LINE SPECTRA is a Canadian

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...

 indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band from 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...

. The band is Diana Lalla on guitars and bass pedalboard, Vanessa Morelli on vocals, keyboard and synthesizer and Kathy Perlini on drums, glockenspiel and percussion.

History

Line Spectra released their first self-titled EP in 2007, recorded with 3-time Juno award nominee Joe Barrucco

Joe Barrucco

Joe Barrucco, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a music producer and sound designer who has been working behind the scenes creating original audio design and music for the past decade. Joe has had his work nominated for three Juno Awards in 2003 and 2004 for "Best Dance Recording of the Year"....

. The single "False Alarm" received regular airplay on K103.7.


In January 2010, LINE SPECTRA released their first full-length album Maps & Directions. The album was recorded at Mountain City Studios with Juno award winner Joseph Donovan

Joseph Donovan

Joseph Donovan is an award-winning music producer, engineer, and musician. His credits include the Juno Award winning album Love at the End of the World by Sam Roberts and albums by The High Dials, and The Dears...

 (Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.-Life and career:...

, The Dears

The Dears

-History:The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance...

) and mastered by Noah Mintz

Noah Mintz

Noah Mintz is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and mastering engineer. Mintz founded the band hHead with Brendan Canning in the 1990s...

 (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...

, Arkells

Arkells

Arkells are a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records, the label for other Canadian acts such as City and Colour, Attack In Black, Alexisonfire, and Tokyo Police Club.-Band history:...

) at Laquer Channel Mastering.


The first single "Choosing Sides" is on regular rotation on CBC Radio 3

CBC Radio 3

CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...

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The second single "City Stars" was featured on episode 28 of season 10 of Degrassi

Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...

The band reached #10 on the Best of Pop chart on OurStage.com in 2011, with three songs in the top 10 Indie Pop and Alternative charts in 2010

Videos

In March 2011 Line Spectra released the video for City Stars in both french and english. The video is currently featured on the FASHION (magazine)

Fashion (magazine)

Fashion is a Canadian fashion magazine published by St. Joseph Media. Established in 1977, it is currently based in Toronto , publishes 10 issues a year and has a total readership of 1.85 million .The magazine covers international, national and local fashion and beauty trends and news...

 website 'Music Videos We Love' section.

Appearances

Line Spectra performed at 2011's Canadian Music Fest during Toronto's Canadian Music Week

Canadian Music Week

Canadian Music Week is an industry conference and music festival held over four days in various venues throughout Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

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The band was also interviewed on CTV News' 'What's On' with Christine Long in 2010.