FM102x Song of the Day Hopeful Monster, "Uncivilized"

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Jun 29, 2009 Hopeful Monster, "Uncivilized"

Hopeful Monster began in 2001, as a recording project at songwriter Jason Ball’s Nervous System Studio in Seabright, Nova Scotia, drawing session players from the vibrant, nearby Halifax indie pop scene. Jason and some of the key participants, including members of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, The Heavy Blinkers, The Guthries and The Hylozoists, began performing in Halifax and traveled to showcase in Montreal and Toronto. "Hopeful Monster" was released in 2002 on Brobdingnagian Records to international acclaim.

The band made two videos in 2003, for River Reflexive and Stars Are Photomagnets. While on a solo tour of Norway and the UK with Sufjan Stevens, Jason was honored to perform at the wedding party for Of Montreal's Kevin and Nina Barnes. In 2004, he moved to Toronto, playing keyboards in the Hylozoists and with chanteuse Lily Frost, and harmonizing in vocal pop triumvirate The Wilderness with fellow songwriters Andrew Rodriguez and Jason Kent. The Wilderness performed only a few times, opening for Rufus Wainwright and Arctic Monkeys, before disbanding. Jason returned to Europe as a member of The Heavy Blinkers, opening shows with solo sets of Hopeful Monster songs in Germany and France.

Hopeful Monster
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