Postdata (band)
Postdata is the solo project of Paul Murphy (of the band Wintersleep) [1] While centered around Murphy's songwriting and vocals, it features an ever-changing cast of supporting musicians[2]
Supporting collaborators have included Murphy's brother Michael Murphy, Grant Hutchison and Andy Monaghan of Frightened Rabbit, Loel Campbell and Tim D'Eon of Wintersleep, and Simone Pace of Blonde Redhead.[1][3]
History[edit]
The project's self-titled debut album was released on Hand Drawn Dracula in 2010,[2] and supported with a national tour across Canada.[4] Later in the year, Murphy released three additional non-album tracks.[5]
Postdata's second album, Let's Be Wilderness, was released in 2018 on Paper Bag Records.[1] The album was nominated for a Nova Scotia Music Award,[6] and appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in June.[7] A video for the track "Evil" was filmed in New York City by director Derrick Belcham.[8] That year the band performed at the Pop Montreal festival.[9]
The band's third album, Twin Flames, was released in March 2021. It was recorded in mid-2020 with co-producer Ali Chant, partly in Bristol, England, and partly during lockdown in Halifax.[10]
Run Wild, the band's fourth album, was released in September 2023.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Plots New Postdata LP, Premieres "Evil" and "Black Cloud". Exclaim!, March 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Paul Murphy Sheds a Light on Wintersleep's New Inheritors As He Takes Postdata Across Canada". Exclaim!, March 12, 2010.
- ^ Tara Thorne, "Postdata’s wild heart". The Coast, May 31, 2018.
- ^ "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy to Take His Postdata Across Canada". Exclaim!, February 11, 2010.
- ^ "Postdata: A Holiday Offering". Exclaim!, December 17, 2010.
- ^ "Pictou County well represented on Nova Scotia Music Award nominee list". The News, Pictou, Nova Scotia, September 14, 2018
- ^ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 26, 2018". !earshot.
- ^ "Postdata "Evil" (video)". Exclaim!, Sarah Murphy, Jun 28, 2018
- ^ "Our coups de coeur from POP Montreal 2018". Cult MTL, October 1, 2018
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Unveils New Album as POSTDATA". Exclaim!, November 20, 2020.
- ^ Alex Hudson, "POSTDATA Goes "All-Out Stylistically" with New Album 'Run Wild'". Exclaim!, June 14, 2023.