The Phonemes

The Phonemes were a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, active in the 2000s.[1] A trio whose core members were vocalist and songwriter Magali Meagher, bassist Liz Forsberg and drummer Matias Rozenberg,[2] the group's two releases on Blocks Recording Club also featured guest contributions from Owen Pallett, Katie Crown, Bob Wiseman, Steve Kado and Leon Taheny.

Meagher, a native of Guelph who moved to Toronto in 1998 and was a supporting musician in The Hidden Cameras,[3] started the band in 2003.[4] The band released its self-titled debut EP in 2004,[1] and followed up with the full-length album There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do in 2007.[5] In 2009, they contributed the non-album track "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an E-mail" to the compilation album Friends in Bellwoods II.[6] They supported their music with some touring, both as a band[3] and Meagher on her own in collaboration with Wiseman and Jason Trachtenburg.[7]

The band did not release any further music after "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an E-mail". Meagher subsequently toured with Laura Barrett, Alysha Haugen and Dana Snell (of The Bicycles) in Sheezer, an all-female Weezer tribute band.[8]

References
  1. "Phonemic fun: Indie pop trio flirt with the dark side". Now, January 29, 2004.
  2. "Phonemes make sound with meaning". Queen's Journal, January 15, 2008.
  3. Adrian Mack, "The Phonemes’ Magali Meagher is happy to play anywhere". The Georgia Straight, June 2, 2010.
  4. "Another spark from Guelph connection; The Phonemes' Magali Meagher keeps finding herself at the centre of music explosions". Guelph Mercury, May 11, 2006.
  5. Alex Molotkow, "The Phonemes: There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do". Exclaim!, May 23, 2007.
  6. Stephenson Price, "Friends in Bellwoods II Charity Comp Ropes in Final Fantasy, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ohbijou". Exclaim!, April 21, 2009.
  7. "Dynamic trio completes Salmon Arm concert series". Kelowna Capital News, May 9, 2007.
  8. "Ladies sing the Blue ; All-woman Weezer tribute turns guy tunes on their head". Ottawa Sun, February 1, 2012.
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