Evan Cranley
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Evan Cranley is a Canadian
musician based in Montreal
, Quebec
. He records with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene
, although he considered joining the band Metric
before finally joining Stars. His partner is currently Stars bandmate Amy Millan
.
's back-up band in the late '90's (he later quit, stating there are only so many shows one can do dancing around in a flesh-coloured zoot suit with a trombone).
Evan was one of the original line-up of Broken Social Scene after the band was expanded from the core members Kevin Drew
and Brendan Canning
. One of the songs on their first release, Feel Good Lost
, is named after him ("Cranley's Gonna Make It"). He is a contributor to all Broken Social Scene albums in various capacities. In live performances with Broken Social Scene, he usually plays trombone or guitar.
Evan, along with Chris Seligman, is the main composer of Stars' music. The band was formed by Chris and Torquil Campbell in the late nineties, and Evan was approached to join the band when it expanded. (He was also approached with an offer from Metric, a band containing Broken Social Scene bandmates Emily Haines
and James Shaw
. Evan and Chris' compositional style is to repeat a riff or tune until something develops, and then singers Torquil Campbell
and Amy Millan
will write lyrics. He is most often seen playing bass and guitars during live performances. Evan does string arrangement on the song, "My Favorite Book" and also does bass, guitars, percussion, mandolin and many other instruments for the bands album In Our Bedroom After the War
, released in 2007.
Evan played various instruments on bandmate Amy Millan's solo debut, Honey From the Tombs
.
Evan has recently been involved with Montreal
hip-hop act Da Gryptions
alongside friends from the music scene. They released a single in the summer of 2010 that was an ode to the Montreal public bike system Bixi
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
musician based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He records with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...
, although he considered joining the band Metric
Metric (band)
Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...
before finally joining Stars. His partner is currently Stars bandmate Amy Millan
Amy Millan
Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. She records and performs with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene as well as having a successful solo career. Her second solo album, Masters of the Burial, was released by Arts & Crafts Records in September 2009.- Early life :Amy Millan...
.
Musical career
When he was sixteen he was in the band, The Universe of Forums. In the 1990s, he was the trombonist for the Toronto based band Gypsy Soul (later Gypsy Sol). He was also a part of Big Rude JakeBig Rude Jake
Big Rude Jake is a singer, songwriter and jazz musician based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He recorded several albums with different jazz ensembles and musicians, mixing rock, jump blues, blues, ragtime, swing, rhythm and blues and punk rock together...
's back-up band in the late '90's (he later quit, stating there are only so many shows one can do dancing around in a flesh-coloured zoot suit with a trombone).
Evan was one of the original line-up of Broken Social Scene after the band was expanded from the core members Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene...
and Brendan Canning
Brendan Canning
Brendan Canning is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including By Divine Right, Blurtonia, Valley of the Giants, Len, and hHead....
. One of the songs on their first release, Feel Good Lost
Feel Good Lost
Feel Good Lost is the 2001 debut album by Broken Social Scene. It was written and recorded primarily by founding members Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning...
, is named after him ("Cranley's Gonna Make It"). He is a contributor to all Broken Social Scene albums in various capacities. In live performances with Broken Social Scene, he usually plays trombone or guitar.
Evan, along with Chris Seligman, is the main composer of Stars' music. The band was formed by Chris and Torquil Campbell in the late nineties, and Evan was approached to join the band when it expanded. (He was also approached with an offer from Metric, a band containing Broken Social Scene bandmates Emily Haines
Emily Haines
Emily Haines is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter. She is the lead singer and keyboardist of the band Metric and a member of Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she performed with her own name and under the alias Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton...
and James Shaw
James Shaw (musician)
James Shaw is the lead guitarist of the popular Canadian indie rock band Metric, and also a member of Broken Social Scene. He was born in London, England and raised in Bellevue, Ontario....
. Evan and Chris' compositional style is to repeat a riff or tune until something develops, and then singers Torquil Campbell
Torquil Campbell
Torquil Campbell is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. He also records and performs with Broken Social Scene. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica and trumpet...
and Amy Millan
Amy Millan
Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. She records and performs with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene as well as having a successful solo career. Her second solo album, Masters of the Burial, was released by Arts & Crafts Records in September 2009.- Early life :Amy Millan...
will write lyrics. He is most often seen playing bass and guitars during live performances. Evan does string arrangement on the song, "My Favorite Book" and also does bass, guitars, percussion, mandolin and many other instruments for the bands album In Our Bedroom After the War
In Our Bedroom After the War
In Our Bedroom After the War is the fourth studio album by Stars, released on September 25, 2007 on the Arts & Crafts record label. It was released to digital retailers on July 10, 2007, in an attempt to battle the album's leak...
, released in 2007.
Evan played various instruments on bandmate Amy Millan's solo debut, Honey From the Tombs
Honey From the Tombs
Honey from the Tombs is the debut solo album by Canadian singer Amy Millan from the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene. It was released on May 30, 2006 on the Arts & Crafts record label.-Track listing:#"Losin You" #"Skinny Boy"...
.
Evan has recently been involved with Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
hip-hop act Da Gryptions
Da Gryptions
Da Gryptions is a Canadian hip-hop band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2009. The band consists of Future Shark , Dark Science , Apsobibi , and Ripples Da Gryptions is a Canadian hip-hop band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2009. The band consists of Future Shark (aka Trevor Barnes)...
alongside friends from the music scene. They released a single in the summer of 2010 that was an ode to the Montreal public bike system Bixi
BIXI
Bixi is a public bicycle sharing system developed by the Public Bike System Company , which itself was set up by the parking authority of Montréal to create a modular bicycle sharing system for Montréal....
.