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Victoria, BC, CANADA
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Named after a poem by Arthur Rimbaud these Seven Year Old Poets began hanging out and drinking together in 2003 and came to the conclusion that since they were all musicians they should try and create something memorable.  Their debut album "Blank Tape" was released in February 2007 & is now available on CDBaby.com & iTunes.    The band recorded 3 more songs featuring Alfons Fear on trumpet, Noah Becker on sax and Chris Van Sickle on the Hammond Organ.   They have received airplay on 91.3 the Zone FM as well as being played on CBC radio and 101.9 CFUV. The Poets are probably the best unknown band in Canada, their songs are equally catchy and interesting, and above all easy to sing along to with choruses that deliver.  Their songs, and the video for The Dirge, can be seen and heard on their myspace page, www.myspace.com/7yearoldpoets.  

After playing with great Canadian bands like Plants and Animals and The Dudes they began to write songs for another full length album until fate intervened and they went on indefinite hiatus.  Now in the spring of 2010 they have reformed and are starting up where they left off.   New music will be available soon.  

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tungsten shoestepper guitars/vox
Ching drummer/vox
Bosma Von David guitars/vox
seamus knuckles bass/vox

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Seven year Old Poets & Guests
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Released June, 2008
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Blank Tape
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Released February, 2007
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Blank Tape

review of Blank Tape in The Georgia Straight

posted by David Bosma on Mar 10, 2008  
March 8, 2007 email print

Seven Year Old Poets

By Steve Newton @ The Straight.com

Blank Tape (Independent)

The first time I heard the title track of this Victoria-based rock quartet's debut I thought it reminded me of someone, but I couldn't put my finger on who. The second time around I realized it sounded like Cracker, and I mean Cracker at its mid-'90s best. Guitarist-vocalists Bosma Von David and Tungsten Shoestepper, bassist-vocalist Seamus Knuckles, and drummer-vocalist Ching create an exhilarating rock noise that David Lowery would be proud of. And the good news is that "Blank Tape" is only one of several standout rockers on this self-produced, 10-track effort. "I Already Knew" sounds like an outtake (that should have been a keeper) from the Tragically Hip's Phantom Power CD; "Maintenant" is a balls-to-the-walls rave-up that brings to mind the melodic raunch of Iggy Pop. The group gets a raging, ragged Foo Fighters vibe going on "Short Ride on a Mustang", and the closer, "Long Day Here", doesn't echo anyone in particular: it's just damn catchy in its own right. All in all, Blank Tape is one of the most consistently impressive guitar-rock records to come out of B.C. so far this year.

posted by David Bosma on Mar 10, 2008  
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