The Vermicious Knid was an
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band from
Brantford, Ontario
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. Members were guitarists Tim Ford and Ryan Stanley, bassist Brian Ward and drummer Jesse Shanks.
History
The band formed in October 2000, choosing their name from extraterrestrial creatures in
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has be ...
's novel, ''
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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''.
["Record Guide Reviews: Pop/Rock"]
''NOW Toronto'', by Sarah Liss, Matt Galloway, Tim Perlich, Elizabeth Bromstein. November 21, 2002
The band independently released an EP "We're Running Out Of Places To Drive" in 2001 and the song "A Signed Photo of Anne" was included on the AntiAntenna compilation ''The 20 Year Design Theory'', alongside The Constantines and other Canadian bands. A second EP, ''Days That Stand Still'' was released on AntiAntenna Recordings in 2002.
Their song "Every Bear's Life Guide" was included on a 2003 compilation album, and a split 7-inch record in 2005 with the Sourkeys featured "The Problem's in My Muscles".
[. ''Chart Attack'' - Oct 9, 2007.]
After releasing their first and only full-length album, ''Smalltown Devotion/Hometown Compulsion'', in 2005 they made the decision to disband, playing their final show at
The Ford Plant on 10 February 2006.
Ford and Shanks later joined the band Racoon Wedding ''
ic' who perform in Brantford and
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It occupies most of the Ontario Peninsula bounded by Lake Huron, including Georgian Bay, to the north and northwest; the St. Clair River, Lake St. ...
. Ford also operates the concert venue The Ford Plant, and a related record label The Ford Plant Recording Co. Stanley and his wife Jackie perform as a duo called Cursed Arrows.
Discography
* ''The 20 Year Design Theory'' (Compilation), AntiAntenna Recordings, 1 June 2001
* ''
Days That Stand Still'' (EP), AntiAntenna Recordings, 2002
* ''The Vermicous Knid / The Sourkeys'' (Split 7-inch), July 2005
* ''
Smalltown Devotion/Hometown Compulsion'',
Ford Plant Recording Co., 2005
References
External links
The Ford Plant− Brantford-based concert venue and record label, established in 2002 by Tim Ford
Bardos− Ryan Stanley and his wife Jackie Stanley perform as a duo
Profile on CBC Radio 3
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Canadian indie rock groups
Musical groups established in 2000
Canadian post-hardcore musical groups