Shapes and Sizes are a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia. There are four members—Nathan Gage, singers Caila Thompson-Hannant and Rory Seydel, and John Crellin.
History Shapes and Sizes came together in Victoria and self-released their self-titled first album in early 2006."Shapes and Sizes". AllMusic Biography by James Christopher Monger The band signed with New York record label Asthmatic Kitty"Sufjan Loves Shapes and Sizes". Exclaim!, By Bryan Borzykowski, 1 January 2006 and became the only Canadian band on its roster. The label reissued the band's album in July 2006.
In January 2007, the band released a split 7-inch with The Weird Weeds as part of Asthmatic Kitty's new split 7-inch series, "Unusual Animals". The band's second full-length album, Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner, was released in May 2007."Shapes and Sizes Talk New "Subdued" Album". Exclaim!, By Josiah Hughes, 2 July 2010
By 2009, Shapes and Sizes had moved to Montreal, and performed there as part of the 2009 Pop Montreal festival."Pop Montreal: Concert Review: Sufjan Stevens at Cabaret Juste Pour Rire; Oct. 2,2009". Montreal Gazette. 3 October 2009 , The band released their third album Candle to Your Eyes in August 2010.Sylvester, Daniel (2010) "Shapes and Sizes Candle to Your Eyes", Exclaim!, September 2010, retrieved 11 August 2011 The album contained an eclectic collection of rock styles, partly because there are two lead singers with dissimilar voices."Shapes and Sizes: Shapes and Sizes". Pitchfork, Chris Dahlen, 17 July 2006"Shapes and Sizes: Candle to Your Eyes". Pitchfork, Matthew Perpetua, 2 August 2010 In the fall that year the album appeared on the !Earshot National Top 50 Chart."The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 26, 2010". !Earshot.
Discography Albums 2006 Shapes and Sizes (Asthmatic Kitty) 2007 Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner (Asthmatic Kitty) 2010 Candle to Your Eyes (Asthmatic Kitty) EPs 2007 "Castanets + Shapes and Sizes" (Asthmatic Kitty) Singles 2007 "Jinker/That Fat Hand" from Unusual Animals, vol. 1, split 7-inch with The Weird Weeds (Asthmatic Kitty)
References
External links Asthmatic Kitty records Shapes and Sizes Discollective Mixtape Shapes and Sizes Interview at Stage Hymns Music Blog PUNKCAST#1150 Live video from Cake Shop, NYC – 11 May 2007. (RealPlayer, mp4) CBC Radio 3 Session from May 08, 2006 Shapes and Sizes interview at Impose Magazine