Lock up the henhouse folks, because The
Weasels are back!
After a year long hiatus due to relocations,
temporary insanity, broken bones and a few other scheduling nightmares,
the original Sealed Weasels, Paul French (Vocals & Guitar), Bill
Kimberley (Bass & Keyboards) and Wally (Drums), have regrouped
to bring you more of their unique sound.
Combining far reaching influences ranging
from the Beatles to Rush to Led Zeppelin to the Ramones to Frank Zappa,
Sealed Weasels call their unique sound Progressive Power Pop. This sound
has indeed progressed a great deal in the past year, despite the fact
that the band hadn't played together at all during that time.
"We were scattered across a large distance,
geographically speaking," says Kimberley. "Pulling everything
together was a logistical nightmare."
"Every time we got one obstacle out
of the way two more would jump up in its place," Adds French.
"My broken arm was another roadblock,"
says Wally. "I was out of commission for a few months and I don't
have the patience to play with my feet."
With all this in mind, the band members decided
to take a break. When they finally reconvened in June, a pleasant surprise
awaited them.
"It was like we'd never stopped playing
together," notes Kimberley.
"We were refreshed," adds French,
"We found the old grooves easily, but there was something new going
on."
"We're playing together better than
we ever have, which is really something, considering the amount of time
we've played together." says Kimberley indicating the formative
years the trio spent as Rhubarb Sandwich and the 3 Piece Charlie Band.
"We just got better at listening to
each other," French explains. "We know where and what the
others are going to play next."
The newly revitalized sound has inspired
new songs like the sparse melodic "Relativity" as well as
bringing back old favourites like "Cold Turkey Sandwiches".
"We're glad now that we didn't record
some of these songs last year," says a relieved Kimberley. "The
sound has changed so much, and we've made so many adjustments to the
arrangements that we wouldn't have been able to listen to the recordings
now."
With everything falling in to place and no
other band member on the disabled list, The Sealed Weasels are now starting
to work on their Debut CD, a follow up to last year's well received
CD Single, Bionic.
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