Matters | |
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| Origin | Guelph,Ontario |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2005 (2005)–2011 (2011) |
| Labels | Out of This Spark Hype Lighter |
| Members | Tim Bruton Kyle Donnelly John O'Regan Greg Santilly |
| Past members | Adam Seward Steve Hesselink C.L. Smith |
| Website | officialmatters |
Matters was aCanadianindie rock band fromGuelph,Ontario. The band consisted of Tim Bruton (guitar/synth), Kyle Donnelly (bass),John O'Regan (lead vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Greg Santilly (drums). They played rock music that had elements of punk, dance, and art rock, and used multiple transitions and hooks rather than traditional verse/chorus song structures.
Formed in 2005 asThe D'Urbervilles while the members were students at theUniversity of Guelph,[1] the band originally consisted of O'Regan, Bruton, Donnelly, and drummer C.L. Smith. Prior to Smith's departure, the band independently released their debut EPThe D'Urbervilles, which reached No. 37 onearshot!'s Canadian campus and community radio charts for the month of May 2006.[2] The D'Urbervilles toured and recorded their debut album,We Are the Hunters, with replacement drummers Steve Hesselink and Adam Seward before selecting Santilly as a permanent member in the fall of 2007.We Are the Hunters was released on the Toronto labelOut of This Spark on February 19, 2008 and hit No. 13 on theearshot! charts for the month of March.[3] The band completed work on their second full-length, although they have gone on record as saying it's unlikely to be released.
As the D'Urbervilles, the group has toured alongsideMalajube,You Say Party! We Say Die!,Immaculate Machine andForest City Lovers in addition to performing atPop Montreal,SXSW,Ottawa Bluesfest, andNXNE.
The band changed their name to Matters in March 2011 to signal their shift in musical direction and visual style.[4]
