canadians - a sky with no stars

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.:: The Italian indie band Canadians embodies a true success story of the current myspace era. Hailing from the city of Verona of Shakespearian fame, Canadians are a fivepiece formed in January 2005, featuring Duccio Simbeni (lead vocals, guitar), Michele Nicoli (guitar), Massimo Fiorio (bass, vocals), Vittorio Pozzato (keyboards, vocals) and Christian Corso (drums).

Their first, self-produced EP "The north side of summer" was enthusiastically received by Italian bloggers and music media alike for their breezy, catchy college pop influenced by American acts such as Weezer, Pavement, Grandaddy, and a special gift for hooks and vocal harmonies reminescent of classic 60s bands like Beach Boys and Byrds.

The first recognition outside Italy was their feature in the "Breaking Bands" column of the weekly British magazine New Musical Express. But the band also won the hearts of those at Project My World, an American reality television series in which the hosts meet with friends and unsigned bands all over the world with a myspace profile. The show visited the band in their hometown for a week; since then, the band's myspace has enjoyed aninternational, fast-growing popularity, especially among US teenagers.

After various rumours concerning deals with major labels, the band signed with the Italian independent label Ghost Records in March 2007 and then flew to Liverpool for two shows at the legendary Cavern Club, as part of the bill of the itinerant festival International Pop Overthrow.

Back in 2006, Canadians won the Heineken Jammin Contest for unsigned Italian bands. The prize was the recording of their debut full-length album, which is officially out in September 2007 with the title "A Sky with No Stars". (written by Davide Golin)

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