[Watch] Said the Whale - "Big Sky, MT" (Official Video)

Leading up to the release of their forthcoming studio album Little Mountain, Vancouver-based indie rock band Said the Whale are releasing promotional videos for 13 of the 15 tracks on the album. The first, which was released last week, was for "We Are 1980," and this week, Consequence of Sound has premiered the second video for "Big Sky, MT." When speaking of the video and the song, band member Ben Worcester said:

It’s a song about my late-grandfather and the roles that love and nature played in his life.  The producers of this video did a wonderful job interpreting the meaning of the song into a story about a girl exploring the hills of Montana with her grandfather.  The video concludes much like the life of my grandfather did – with a riverside memorial service during which members of my family tossed flowers into the water.”

Little Mountain is set for release on March 6th via Hidden Pony/EMI.

[News] Said the Whale Details Third LP, 'Little Mountain'

Vancouver indie rock outfit and Juno Award winners Said the Whale have announced that their third studio album Little Mountain will be released on March 6th via Hidden Pony. To coincide with the announcement, the band has made two tracks available for your listening pleasure, both of which, titled "Heavy Ceiling" and "Big Sky, MT," are available to stream below. As well, starting on February 7th, the group will be releasing promotional videos for each of the 15 songs on the album, with one video being released each day.

Along with the album announcement, Said the Whale is set to tour throughout North America, starting with a show in their hometown of Vancouver on February 25th. After the jump, you can check out the band's full tour itinerary as well as the tracklisting for Little Mountain.

Said the Whale - "Big Sky, MT":

Said the Whale - "Heavy Ceiling":

Little Mountain Tracklist:
01. We Are 1980
02. Big Sky, MT
03. Loveless
04. The Reason
05. O Alexandra
06. Big Wave Goodbye
07. Jesse, AR
08. Lover/Friend
09. Guilty/Hypocrites
10. 2010
11. Heavy Ceiling
12. Hurricane Ada
13. Safe Harbour
14. Lucky
15. Seasons
16. Lesson in Crime (iTunes bonus track)

Said the Whale 2012 Tour Dates:
02/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre
03/02 – Seattle, WA @ Q Café
03/05 – Sacramento, CA @ Luigi’s Fun Garden
03/06 – San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah
03/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge
03/10 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
03/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
03/13-18 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
03/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room
03/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Rock Shop
03/27 – Saint John, NB @ Peppers Pub
03/28 – Halifax, NS @ Reflections Cabaret
03/30 – Cornerbrook, NL @ Grenfell College
03/31 – St. John’s, NL @ TBA
04/05 – Charlottetown, PEI @ UPEI
04/07 – Fredericton, NB @ Charlotte St Arts Centre
04/08 – Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle
04/10 – Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange
04/11 – Ottawa, ON @ Ritual
04/12 – Hamilton, ON @ This Ain’t Hollywood
04/13 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall
04/14 – London, ON @ London Music Hall (Lounge)
04/16 – Windsor, ON @ Capitol Theatre
04/17 – Detroit, MI @ The Lager House
04/18 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
04/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
04/21 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
04/23 – Regina, SK @ Artful Dodger
04/24 – Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre
04/25 – Edmonton, AB -@Myer Horowitz Theatre
04/26 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall (X92.9 Presents)
04/28 – Kelowna, BC @ Habitat
04/29 – Kelowna, BC @ Habitat
05/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/04 – Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall
07/14 - Toronto, ON @ Edgefest

[Listen] Said the Whale - "New Brighton"

Yesterday, Consequence of Sound premiered a brand new track from Vancouver indie rock band Said the Whale, whose success has been going nowhere but up this past year. To tide fans over till the release of the follow-up LP to their sophomore album Islands Disappear, the band will be releasing a four-track EP titled New Brighton. The EP is the first new music the band has released since their sophomore album, and will be released on November 8th via Hidden Pony Records. Head over to CoS to hear the track for yourself, and head here to read my interview with Said the Whale frontman Tyler Bancroft.

[Interview] Said the Whale's Tyler Bancroft Talks About Touring With Tokyo Police Club, the Juno Awards, and Food

Photo by Jonathan Taggart

Vancouver indie rockers Said the Whale are quickly becoming a well-known presence in the Canadian music scene. The band, which was formed back in 2007, has released two studio albums, toured throughout Canada and the U.S., and even won this year's Juno Award for New Group of the Year.

Over the past month, the band has been on the road with fellow indie rockers Tokyo Police Club and Dinosaur Bones, touring across five provinces in the great nation of Canada. Last night, I had a chance to chat with Said the Whale frontman Tyler Bancroft about everything from the creation of the band, to touring, to the Juno Awards, to the delights of food. You can check out the full interview below.

Some Kind of Awesome: So, Said the Whale was started by both you and Ben [Worcester]. Why did you two decide to form the band? And how did everyone else become involved?

Tyler Bancroft: After high school I tried the university thing, but that wasn't working out [laughs], so Ben and I started playing music together. We actually started out acoustically, doing basement recordings, and eventually it became a five-piece. The drummer, [Spencer Shoening], we knew from high school, and we've also got a new bass player, [Nathan Shaw], so hopefully he'll be with us for a while.

Some Kind of Awesome: Growing up in Vancouver, how has this city influenced you and your music?

TB: Everything, it's influenced everything. Me and Ben are heavily influenced by geography, the city is basically our muse. Our first record, [Taking Abalonia/Howe Sounds], took a lot of influence from Vancouver and the West Coast. The cool thing about touring, though, is that your music becomes influenced by the places you see. Not to sound typical or anything, but our latest record, [Islands Disappear], was influenced a lot by being on the road and touring across Canada.

Some Kind of Awesome: Your first album, Taking Abalonia, was re-released in 2008 as Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia. Why did you decide to re-release the album? And how do Howe Sounds and Taking Abalonia compare?

TB: We re-released Taking Abalonia because it didn't have the distribution the first time around. It was our chance to give the album a commercial release. [Taking Abalonia and Howe Sounds] are actually really similar, they were recorded 8 months apart, so I think it just made sense to release them together. [Laughs] I don't really think about the past too often, I tend to think more about the future.

Some Kind of Awesome: What was it like recording your second album, Islands Disappear, and what inspired those songs?

TB: With the second album, we had a little more money and a little more time. We were still working with Tom Dobrzanski, the producer from our first album, but we also had Howard Redekopp (The New Pornographers, Mother Mother) come in to tag team the production. Driving across Canada influenced the album a lot, but it was never an intentional ode to Canada. We would just write whatever came naturally.

Some Kind of Awesome: Last November, you were in CKPK-FM's Peak Performance Project. You won second place, as well as $75,000. What did you do with the money? New record in the works?

TB: Yeah, that was a really fun experience. The $75,000 was actually put into an account that could only be used for career related stuff. We've have a new record in the works, about 10 songs written, and we've got studio time booked for July. We're planning on releasing an EP in the Fall, and then a full release in early 2012. I find with a lot of bands, and ourselves, you just have to keep the ball rolling.

Some Kind of Awesome: You were recently at this year's Juno Awards, what was it like winning the award for New Group of the Year?

TB: It's a bizarre feeling [laughs]. I've always watched the Junos, even when I was a kid, I would watch it with my parents. It's like the Canadian Grammys [laughs]. It's just a bizarre thing, but it is amazing to be recognized. Not to say we're better than everyone else, but it's just awesome that our music is being recognized.

Some Kind of Awesome: What's it like touring with Tokyo Police Club and Dinosaur Bones? Have you guys done anything fun or exciting while on tour?

TB: yeah, they're a bunch of great dudes. We've actually spent a lot of time playing hockey before or after shows, and we've also been curling. It's been a pretty Canadian tour [laughs]. But compared to British Columbia, the rest of Canada has been so cold.

Some Kind of Awesome: Over the course of your tour, you've had shows all across Canada, and even a few in the United States. What was it like touring in the States for the first time? And what was the best thing you had to eat while on tour?

TB: Touring in the States is a lot different than in Canada, there's a lot less time between cities and shows [laughs]. There, you're driving for four hours or two hours and you're already in a new city. Here [Canada], you're driving for a lot longer. The people in the States are really nice, too, and you can buy beer at corner stores [laughs]. It's funny, while we've been on tour we've been doing these Indiegestion segments, get it? Indie-gestion. For that we've been filming the things we have eaten while on the road. In Austin, you could get this deep fried, chicken and cheese stuffed avacado.

Some Kind of Awesome: Since we're on the topic of food, what's the best thing you've ever eaten? We're going Food Network on this one.

TB: [Laughs] The best thing I've ever eaten? Probably this pulled pork slider I had in Austin, or Schwartz's Deli in Montreal. Honestly, I could talk for hours and hours about the things I've eaten.

Some Kind of Awesome: How does it feel being back in your hometown of Vancouver? And which venue is your favourite to perform at?

The hometown crowd is amazing, they're always so forgiving and welcoming. The Commodore [Ballroom] is easily my favourite venue to play at. The sound is second to none.

Some Kind of Awesome: Awesome, thanks for your time Tyler, it was great chatting with you.