{{short description|Canadian indie pop band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Boy | image = | image_size = | caption = | origin = [[Whitehorse, Yukon]], Canada | genre = [[Indie pop]], [[indie rock]] | years_active = 2002–2008 | label = [[Bumstead Records|Bumstead]], [[MapleMusic Recordings|MapleMusic]] | website = [http://www.myspace.com/boytheband myspace.com/boytheband] (defunct) | associated_acts = | current_members = [[Stephen Kozmeniuk]]<br />Maurie Kaufmann<br />Steve Payne<br />Rolla Olak<br />James Robertson | past_members = }}
'''Boy''' was a Canadian [[indie pop]] band, originally the solo project of [[Whitehorse, Yukon|Whitehorse]] native [[Stephen Kozmeniuk]].<ref>Larocque, Mike (November 3, 2004). "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111005105602/http://vueweekly.com/music/story/smalltown_boy/ Small-town Boy: Yukon-born rocker Stephen Kozmeniuk gets a warm reception in the big city]}}", ''[[Vue Weekly]]'' (472). Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref> The band consisted of vocalist and general instrumentalist Kozmeniuk, drummer Maurie Kaufmann, bassist Steve Payne, and guitarists Rolla Olak and James Robertson.
== History == [[Stephen Kozmeniuk]] (born 1982) grew up in [[Whitehorse, Yukon]].<ref name=Billboard>LeBlanc, Larry (September 11, 2004). "Northern 'Boy' Wonder", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' '''116''' (37): 43–46. [https://books.google.com/books?id=FRMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Boy+%22Stephen+Kozmeniuk%22&pg=PA43 Convenience link].</ref> "Boy" was initially his solo project, and he recorded his first album using [[Pro Tools]] in his bedroom in Whitehorse.<ref>Kosloski, Kirsten (November 4, 2004). "[http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2004/1104/mus5.htm Let's hear it for the Boy: Whitehorse wonder kid Stephen Kozmeniuk dispels the myth of the rock star] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306051929/http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2004/1104/mus5.htm |date=March 6, 2012 }}", ''[[Fast Forward Weekly]]''. Retrieved June 9, 2010.</ref> In 2002, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' described Boy's music as "art rock with a Brit twist, combined with an ultracool, laid-back attitude". At the time, Kozmeniuk was using the name Stephen Noel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boy, Boy |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1016118-Boy-Boy |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Steenberg |first1=Andrew |title=Boy, Boy |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/boy-boy |website=exclaim.ca |publisher=Exclaim! |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> He was then signed to Bumstead Records, which re-released the album in 2003. As Boy, he toured nationally in support of the album, opening for artists such as [[Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter)|Sam Roberts]], [[54-40 (band)|54-40]], and [[Broken Social Scene]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Boy then expanded to a five-man band with new members guitarist James Robertson of Toronto; drummer Maurie Kaufmann from [[Nanaimo]]; bassist Steve Payne from [[Winnipeg]]; and guitarist Rolla Olak from [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]. The 2004 album, ''Every Page You Turn'', produced by Brenndan McGuire of [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]] fame, was recorded in a [[Vancouver Island]] cabin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boy – Every Page You Turn |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/681236-Boy-Every-Page-You-Turn |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref><ref>Stuffco, Jered (December 9, 2004). "[http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=144923 Bedroom Boy: Stephen Kozmeniuk gets off the island]", ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'' '''24''' (15). Retrieved June 9, 2010. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015132941/http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=144923 |date=October 15, 2012 }}</ref> The lead single, "Same Old Song", received airplay on rock radio stations across Canada,<ref name=Billboard /> peaking at #6 on Canada's Rock chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-11-12.pdf|title=RR Canada Rock Top 30|page=66|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the video game [[FIFA 06|''FIFA 06'']].<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA 06 Soundtrack |url=https://www.fifplay.com/fifa-06-soundtrack/ |website=fifplay.com |publisher=EA Sports |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> The second single, "Up In This Town", also received significant airplay, peaking at #7 on Canada's Rock chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-22.pdf|title=RR Canada Rock Top 30|page=58|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> The band toured Canada along with [[Pilate (band)|Pilate]], and played the [[South by Southwest]] festival in Texas, and the 2005 [[Summer Sonic Festival]] in Japan.<ref>Fouchard, Steven (May 19, 2005). "[http://www.hour.ca/news/highbias.aspx?iIDArticle=6160 Busy Boy: But the excitement is lost on this Whitehorse songwriter]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", ''[[Hour (magazine)|Hour]]''. Retrieved June 9, 2010.</ref>
The band's style was likened to that of [[Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter)|Sam Roberts]], with influences of late-1960s and 1970s British pop-rock music.<ref>Khanna, Vish (December 2004). "[https://archive.today/20120710211949/http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=65&csid2=850&fid1=17293 Pop rocks: Boy: Every Page You Turn]", ''[[Exclaim!]]''. Retrieved June 9, 2010.</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== * ''Boy'' (2002), Independent. Re-Released 2003, Bumstead Records * ''Every Page You Turn'' (2004), MapleMusic Recordings
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !width="250" width="210"|Song !width="140"|Director(s) |- |rowspan="3"|2004 |"Same Old Song" | |- |"Up In This Town" |Matt Eastman |- |"Every Page You Turn" |Matt Eastman |- |2006 |"People Come On" | |- |rowspan="2"|2007 |"French Diplomacy" |Matt Eastman |- |"Joey" |Mark Lomond |- |}
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