Indie Montreal Announces The World Provider Album Launch

Indie Montreal is pleased to announce that it will be presenting The World Provider’s Album Launch on Friday, November 28,^, 2008 at Club Lambi. 011 and Mixylodian will open the show.

Tickets for the November 28^th show are available for $7 in advance at Cheap Thrills and will also be available for $10 at the door.

The World Provider mixes next-level performance art with old school Broadway/Vegas showmanship, fine-tuning the irresistible combination of catchy tunes, cheap keyboard sonics, and over-the top theatrical performance. The super heroic alter ego of mild-mannered writer/filmmaker Malcolm Fraser, the WP got started in Toronto in 1999, coming up alongside some friends you might have heard of – Peaches, Feist, Gonzales, Mocky, Taylor Savvy. Eventually they all moved on to Europe and varying degrees of fame. The WP, in a misguided display of non-conformity, stayed on these shores, relocating to Montreal.

Since then, the WP has released Enabler in 2004 and the Lost Illusions EP in 2006, featuring the CBC Radio and Pitchfork favorite “Valentine” (featuring Feist), both on Montreal’s Ta-Da Records.

Originally a one-man band, the WP has in recent years expanded to various lineups, appearing either as a duo with wife/collaborator Stacey DeWolfe or with a full band featuring Stacey, Montreal indie film queen Kara Blake on keys and Besnard Lakes rock goddess Olga Goreas on drums.

HARD FEELINGS is the new, self-released WP album, featuring “Valentine” and two other Lost Illusions tracks plus nine previously unheard songs. It was recorded between 2006 and 2008 under the watchful eyes of Jace Lasek and Dave Smith at Montreal’s renowned Breakglass Studio. It also features contributions from Montreal indie-rock luminaries such as Steve Raegele (The Besnard Lakes), Mike Feuerstack (Bell Orchestre, Wooden Stars, Snailhouse) and Warren Auld (Royal Mountain Band).

Hard Feelings is released in the form of a Super Fun Activity Book with puzzles, cartoons, jokes and skill-testing questions. The musical element is available as a download from leading Canadian online label zunior.com.

The November 28^th Launch is one show in a series that follows The World Provider’s Pop Montreal performance with The Dears. This string of shows will see The World Provider play with the likes of Stars and Lover/Fighter.

About Indie Montreal

Indie Montreal is a concert production/promotions company born and bred in Montreal. They organize, coordinate and promote Pop Music shows in and around Montreal that showcase the best talent in the Canadian Independent music scene.

They try to form long-term ties with their artists and gain fans’ confidence. They see their business primarily as a tool for disseminating information about the brightest up and coming Canadian talent.