Limblifter
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresAlternative rock
Years active1996 (1996)–present
LabelsUniversal Music
Limblifter Records
MembersRyan Dahle
Megan Bradfield
Gregory Macdonald
Eric Breitenbach
Past membersKurt Dahle
Ian Somers
Pat Steward
Brent Follett
Todd Fancey
Websitelimblifter.com

Limblifter is a Canadian alternative rock group from Vancouver, formed in 1996.

History

The group was originally formed by brothers Ryan Dahle and Kurt Dahle, as a side project from their main band, Age of Electric, along with a third member, Ian Somers. Their self-titled 1996 album, recorded after a mere 10 practices,[1] spawned the Canadian rock radio hits "Tinfoil", "Vicious" and "Screweditup", but the band was hindered by staff alterations at their label Mercury Records. The group went on hiatus when Age of Electric regrouped for their 1997 album Make a Pest a Pet.

When AOE subsequently broke up, Limblifter became the Dahles' primary band. On April 2, 1998, Somers announced he was leaving the band.[2] Todd Fancey joined the band as their new bassist. In 2000, the band released their second album, Bellaclava. Although that release wasn't as successful commercially as Limblifter, the singles "Ariel vs. Lotus" and "Wake Up to the Sun" were popular on radio.

Kurt Dahle and Todd Fancey subsequently left the band in 2001 to concentrate on The New Pornographers. In 2002, Ryan Dahle formed the band "Alarm Bell" with guitarist David Patterson, ex-Matthew Good Band drummer Ian Browne and Matthew Camirand.[3] Camirand later left Alarm Bell and was replaced by Megan Bradfield. In 2004, Dahle, Patterson, Bradfield, and new drummer Brent Follett revived Limblifter. The band released the album I/O in 2004.

Bradfield, Steward and Dahle have all gone on to work with Matthew Good, with Steward becoming Good's new drummer for his subsequent solo career after his band, the Matthew Good Band, became defunct.

The band's fourth album, Pacific Milk, was released on April 7, 2015 and their fifth album, Little Payne, was released on October 31, 2022.

Discography

Albums

  • Limblifter (1996, 2012 remaster)
  • Bellaclava (2000, 2020 remaster)
  • I/O (2004)
  • Pacific Milk (2015)
  • Little Payne (2022)

Singles

Year Song Chart peak Album
CAN
[4]		 CAN
Alt
[5][6][7]
1996 "Screwed It Up" 69 14 Limblifter
"Tinfoil" — —
2000 "Ariel vs. Lotus" — 13 Bellaclava
"Wake Up to the Sun" — 15
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Music videos

  • Perfect Day To Disappear (2005)
  • Wake Up To The Sun
  • Cordova
  • Vicious
  • On The Moon
  • Ariel Vs Lotus
  • Tinfoil

References

  1. ↑ "Limblifter Biography". Maplemusic.com. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. ↑ "IAN SOMERS LEAVES LIMBLIFTER". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on August 18, 2003. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Limblifter Reborn As Canadian Supergroup (With Ex-MGBer)". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on July 21, 2003. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  5. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  6. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
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