Precious Fathers is a Canadian instrumental post-rock shoegazer ensemble,"Dungen" . CJSF Radio, gig review by Issam Zeibak"Precious Fathers". Only Magazine, By Chuck Ansbacher on Feb 16, 2006 based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its members are linked to other projects, including Destroyer, Loscil, Sparrow, and The Battles."Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers". Pop Matters, by Jason MacNeil 19 February 2007 Their music combines pulsating rhythms with multiple guitar effects and dynamic volume shifts."Precious Fathers’ new album takes time to fully digest". Scope Magazine, July 16, 2009. Patrick Canning
History Guitarists Tim Loewen and Jaret Penner, along with drummer Josh Lindstrom and Paul Goertzen, founded Precious Fathers. In 2005, the band released their self-titled first album through the White Whale label."Vancouver's Precious Fathers Drop Their First Album in Four Years". Exclaim!, By Josiah Hughes. Jun 03, 2009"Precious Fathers Alluvial Fan (White Whale)". NOW Magazine, by Carla Gillis, August 5, 2009 The album received some airplay on campus and community radio stations."!earshot charts - October 2005 - top 200". !earshot chart archive. The band performed that year in Toronto.
Precious Fathers' second album, Alluvial Fan, was released in 2009, and was streamed online."Precious Father, Alluvial Fan". Skope • October 22, 2009 . Joshua Kloke. Chart Attack - Jun 23, 2009 In June, the album appeared on the Earshot Radio Chart Top 50."National Top 50" June 30, 2009 : !earshot That year the band performed locally in Vancouver.
Discography Albums 2005 Precious Fathers"Precious Fathers: Precious Fathers". Exclaim!, By Chris Whibbs Sep 01, 2005"Precious Fathers". UWO Gazette, September 14, 2005. Daria Pylypiak. Archived at the Wayback Machine."New and Notable Releases" Now Toronto, by Luca Lucarini September 15, 2005 2009 Alluvial Fan
References
External links Precious Fathers official website Precious Fathers at MySpace