Sol was a
Canadian
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indie rock
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band in the 1990s. From
Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of ...
, the band consisted of singer and
bassist
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Stacy Ricker,
guitar
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ist Robin Anne Ettles and
drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...
mer Chris Mersereau.
["SHOW REVIEW: Holly McNarland/Weeping Tile/Sol January 23, 1998--University of New Brunswick"]
''In Music We Trust''. by Melissa Agnew
They released their first indie
EP, ''Small Vacations'', in 1996. That same year, they also performed a rendition of "Blue Tattoo" on ''
A Tribute to Hard Core Logo
''A Tribute to Hard Core Logo'' is a 1996 album, which was released as an unofficial soundtrack to Bruce McDonald's film '' Hard Core Logo''."Rock albums don't need movies they were written for". ''The Province'', December 5, 1996.
The film is a ...
''. In 1997, they released their full-length debut, ''Lucinda''.
The band played locally in New Brunswick
''In Music We Trust'', April 1998 issue, by Melissa Agnew. and toured Canada several times, and had singles on campus and community radio. They won an East Coast Music Award
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for Best Alternative Artist in 1999, but disbanded due to creative differences the same year. A live album was released in 2000.
All three members continue to make music on their own.
References
External links
Canadian Indie Band Database
Sol
Musical groups with year of establishment missing
Musical groups from Moncton
Canadian indie rock groups
Canadian alternative rock groups
1996 establishments in New Brunswick
1999 disestablishments in Canada
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