Kasador

Kasador
Genres Indie Rock/Pop
Years active 2015 - present
Website kasadorband.com
Members
  • Will Hunter
  • Cam Wyatt
  • Boris Baker
  • Nick Babcock
  • Julien Laferrière
Past members
  • Don Pineapple
  • Colin Simonds
  • Angus Fay

Kasador is a Canadian indie rock/pop band originating from Kingston, Ontario. The five-piece band was formed in 2012, and was known as the Will Hunter Band until changing the group's name in early 2015. Members as of December 2017 are Will Hunter, Cam Wyatt, Boris Baker, Nick Babcock and Julien Laferrière.

History

Lead vocalist and guitarist Will Hunter started his musical career playing solo acoustic sets in the Kingston area while he was a student at Queen's University. He sought out other musicians and founded the band in 2012 with original drummer and bassist Don Pineapple and Colin Simonds.[1][2] Fellow Queen's students Boris Baker (bass) and Cam Wyatt (lead guitar) joined what was then known as the Will Hunter Band; other musicians also performed. The group initially performed at venues in and around Queen's University.[3]

In August 2014, they released a five-song EP titled Last Summer, recorded at Bathouse Recording Studio.[4][5] The band started touring through Southern and Eastern Ontario, and was slotted as the opening act for headliners such as The Stringers.[6]

In 2015, the band announced they were now performing as "Kasador". Lead vocalist Will Hunter said that the change in name was to reflect that this was a band rather than a group of musicians supporting a lead singer.[1] The new band name was chosen because it is a variant of the Spanish word cazador, which means "hunter", and is a nod to the former name of the band.[2]

Shortly after the name change, Nick Babcock joined the band on keyboards.[7] Pineapple left the band in early 2016, and was replaced on drums by Angus Fay.[8] Despite the changes in personnel, Kasador continued to tour as both support and headlining performers in Ontario, Quebec and the U.S. through 2015 until the summer of 2016.[3] The band then returned to Bathouse Studios to record an eponymous six-song EP, which was produced by Nyles Spencer.[2][3]

The Kasador EP was released in September 2016. Alan Cross included "Neighbourhood", in his "Top 11" playlist for the week of September 16, 2016;[9] the song had been released as a single with accompanying video in January 2016.[5] A second video accompanied the release of "Talk About It".[10][11] The band donated the proceeds from one month's downloads of the song "Never Alone", as well as a portion of ticket sales, to jack.org, a chapter-based organization providing mental health support to students.[2] The release was supported by tours in Canada and the U.S.[11][12]

On January 1, 2017, The Strombo Show presented a 4-hour special edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Tragically Hip's first release. Kasador was one of the groups selected to cover a Tragically Hip song, performing "So Hard Done By" on the program, which was broadcast nationally on CBC Radio 2.[13][14] George Strombolopoulos, the host of the show, noted the familial relationship between The Tragically Hip and Kasador: Boris Baker is the son of Hip lead guitarist Rob Baker, and Angus Fay is the nephew of Hip drummer Johnny Fay. [14]

Spring 2017 saw another change in the band's line-up, with Angus Fay leaving and Julien Laferrière taking over the drums. Following a year of touring in Canada and the U.S. supporting their EP, the band released two new songs in October 2017. "Come Get Yer Money", which is a reflection on the political frustration observed by the band, was released in tandem with the announcement of their Fall 2017 tour of Ontario and the northeast U.S.[15] "Skeleton Park" was selected as "Song of the Day" by Toronto-based Live in Limbo.[16] In a review of Kasador's live performance at Mills Hardware, Soundzine described ''Skeleton Park" as "beautifully haunting".[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Meade-Baxter, Jocelyn (June 20, 2015). "Interview - Kasador". Canadian Beats. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 McDonald, Neil (March 11, 2016). "Kasador's music strives for deeper message". Guelph Mercury Tribune. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Nijhuis, Stephanie (September 16, 2016). "Let's talk about Kasador". The Journal. Queen's University. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Last Summer by Will Hunter Band". Bandcamp. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 Kirkpatrick, Harvey (January 12, 2016). "Kasador: Neighbourhood". Kingstonist. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Stringers at Cafe Dekcuf (10 January 2014)". The Stringers Band. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "End of Summer". Kasador - Blog. August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "This Year". Kasador - Blog. November 10, 2016. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ Cross, Alan (September 16, 2016). "This Week'sTop 11 Playlist: 16 September 2016". A Journal of Musical Things. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ Ottenhof, Luke (October 18, 2016). "Premiere: Watch Kasador's new video "Talk About It"". On the A Side. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  11. 1 2 Murphy, Sarah (August 31, 2016). "Kasador: Talk About It". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Show Review: Kasador". Buffalo Heard. January 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ Eddy, Colton (January 2, 2017). "The Strombo Show Presents Hip 30". CBC Music. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017. The Strombo Show has invited Canada's best bands into my living room to celebrate and cover their favourite Hip songs and share their memories of the band, the music and of course, Gord Downie.
  14. 1 2 Hendra, Peter (December 24, 2016). "Strombo pays tribute to The Tragically Hip". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  15. ↑ Marvel, Emillie (October 6, 2017). "Premiere: Kasador drops new single and announces tour". Idobi. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  16. ↑ Wong Shue, Katrina (October 25, 2017). "Song of the Day: "Skeleton Park" by Kasador". Live in Limbo. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Live Review: Kasador @ Mills Hardware". Soundzine. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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