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Artist Information
Biography
This Toronto Canada powerpop/rock band called the
Tyranny of Love
combines the poetry/angst of Morrison with the focused 4 chord punk aesthetic of Nirvana.
What sets Tyranny of Love apart
is the anti-romantic street-wise music they generate together, both live and on their Cd's, hence the name of the band the 'Tyranny of Love'!
The band met at a Toronto poetry reading hosted by poet/published author Nik Beat.
(book: the tyranny of Love - Seraphim Editions)
The drummer & bassplayer suggested they backup Nik on some performance poems and their music grew organically out of this combination.
Rock background vocalist Linda Mercer, originally from Ottawa Canada, combines her rock vocals, keyboard playing and sexy stage persona to the band's stage appearance completing show.
Nik Beat decided to write songs with poetic lyrics and call the group
Tyranny of Love, after his best selling poetry book 'The Tyranny fo Love' (which is still in bookstores across Canada to this day!)
The word made flash!
Instrumentation
Nik Beat - lead vocalist/rhythm & lead guitar
Jen Wilson - bass
James Midmer - drums
Linda Mercer - keyboard/backup vocalist
Discography
'Goodnight Girl' (2007),
'Watching the World Go By' (2007), 'This Is What Love Is' (2007) and 'This Town' (2006).
All tracks have had extensive streaming and/or
radio airplay throughout Canadian university/college & alternative radio,
eg. CIUT 89.5 FM, EP chart position #6 2006.
Links
Video
Press
Setlist
We don't do covers!
Our setlist is usually 10 songs in length.
Two sets average about 50 minutes each.
The song titles, from their upcoming Cd
called:
'The Tyranny of Love'.
Songs are:
'The Party'
'Made a god Outta My Girlfriend'
'Disney Outside My Window',
'Love But Don't Fall'
'Goodnight Girl'
'Different Mood Today'
'In God We Trust'
'Don't Let Me Fall Alone'
'This Town'
'I'm Too Old to be Angry'
'Angel of the Real'
