# Wake Owl

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{{Short description|Canadian indie pop band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Wake Owl
| image           =
| caption         =
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| origin          = [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada)
| years_active    = {{start date|2012}}–present<!-- {{end date|YYYY}} -->
| genre           = [folk rock](/source/folk_rock), [indie pop](/source/indie_pop)
| label           = [Vagrant Records](/source/Vagrant_Records)<br/>Rezolute Music
| associated_acts =
| current_members = Colyn Cameron<br/>Aiden Brant-Briscall
}}
'''Wake Owl''' is an [indie pop](/source/indie_pop) band based in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia) and [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon), [Oregon](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/No_Depression_(magazine))'', February 20, 2013.</ref> The band toured both [Canada](/source/Canada) and the [United States](/source/United_States) to support the EP.

The EP garnered airplay on [CBC Radio 2](/source/CBC_Radio_2), with the title track reaching #1 on the ''[Radio 2 Top 20](/source/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](/source/CBC_Music), June 14, 2013.</ref> and the track "Gold" was featured in an episode of ''[Grey's Anatomy](/source/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](/source/MSN_Entertainment), January 29, 2013.</ref>

The band garnered a [Juno Award](/source/Juno_Award) nomination for [Breakthrough Artist of the Year](/source/Juno_Award_for_Breakthrough_Artist_of_the_Year) at the [Juno Awards of 2014](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Q_(radio_show))'' 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](/source/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!](/source/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](/source/BeatRoute_Magazine)'', 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)

==References==
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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

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