Casper Skulls

Casper Skulls
Origin Sudbury and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Indie rock
Years active 2015-present
Members Neil Bednis
Melanie St-Pierre
Fraser McClean
Chris Anthony

Casper Skulls are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario.[1] They are most noted for receiving a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2018 for their song "Lingua Franca".[2]

History

Casper Skulls was formed in 2015 by Neil Bednis and Melanie St-Pierre, musicians and romantic partners from Sudbury[3] who moved to the Toronto area when St-Pierre started studying art and design at Sheridan College.[1] They added bassist Fraser McClean and drummer Chris Anthony,[1] and began performing in Toronto venues. In 2016 they signed with Buzz Records and released their debut EP Lips & Skull.[4][5]

In 2017, Casper Skulls performed at the River & Sky festival.[6] Tnat year they released their full-length debut album Mercy Works in 2017.[7][8] During their tour to support the album, they were involved in a vehicle collision en route to SXSW, and launched a crowdfunding campaign to assist in paying for a new tour van.[9] The band members themselves were uninjured, and were able to get to Austin to perform their scheduled set.[9]

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