Artist description Born out of the constant need to fill the obvious, vacant hole that encompasses Toronto's (or Canada's, for that matter)...glaring need for some serious (good) "post-punk". Sometimes Why have filled the void, inspired by great bands such as: At The Drive In, Shiner, Jawbox, Sparta, NoMeansNo, Fugazi. Sometimes Why have melded the worlds of structured-yet-mathy(complex), aggressive-yet very catchy. Here, you can find four of the songs off their album "To:all loose ends..." (enjoy), which is available for purchase through their website, www.sometimeswhy.ca or through their (very fine) Eurpean representatives Ignition, http://www.ignitiononline.co.uk/ ..so please, stop by, listen, read, look...and most importantly...enjoy, what sometimes why has to offer.

Music Style Post Punk, Alt Rock

Musical Influences Shiner, At The Drive In, Jawbox, Fugazi, NoMeansNo

Similar Artists Shiner, At The Drive In,Fugazi, NoMeansNo

Artist History Since 1998, (singer/drummer) Jason Thomson, (guitarist) John Pogue, and (bassist) Stephen Perry have been solidifying a sound, known to the world as Sometimes Why. A strong, melodic vocal attack and unique arrangements, backed up by a diverse guitar sound and solid rhythm, best describe the elements of their music. The band has managed to record three independent releases to date: "Sometimes Why" (E.P., Summer 1999), "Memorandum" (E.P., Summer 2000) and their first full length C.D., "To All Loose Ends" (Winter 2001). Collaborating with producer/engineer Dave Townson has marked a more energetic, rounded sound for the band, and provided more space for focused songwriting. Sometimes Why have worked on a steady performance schedule, playing shows in Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec with such acts as: Atombombpocketknife, Rocket Science, The Frenetics and Project Wyse. The intensity of their music and charisma of their live shows has quickly earned them a reputation as a band to be seen, as well as heard. The coming year will prove to be significant for Sometimes Why. Generating reactions from every audience, the future of the band is evident in the words of a fan on garageband.com - "Great tunes from an obviously ready band".

Group Members Jason Thomson (vocals, drums) Stephen Perry (bass, vocals) John Pogue (guitars, vocals)

Albums memorandum (2000) , To:all loose ends...(2002)

Press Reviews "smother online zine" (www.smother.net) Some words that immediately spring to mind-clever, sonic, aggressive. Sometimes Why presents its third offering and smack Americans upside the head to let us know that we need to respect our friendly neighbors to the north because they can be more inspiring than us. Deciding to offer their music to more than just Toronto, Sometimes Why strikes out to create one of those intelligent deliveries that America seems to lack on occasion. Boisterous approach aside, "To All Loose Ends" throws easily from the side a tight knit collection of aggressive yet clever jump-up rock never sacrificing melody for in-your-facedness. They've definitely got some good hooks and I'm biting on this 11-track bait but luckily I don't think they're going to just throw me back, I think I'm in for the long haul. - J-Sin (Oct 2002) ___________________________________________________________________________ Hailing from southern Ontario, Sometimes Why is a subliminally avant-garde rock/pop band destined to explode. And To: All Loose Ends is a document of the moment before they reach Vesuvius-like status. Although the energy might be a little high and the drummers vocals set on loud and hyper, one can easily feel the relief they provide in a world of otherwise egotistical and personality driven music. Sometimes Why differ from the norm, in that they allow their musicianship and knack for interesting arrangements to take prescedence, lending more of a witty, Brit-inspired ethic,albeit with a "workout" or "exercise" feel. The star of the album is recent addition Dave Fritz, who injects some inventive and refractive guitar playing and textures that immediately places the band a step above others in the fledgling landscape of Canadian commercial rock. This album is a testament to their likely destination, the realm of popularity, so be sure to catch their greatness in a smaller enviroment, where they will completely take your head off. - Roman Sokal - Exclaim! magazine (Sept 2002) ________________________________________________________________________________ To most, Toronto's 'Sometimes Why' are strangers to our shores but with the recent addition of Dave Fritz, guitarist and ex-member of Trigger and Wact, a welcome contact has been established between Ignition and this great band. The result is an exciting collaboration brings us the European version of their superb new album 'To All Loose Ends'. In fact it's the band's third record and considering the quality and originality it promises to gain them serious recognition. The band is made up of talented musicians with an obvious grasp of melodic hardcore and punk. Not only do they boldly wear this on their sleeve with pride, they are not afraid to experiment further with their knowledge and ideas, enthusing their relentless determination to keep hardcore punk fresh and exciting. With an underlying sound rooted in the older but sophisticated melodic punk of Descendants, Firehose and Minutemen the end result here displays intelligence, drive and original arrangement. With guitars that move between jazzy angular riffs and driving punk and a rhythm section that All or Big Drill Car would be proud of, your interest is constantly held. Jason Thomson's vocals are perfect to front this courageous style of punk providing a familiarity to classics like Shift, Two Line Filler and Down By Law. With confrontational lyrics and aggressive melody he pours out his thoughts whilst drumming at the same time (not that you'd notice!). With weighty, instant tracks like 'Making Strange' and 'One Trick Pony' and more rhythmic, jazzy efforts like '2k Sidearm' there is enough here to unfold the common blur of a straightforward 11 track punk album. As the album reaches it's climax the band get even more experimental, introducing further instruments and defying typical song structures. Building up to a surprising, impressive final track, 'Reprize' is a taste of yet another side to the band with it's rolling groove and a stunning string arrangement, leaving you unsure but excited as to what they could be secretly waiting to unleash in the future Ignition records (press release Jan 2003) ______________________________________________________________________________________ I was meaning to review this one in last months issue, but didn't as I couldn't find anything to say about them, even though this probably was the one album I listened to the most. Well, I still don't know much to say about it, other than that this Canadian outfit really hit the nail on the head on this one. Besides Irate's "11:34", that was reviewed in last months issue, this is probably the best independent album I've heard in a very long time. These guys play their rock-tunes with energy and emotion. Sometimes they border on radio-friendly pop-rock, at others they rock out with the best and hardest of them. The very best thing about this release though, is the lead-singers voice. It's freaking awesome. The funny thing is however, that he often reminds me a little of the singer of the 80's jazz-pop-rock band Level 42, how strange that may sound. Other times he sounds like the perfect singer for any of the pop/punk bands currently blowing up the American radio-charts. Luckily though, he's not in any of those bands, but in Sometimes Why. Exactly where he should be, playing catchy riff-based rock-music, that doesn't necessarily suck up to the major record-labels. Someone should sign them anyway. Or let me put it this way; that is exactly why someone should sign them. Past and Present 2001 (online zine) http://www.geocities.com/pastandpresent2001/

Location Toronto, ON - Canada

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