Thom Cooke - Drums
Glen
Austin Farquhar - Bass / Keyboards
Corey Hachey - Voice , Acoustic Guitar
Neal MacLean - Lead Guitar
Biography
Rising from obscurity to recognition in
2006, Sproll has become one of Atlantic Canada’s most popular and
critically acclaimed bands. However the genesis of the band has a much
more humble beginning.
Some might say using
the name of his high school teacher for a band name was bold.
Especially, since the same teacher gave him a failing grade on the paper
which discussed his vision of a band. As a teen, in small town New
Brunswick, lead singer Corey Hachey would find himself inspired by the
swagger of "Brit Pop" acts such as Oasis, The Stone Roses, Travis, and
The Verve. Motivated, Hachey, taught himself to play the guitar and
songs would soon follow. "I would spend hours strumming away in my
parents’ basement, and as soon as I could string a few chords together,
I started scratching down lyrics," explains Hachey.
Fast forward through
several years of dead end jobs, and luke warm attempts at higher
learning, Hachey would soon cross paths with an aspiring guitar player,
Neal MacLean. Both moved to Moncton, NB in the fall of 2003, and, after
a chance encounter, began crafting songs amid winter’s icy grip. "We
started to collaborate and write new material from day one. It was great
to finally meet someone that had the same determination to bring things
to life," informs MacLean.
Driven to get the
concept off the ground and armed with a handful of new songs, MacLean
and Hachey began the search for like minded musicians to round out the
ensemble.
Finding
musicians that provided a proper fit into the group’s musical vision
proved to be difficult at the start, until being introduced to bassist,
Glen Farquhar, through a mutual friend. Drummer, Thom Cooke, who
responded to a local music shop bulletin board ad, joined with the group
soon after and the nucleus was right. With Farquhar's distinct approach
to the bass guitar and Cooke providing the steady back beat, the band
began inching closer to their present sound.
Sproll's
very first studio effort came in the summer of 2003 with the now rare, 8
song demo entitled Kelly's Hill. The record was completely self-produced
in Farquhar’s basement studio and is a true testament to what can be
accomplished with a lot of hard work and a home computer. After playing
a handful of small club gigs and selling 500 copies of the demo in two
months, the band cornered Producer/Engineer, Laurence Currie (Sloan,
Wintersleep) to begin working on their next project.
The summer of 2005
would find the band in the midst of tracking their second release, an EP
named, Soft Science. This second attempt would be produced and recorded
at, Idea of East Studios, in Halifax Nova Scotia, with Currie at the
helm. The success of Soft Science would enable the band to tour across
Canada and into the US alongside such acts as Matt Mays, Pilot Speed,
and Mobile, solidifying Sproll as one of Eastern Canada's promising new
acts. With the experience of recording, touring, and a music video
behind them, the band began work on their first full length recording.
The 2008 LP, Turn on
your Radio, is Sproll's latest studio recording and is layered from
start to finish with a fresh new sound for the band. The album's ripping
guitars, electrified rhythm section, and powerful vocals will have even
the hardest of hearts singing along. "I think we've done it. A record
that, as fans of music - we'd want to hear," suggests a brimming Hachey.
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