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Silvergun & Spleen
6+ albums
pop punkrockCanadianindiefemale vocalists
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Genre: Alternative / Pop Punk / Rock Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Website: www.silvergunandspleen.com Record Label: Rage Records Type of Label: Indie Sometimes you really just have to say screw it. It's only when we throw caution to the wind that our lot in life starts to reveal itself. Such is the mindset that spawned Ottawa-based quartet Silvergun & Spleen. Formed in 2006 by vocalist/guitarist Marie-Eve “Merv” Mallet, vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Veronique “Vern” Mallet and drummer John “El Conquistador” Lenherr when the trio abandoned all previous scholastic and professional ambitions for the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, Silvergun & Spleen's (S&S) instinctive, provocative and undulating yet refined and wily rock 'n' roll is truly inspired by following dreams. “We never expected to be a band. It was our sole option,” beams Merv, passionately reflecting on the moment an epiphany in a sun-filled room gave her the courage to drop everything and pursue a life of rock...despite having never touched an instrument. “We really did start from scratch. Nobody knew how to play and we were never around musicians growing up. It was something we always dreamt about and while you're generally taught to believe that your dreams never happen, we've put everything we have into this. It's the only thing that makes us happy.” Compelled by a determination to create enigmatic, pelvic rock conjoined with inherent melody and tongue-in-cheek slyness, the band's latest nine-track alb
