The Sylvia Platters

Keen appreciation for melody, melancholy, and noise is The Sylvia Platters' stock in trade. Hailing from BC’s Fraser Valley, the fourpiece outfit has been crafting idiosyncratic jangle pop gems since 2013. Alex Kerc-Murchison's tuneful guitarwork and Stephen Carl O'Shea's dark, steady basslines complement and enhance brotherly duo Nick and Tim Ubels' knack for indelible lyrics and vocal melodies. Nick's jangly rhythm guitar and Tim's propulsive drumming round out the band's distinctive sound. Bearing the hallmarks of their unique songwriting voice, The Sylvia Platters’ inspirations nevertheless run deep along a lineage of off-kilter guitar-centered pop music stretching from 60s masters like the Kinks and classic indie releases on C86 and Flying Nun through to 90s revivalists such as The Stone Roses and Teenage Fanclub and contemporaries Alvvays, Yuck, and The Lemon Twigs. The Sylvia Platters’ dynamic live performances have brought them to over 100 stages and festivals across Western Canada. The band has released a steady series of acclaimed LPs, EPs, and singles, earning them two Fraser Valley Music Awards, and a top te... more...