' as 2010's punk album of the year. The band was nominated for Punk/Hardcore Artist/Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.

History

White Lung was formed in

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, Canada in 2006. They first attained recognition as one of the standout acts involved with the Vancouver Emergency Room scene. ''

'' named the band's first full-length album '' It's the Evil'' as 2010's punk album of the year. Anne-Marie Vassiliou is an ex-member of the band The Riff Randells. The band was nominated for Punk/Hardcore Artist/Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards. Their second album, '' Sorry'', was released 29 May 2012 to critical acclaim from ''

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''. White Lung released their third studio album, ''Deep Fantasy'', on 16 June 2014 through

. It resulted in increased exposure and the band began to play larger venues. In 2015, the band announced that Lindsey Troy of

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had joined as a touring bass-player. The band's fourth album, ''Paradise'', was released on 6 May 2016. In contrast to previous records, the album had "more story-centric songs while Barber-Way find that live the older songs "have taken on a new meaning when I'm onstage. I conjure up a new kind of anger". The band announced in September 2022 they will be breaking up following the release of their fifth and final album, ''Premonition'', in December 2022.

Band members

;Current members *Mish Barber-Way –

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(2006–present) *Anne-Marie Vassiliou –

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(2006–present) *Kenneth William –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

s (2009–present) ;Current touring members *Caroline Doyle –

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(2016–present) ;Former members *Natasha Reich – guitars (2006–2008) *Grady Mackintosh – bass (2006–2013) ;Former touring members *Hether Fortune – bass (2013–2015) *Lindsey Troy – bass (2015–2017) ;Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

*'' It's the Evil'' (2010) *'' Sorry'' (2012) *''

Deep Fantasy ''Deep Fantasy'' is the third studio album by Canadian punk rock band White Lung. It was released on June 17, 2014. The album was produced by Jesse Gander, who also produced the band's previous album, '' Sorry''. Critical reception According to ...

'' (2014) *''

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'' (2016) *''Premonition'' (2022)

Singles

Various artists compilations

Music videos

References

External links

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Bio @ Deranged RecordsWhite Lung on Bandcamp
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