Pre-order the vinyl! Plus, we made a mixtape for iM…

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Only half a month to go until we release our album! Can’t wait? Neither can we really, so we’ve set up pre-ordering for the Crayon Wars vinyl. If you order between now and May 23rd you’ll get an immediate digital download and you’ll also have the physical copy in your hands before anyone else does!

In other fun, as The Indie Machine’s band of the month we curated a 7-day mixtape this week that features a few of our favourite electro influences. Take a listen and read about why we decided to put Britney alongside Kraftwerk…

New song stream, radio play and a video review!

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The folks at Two Way Monologues have been great supporters-turned-friends of ours for many years. I first met them when I released my last solo album, Stop/Start, and they’ve been following closely ever since. They’ve watched this band develop and have been waiting (for years!) for us to finish our album, so it’s not a surprise that they are helping us throw our vinyl release show on June 1. This week on their blog they’ve reviewed Crayon Wars and are also streaming a new track that isn’t even up on our own site yet! Head over to TWM to listen to Open My Eyes.

Speaking of exciting new things, White Noise was the “Track to Start Your Saturday Night…” on last week’s episode of Bandwidth on Ottawa’s CBC Radio One.

And last but not least, Tiana from Ride The Tempo spoke about all the songs on Crayon Wars in her video review.

All good news!

Countdown to vinyl release starting…now!

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It’s been a bit silent on the blog front but facebook friends may have noticed bits and pieces coming together to assemble 300 vinyl copies of Crayon Wars.

Well, they’re finally done! And just in time too, because we’re counting down to our album release party on June 1 at Sneaky Dee’s (Toronto) which we’re hoping you’ll join us for. We’ll dance, we’ll play and then we’ll dance some more. We won’t want to miss you and you won’t want to miss Lovely Killbots, Mix Chopin or Patrick Grant and band. More on this in the coming weeks…

Meanwhile, kind words like these from Panic Manual are popping up and oh, we’re The Indie Machine‘s featured artist of the month so stay tuned there for more fun from us too!

Download for you + a new show!

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We’re getting a bit antsy waiting to get our hands (and yours) on the vinyl so the next best thing? How about a free download of one of our favourite tracks from the album? Get Control!

In show news, Owen’s other band Soi Disant is doing a residency at Toronto’s Drake Hotel Underground every Monday in March (starting today). We’ll be joining them for their last show on March 26th so you should come say hi!

So…who are your influences?

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It’s funny as musicians to be asked what we sound like or who are influences are because not everything we listen to necessarily directly informs our music. Dean and I (Wendy) are in both Papermaps and Wendy Versus but the two bands sound completely different because they draw on different sets of influences.

I grew up listening to radio bubblegum pop, 90′s Can-rock and singer/songwriters. One of my favourites of the latter is DIY songstress Emm Gryner. Her albums have always had the perfect blend of mid-tempo pop hooks and emotive balladry to capture my attention over the years. Imagine my delight when I stumbled upon her latest musical direction with the shvrs bros: pedals, synths, and other wonderous machines?! It makes me happy to see artists I love coincidentally venturing on similar musical paths.

Tracks redux – new songs up!

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Just got the final tracks for Crayon Wars in our hands and we couldn’t be happier. Still a few months away from having the physical copies ( <3 vinyl ) but that doesn’t mean we can’t share a little in the meantime.

Back in 2010 we holed up at Chemical Sound for 14 hours and recorded demos of White Noise and Juliana. We mixed and released them on el internets while we worked on more material. These songs made it onto the album and you can find the new mixes here!

Why hello!

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You’ve stumbled upon the home of Toronto-based band WENDY VERSUS. We’ve been slaving away at our record for quite some time and are excited to be finally resurfacing. With a new name, new sounds, new photos…it’s kinda like being born again. Except it’s more like being reincarnated carrying the experiences of your previous old soul. Or something. Anyway, glad to be back – as we get closer to the album release we’ll have more exciting things to share [cough,songpreviews,cough,cough] so stick with us!