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Prior to forming the Spill Canvas as a solo project, lead singer Nick Thomas was the guitarist and back-up vocalist in a number of local punk and metalcore bands including Nodes of Ranvier. Wanting to pursue his own musical interests Thomas departed Nodes of Ranvier and formed his own acoustic emo act in a similar vein to Dashboard Cofessional, and signed with indie label One Eleven Records at age 19. The singer’s debut album “Sunsets and Car Crashes” arrived in 2004 and bar a few guest contributions, was recorded entirely on his own.
For a supporting tour of the album Thomas enlisted the help of a touring band consisting of Dan Ludeman on guitar, Scott McGuire on bass, and Joe Beck on drums. The success of the tour led the Spill Canvas’ subsequent album to be a collaboration between the new members and the result was 2005’s “One Fell Swoop”. In late 2006 the band announced it was changing labels to Sire Records, which marked the departure of McGuire on bass who was replaced by Landon Hell.
The band’s debut release on Sire Records was the EP “Denial Feels So Good” which was supported by a tour on the entire Warped Tour 2007. The tour earned the band a great deal of exposure and a bigger fan base, which led to their well-received third full-length album “No Really, I’m Fine” in 2007. The album peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Heatseekers chart, featured revered cameo appearances from the likes of Anthony Green of Circa Survive and Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin, and was again supported by increasingly relentless touring until late 2008.
The EP “Honestly” also appeared in late 2008, followed up by a pair of EPs in 2010 with the titles “Abnormalities”, released in January and “Realities” in April. The band’s fifth studio album “Formalities” arrived later in 2010, followed by the album “Gestalt” in 2012.
Live reviews
Ever since stumbling across “The Tide” during my teens, Nick Thomas’ “The Spill Canvas” have always been a band that I've had a soft spot for. Now if you’re someone who also got into them from the “Sunsets & Car Crashes” EP, then it would be understandable for you to be expecting a solo performance from Thomas and an acoustic guitar. But there is a much bigger dynamic to the Sioux Falls when they play live especially since the collaborative album “One Fell Swoop”. The show at The Opera House, Toronto kicks off “Polygraph, Right Now”, a great upbeat track to grab everyone’s attention. From here, the set goes on to pull a host of songs from “One Fell Swoop” along with the newer “No Really, I’m Fine” and “Formalities” with “Natalie Marie and 1cc” and “Battles” going down particularly well with the crowd. Those of course didn't send everyone as crazy as a nicely reworked version of “The Tide” and saving “All Hail the Heart breaker” as an encore nearly had fans passing out with excitement. Despite it being a very intimate venue, Thomas and his band have a little bit of a “stand-offish” demeanour about them with very little interaction with crowd. But when you make music that speaks the volume that theirs does, the odd off night can easily be forgiven.
Blitzace87
The venue was tiny (couldn't have been more than 250 people), which I loved. We bought VIP tickets and arrived late for the show, but were still able to receive all our benefits (minus the meet&greet and private concert). All three openers were amazing, which I was not expecting (even took home CDs from two of them). Spill Canvas itself, was unbelievable. Nick has an amazing live voice (even despite having lost it from previous shows). He was amazingly interactive with the crowd, and had quite the sense of humour. This was my first concert, and even though it had a few set backs in the beginning, I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
takingbacksamday
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