Sunparlour Players are a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Penner and multi-instrumentalist Michael "Rosie" Rosenthal.Kate Harper, . chartattack.com, April 22, 2009. Andrew Penner grew up on a farm near Leamington, in the region nicknamed Canada's "Sun Parlour"."Sunparlour Players Pull You In". Exclaim!, June 2009. By Rachel Sanders
The band independently released its debut album Hymns for the Happy in 2006, and rereleased it in 2007 after signing to The Baudelaire Label.. chartattack.com, August 31, 2007. Their second album, Wave North, followed in 2009 on Outside Music. Extensive touring has taken place since the release of Wave North, including gigs with Mumford & Sons, Blue Rodeo, St. Vincent and Plants and Animals, as well as their own headlining schedule of shows in barns, theatres, and clubs. On October 18, 2011, they released their third album, Little Devils on Outside Music. Then in 2012 they released Sunparlour Preserves EP. Sunparlour Players released their latest album, The Living Proof, in April 2014.Sunparlour Players announce spring tour Exclaim!, March 2014
Andrew Penner is playing solo and with other projects.
Discography
Albums Hymns for the Happy (2007) Wave North (2009) Us Little Devils (2011) The Living Proof (2014)
EP "Alive At The Tranzac" (2006) Sunparlour Preserves (2012)
Compilations This Beautiful City soundtrack (2008), tracks "Bless this City", "We Want What's Right" Jenny Omnichord, Charlotte or Otis - Duets for Children, their parents, and other people too (2008), track "Fences Are High"
References 5. Rockin' the Sunparlour, Metro, November 2006
External links Sunparlour Players official website