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Toronto, ON, CANADA
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Space Pop, Alt Pop
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The Assistants, a Toronto-based quintet led by singer/songwriters Kiley Meehan and Ciaran Megahey, have been steadily gaining a reputation for their brand of inspired, melodic jangle-rock. In 2007 their self-titled album was released to glowing reviews in Canada and abroad. 2008 marks the release of their new EP Fiction.

 

Recorded at Sleepytown Sound (Born Ruffians, Most Serene Republic), Fiction is a strong step forward and a short burst of sparkling pop in the most classic sense.

Guitars chime, pianos ring and trumpets flare, creating an evocative backdrop at once familiar and forward-thinking. "Fiction" starts things off in a rousing fashion, a contagious glam-rock stomp that always threatens to burst. Next, the Assistant make a plunge into the cinematic "Stop Dead", a tightly wound ode to lost romance echoing the brightest moments of the Smiths and the Go-Betweens. With "When the Rain Falls", the band takes a breather and lets the harmonies run free. EP closer "The Ghost in Your Skin" wraps things up with an electric kiss of washed-out synths and bristling guitars.

 


PRESS about The Assistants - The Assistants (2007):

“ Fans of The Go-Betweens, The Smiths, Orange Juice, Felt, and R.E.M. are surely to find The Assistants’ first release to be one of the most remarkable debuts of the year."
- Obscuresound.com

“ ... this record is full of the jangley energy and warm vocal hooks that are very much in the vein of The Byrds' 60s psych-inflected pop …While they may not be full-time employees yet, The Assistants definitely have potential”.
-The Varsity

"Janglesome, melodic and far more assured than you'd expect from a debut...recommended"
-Chromewaves.net

"...a band that I see a real future for...their debut album is filled with catchy songs and great playing"
-Delusions of Adequacy (adequacy.net)

lineup

Ciaran Megahey Vocals, Guitars, Songs
Tim Munro Bass
Kiley Meehan Vocals, Guitars, Songs
Ildiko Kaszas Keyboards/Synth
Evan Bender Drums

influences

Big Star
New Order
Guided by Voices
The Go Betweens
The Smiths
The Jesus and mary Chain
The Magnetic Fields
The Beatles
Orange Juice
Felt
REM
Echo and the Bunnymen
Belle and Sebastian
Lloyd Cole
The Church
Fiction EP
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Released December, 2008
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Regrouping - Recording - Rewiring

posted by TheAssistants on Aug 12, 2009  
The Assistants are on a brief hiatus this summer as they regroup with a new line-up, new musicians, and new songs. Plans are being made to record the second album this fall. For the meantime, keep an ear out on CBC3 for the most recent single "Fiction"!

posted by TheAssistants on Aug 12, 2009  

earlier posts

Regrouping - Recording - Rewiring

posted by TheAssistants on Aug 12, 2009  

Debut Album Now Available Digitally

posted by TheAssistants on Aug 30, 2007  
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