Recovery Child is a four-piece alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band from Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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Formed in early 2006, the band frequently played Southern Ontario before releasing their independent EP On Being And The Affect later that year. Produced by Brian Moncarz (Moneen

Moneen

Moneen is an indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario, Canada.-History:The band formed in 1999 after the dissolution of another band, called Perfectly Normal. Moneen's original bass player, Mark Bowser, was replaced by Chris Slorach, who left the band after the release of The Theory of Harmonial Value...

, Pilot Speed

Pilot Speed

Pilot Speed is a Canadian rock band that formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. The quartet's debut EP, For All That's Given, Wasted, was released in 2001 which gathered attention from MapleMusic Recordings who later signed them...

, Circa Survive

Circa Survive

Circa Survive is an American alternative rock band from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania suburb of Doylestown, formed in 2004. The band consists of vocalist Anthony Green, former singer of Saosin and members of the now-defunct This Day Forward....

), and mastered by acclaimed mastering engineer Greg Calbi at Stirling Sound, the EP gained Recovery Child notoriety due to its success on US and Canadian CMJ college radio. This gave the band the opportunity to compete for 97.7 HTZ-FM

CHTZ-FM

CHTZ-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station airs at 97.7 on the FM dial, and broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name HTZ FM...

's acclaimed Rocksearch contest, with past winner like Finger Eleven

Finger Eleven

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 and The Trews

The Trews

The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...

. The band ended up winning the Rockserach contest, which got their first single "Trigger Me" into rotation 97.7 HTZ-FM

CHTZ-FM

CHTZ-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station airs at 97.7 on the FM dial, and broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name HTZ FM...

 and other Astral Media

Astral Media

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 radio stations, as well as 102.1 The Edge.

Recovery Child continued to support the record with regional tours while playing festivals like North By Northeast

North by Northeast

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, and notable shows for the Canadian Armed Forces. The band was also featured on CIRAA's audio documentary The New Indie, a guide to the Canadian music industry which also featured singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith

Ron Sexsmith

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 and CBC

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 personality Jian Ghomeshi

Jian Ghomeshi

Jian Ghomeshi is a Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician and producer of Iranian descent who was raised in Thornhill, Ontario. Now based in Toronto, he is the host of the national daily cultural affairs talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One and Bold TV...

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The band went on to dedicate time to writing and recording their follow up album to On Being And The Affect. In the summer of 2010, during the recording, Recovery Child's lead singer Ryan McCambridge organized Spill: Songs For Oil Spill Relief, a music compilation to raise money for Oceana

Oceana (non-profit group)

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 and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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. The compilation featured a number of other Canadian artists such as Dragonette

Dragonette

Dragonette is a Canadian electropop group active since 2005. Dragonette consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz and drummer Joel Stouffer....

, The Junction

The Junction (band)

The Junction is an indie rock band formed in 2000 from Brampton, Ontario, Canada.They signed to Universal Music in 2006 but later split from the label and went on to release recordings on their own independent label.-History:...

, Dinosaur Bones, Lindi Ortega

Lindi Ortega

Lindi Ortega is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician, known for her voice that has been described as a blend of Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, and Emmylou Harris. She spent nearly a decade as an independent artist in the Toronto music scene, self-releasing two albums and an EP in that time...

, Spirits, among others. Toro Magazine

Toro (magazine)

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 featured an article praising the compilation.

The band has since set out to play shows across North America, gaining coverage by regarded magazines like Truth Explosion. Recovery Child's still untitled new album is due out in 2011.

Band members

• Gord Davidson - drums
  Drum kit
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• Ryan McCambridge - vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• Greg McEvoy - guitar
  Guitar
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• Ben Tran - bass
  Bass guitar
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Discography

Release Date	Title	Label
2006	Recovery Child	Independent
2006/2007	On Being And The Affect	Independent

External links

• Official Website
• Recovery Child at IndiePool.com