{{Short description|Canadian indie pop band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Wake Owl | image = | caption = | image_size = | origin = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | years_active = {{start date|2012}}–present<!-- {{end date|YYYY}} --> | genre = folk rock, indie pop | label = Vagrant Records<br/>Rezolute Music | associated_acts = | current_members = Colyn Cameron<br/>Aiden Brant-Briscall }} '''Wake Owl''' is an indie pop band based in Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland, Oregon.<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/1/Wake-Owl-explores-the-Wild-Country-of-nature-music-and-making-a-living "Wake Owl explores the Wild Country of nature, music and making a living"]. CBC Music, January 22, 2013.</ref> The band's core members are singer and songwriter Colyn Cameron and multi-instrumentalist Aiden Brant-Briscall.<ref>[https://www.straight.com/music/584696/wake-owl-flies-new-path "Wake Owl flies a new path"]. ''The Georgia Straight'', February 12, 2014.</ref>
==History== Following several years of international travel during which Cameron wrote songs primarily as a hobby, the band released its debut EP as a free internet download in 2012, and was rereleased January 29, 2013 on Vagrant Records.<ref>[http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/interview-colyn-cameron-of-wake-owl-on-wild-country Interview: Colyn Cameron of Wake Owl on "Wild Country"]. ''No Depression'', February 20, 2013.</ref> The band toured both Canada and the United States to support the EP.
The EP garnered airplay on CBC Radio 2, with the title track reaching #1 on the ''Radio 2 Top 20'' in June 2013,<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/6/The-Radio-2-Top-20-Wake-owl-ruffle-a-few-feathers-by-taking-the-top-spot "The Radio 2 Top 20: Wake Owl ruffle a few feathers by taking the top spot"]. CBC Music, June 14, 2013.</ref> and the track "Gold" was featured in an episode of ''Grey's Anatomy''.<ref>[http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/15-canadian-music-acts-you-should-know?page=9 "15 Canadian music acts you should know: Wake Owl"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223013547/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/15-canadian-music-acts-you-should-know?page=9 |date=2014-02-23 }}. MSN Entertainment, January 29, 2013.</ref>
The band garnered a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014.<ref name=winterruption>[https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Wake+unveils+Private+World+Paradise/9499855/story.html "Winterruption Festival: Wake Owl unveils Private World of Paradise"]. ''Vancouver Sun'', February 12, 2014.</ref> Following this nomination, the band toured several cities in Canada and were featured on the CBC Radio show ''q'' for an interview and live performance of a few songs from their forthcoming album.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-friday-february-28-1.2990236/friday-live-wake-up-to-wake-owl-1.2990267 "Friday Live: Wake up to Wake Owl"]. CBC Radio, February 28, 2014.</ref>
The band's debut full-length album ''The Private World of Paradise'' was released March 4, 2014 on Rezolute Music.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/News/wake_owl_explore_private_world_of_paradise_on_debut_album_premiere_new_single "Wake Owl Explore 'The Private World of Paradise' on Debut Album, Premiere New Single"]. ''Exclaim!'', December 10, 2013.</ref> The album is described as more experimental and pop-oriented than ''Wild Country'', with an increased emphasis on rhythm and synth-pop textures.<ref>[http://beatroute.ca/2014/02/04/wake-owl-2/ "Wake Owl"]. ''BeatRoute'', February 4, 2014.</ref>
Their second full-length album, ''Kaleidoscopes'', was released July 20, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaleidoscopes, by Wake Owl|url=https://wakeowl.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscopes|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Wake Owl|language=en}}</ref> preceded by the singles "Tricks" and "To Be Used". It can also be found on YouTube.<ref>{{Citation|title=Tricks|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxXNre2m--U|language=en|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref>
==Discography== *''Wild Country'' (2012) *''The Private World of Paradise'' (2014) *''Kaleidoscopes'' (2017)
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Category:Canadian folk rock groups Category:Canadian indie pop groups Category:Musical groups from Vancouver Category:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon Category:American folk rock groups Category:Indie pop groups from Oregon Category:Musical groups established in 2012 Category:2012 establishments in British Columbia Category:Canadian indie folk groups