Postdata (band)

Postdata is a Canadian indie rock band.[1] A side project led by Paul Murphy of the band Wintersleep, the project features a rotating collective of supporting musicians working with Murphy on acoustic-oriented songs.[2]

Supporting collaborators have included Murphy's brother Michael Murphy, Grant Hutchison and Andy Monaghan of Frightened Rabbit, Loel Campbell and Tim D'Eon of Wintersleep, and Simone Pace of Blonde Redhead.[1][3]

History

The project's self-titled debut album was released on Hand Drawn Dracula in 2010,[2] and supported with a national tour across Canada.[4] Later in the year, Murphy released three additional non-album tracks.[5]

Postdata's second album, Let's Be Wilderness, was released in 2018 on Paper Bag Records.[1] The album was nominated for a Nova Scotia Music Award,[6] and appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in June.[7] A video for the track "Evil" was filmed in New York City by director Derrick Belcham.[8] That year the band performed at the Pop Montreal festival.[9]

The band's third album, Twin Flames, is slated for release in March 2021.[10]

References
  1. "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Plots New Postdata LP, Premieres "Evil" and "Black Cloud". Exclaim!, March 26, 2018.
  2. "Paul Murphy Sheds a Light on Wintersleep's New Inheritors As He Takes Postdata Across Canada". Exclaim!, March 12, 2010.
  3. Tara Thorne, "Postdata’s wild heart". The Coast, May 31, 2018.
  4. "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy to Take His Postdata Across Canada". Exclaim!, February 11, 2010.
  5. "Postdata: A Holiday Offering". Exclaim!, December 17, 2010.
  6. "Pictou County well represented on Nova Scotia Music Award nominee list". The News, Pictou, Nova Scotia, September 14, 2018
  7. "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 26, 2018". !earshot.
  8. "Postdata "Evil" (video)". Exclaim!, Sarah Murphy, Jun 28, 2018
  9. "Our coups de coeur from POP Montreal 2018". Cult MTL, October 1, 2018
  10. Brock Thiessen, "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Unveils New Album as POSTDATA". Exclaim!, November 20, 2020.
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