Zerbin
OriginEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres
Years active2009–present
LabelsIndependent/Skinnydip Records
MembersJason Zerbin
Past membersPeter Mol
Duran Ritz

Zerbin are a Canadian indie rock band named after their frontman and vocalist, Jason Zerbin. The other permanent member in the band is guitarist Peter Mol.[1] The group formed in Edmonton in 2009, but moved to the west coast of British Columbia in 2012.

The band's releases consist of the albums Of Fools and Gold (2010) and Darling (2015), and the EPs Christmas! (2011) and Touch (2013).

Zerbin received two 2012 Edmonton Music Awards: Music Video of the Year and Single of the Year, for "New Earth".[2][3] In July 2015 "New Earth" was voted #17 out of the Top 102 Canadian Songs by listeners of Edmonton's modern rock radio station SONiC 102.9.[4]

Zerbin was selected as Band of the Month for July 2014 by the Victoria, British Columbia modern rock radio station The Zone @ 91-3,[5] as well as by Edmonton's SONIC 102.9 in March 2015.[6]

In 2019, Zerbin and Mol released two singles under the name BROTHER.[7]

On February 8, 2019, Jason Zerbin released his first solo single, titled "Stay, Pt.1".[8]

On August 19, 2020, Zerbin released a new single, titled "Real Strong Woman".[9]

Discography

Albums

  • Of Fools and Gold (2010)
  • Darling (2015)

EPs

  • Christmas! (2011)
  • Touch (2013)
  • Missing Years: Sin, Love (B-Sides) (2019)

Singles

  • "New Earth" (2011)
  • "Take Your Heart" (2013)
  • "Intrld" (as BROTHER) (2019)
  • "Porto Cristo" (as BROTHER) (2019)
  • "Violetear" w/ ICELANDIA (2020)
  • "Real Strong Woman" w/ Family of Things (2020)
  • "Bonnie Doon" (2020)

References

  1. ↑ "They might be giants: Island vibe a strong pull for Alberta musician". timescolonist.com. December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Sperounes, Sandra (July 24, 2013). "The Return of Zerbin Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Andrews, Coral (May 8, 2014). "Zerbin channels musical expression", The Record. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Top 102 Canadian Songs, Chosen By You!". sonic1029.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Piecing together the travels to Zerbin". vic42.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "March 2015 Band of the Month: Zerbin! | SONiC 102.9". Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "BROTHER premiere release "Porto Cristo"". thepartae.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Jason Zerbin". skinny-dip.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Real Strong Woman Single". skinnydiprecords.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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