To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second and final album,
Clayton Park, Halifax alt-rockers
Thrush Hermit have announced a vinyl release and reunion tour.
According to
a tweet by Canadian broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos, Thrush Hermit will be releasing
Clayton Park on vinyl for the first time on April 13 for
Record Store Day before embarking on a series of reunion shows in the fall.
Billed "Thrush Hermit Revisits
Clayton Park 20 Years On," the tour will feature performances in Moncton, Halifax, Ottawa, London and Toronto.
Thrush Hermit formed in Halifax in 1992 by guitarists
Joel Plaskett and Rob Benvie, bassist Ian McGettigan and drummer Michael Catano. Later lineups featured drummers Cliff Gibb and Benn Ross.
The band released a series of EPs followed by full-lengths
Sweet Homewrecker in 1997 and
Clayton Park in 1999, breaking up shortly after releasing
Clayton Park. In 2010, the band released
a retrospective box set and embarked on
a reunion tour.
After Thrush Hermit`s breakup, Plaskett formed
the Joel Plaskett Emergency, while Benvie joined
the Dears and released music as
Tigre Benvie. Benvie and McGettigan later formed the band
Camouflage Nights.
See the tour dates below, and keep scrolling for Strombo`s tweet.
Tour dates:
09/26 Moncton, NB - Tide and Boar09/28 Halifax, NS - Marquee Ballroom10/02 Ottawa, ON - The 27 Club10/03 London, ON - London Music Hall10/04 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall