Hello everyone,
Thanks to all of you in Vancouver who came out to our CD release shows last week, you were truly amazing. We just confirmed one last little Vancouver appearance for 2009 – we’ll be playing at the CBC Open House this Friday, December 4th. We’re playing on the Grant Lawrence show at 12noon, come on down and say hello! Click the image for details…

Hey friends,
Turns out we’ve been shortlisted for TWO Bucky Awards, “Best Song” and “Most Canadian Song”. Wanna do us a big favour and vote every day this week at http://www.cbcradio3.com?
Love you forever.
Whales

The above lyric from Hey Rosetta‘s song “A Thousand Suns” comes to mind when trying to describe how grateful we are to everyone in Canada for such an incredible tour. Really, such an amazing 6 weeks. Thanks to all those who let us sleep on their floors, eat their food, use their showers, park in their spaces, and make noise at their venues. Thanks to everyone who came to the shows, danced, sang along, clapped their hands together, brought their friends, spent their hard-earned money on our merch and gave us great hugs afterwards. And thanks to the road for being mostly clear of rain, snow, ice, wild animals and drunk drivers.
Have a lovely winter everyone.
And to Vancouver, hopefully we’ll see you at our CD release show on Nov. 25th.
Love,
Whales

Hello friends,
Writing you from the heart of the country, Winnipeg MB, and we have news: we just found out we’ve been long-listed for five Radio3 Bucky Awards! If you’re feeling generous, please vote for us by visiting www.cbcradio3.com. Tour is going great, thank you to all the wonderful people we’ve met along the way. A proper blog will follow soon…
Love,
Whales

I fell asleep with a huge grin on my face last night. It could have been that I was a bit tipsy from the novelty of a cash bar on board a ferry, or it could have been that I was just entirely giddy about the Darjeeling Limited style bunk that I was occupying for the 7 hour crossing from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques, NL. Either way, it’s our first time in (on?) the province of Newfoundland, and we couldn’t be happier. The accents are already thick and juicy, and the screetch awaits us with open arms (or so I hear). Driving from the ferry terminal to Corner Brook felt like we were on another planet – that is until the snow showed up. It’s funny how a thin blanket of snow can take the most unfamiliar place and make it feel just like home.
Since our maritime debut, we’ve visited and played shows in Fredericton, St. George and Hampton, NB, Charlottetown, PEI and Halifax, NS. Everyone here on the East coast has treated us like family and we’ve been enjoying every minute of our time here. Tonight we play in Corner Brook, and tomorrow we head to St. John’s for our furthest show away from home to date. Wish us luck…

Peep it!

Dear everyone,
Welcome to our new website. Incidentally, this website is being born on the same day as our brand new album, “Islands Disappear”. So lets get right to it… We’ve had a great first day, and our album reached #5 on the album chart on iTunes! Huzzah! Thank you all so much for your support, you’re wonderful. What a great day this has been. Now please pardon the seemingly scatterbrained nature of this first blog post – I’m writing from a Super 8 hotel room in Guelph, ON, at 4am, typing as quietly as possible so as not to wake the 6 sleeping stowaways I’m sharing this room with. Front desk thinks there’s only 4 of us. Jokes on them, right? Well, off to the filthy carpeted floor for a good night’s rest. I got the spot next to the mini fridge, and it will softly hum in my right ear until I drift off… Jokes definitely on them…