Suuns

Suuns
Suuns performing at Haldern Pop in 2013
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Canada
Genres	Krautrock, neo-psychedelia, art punk
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Secretly Canadian, Secret City, White Wabbit
Website	http://secretlycanadian.com/artist.php?name=suuns
Members	Ben Shemie Liam O'Neill Max Henry Joseph Yarmush

Suuns (/suːns/) is a Canadian rock band from Montreal. It was formed in the summer of 2007 when vocalist/guitarist Ben Shemie and guitarist/bassist Joe Yarmush got together to make some beats which quickly evolved into a few songs. The duo was soon joined by drummer Liam O'Neill and bassist/keyboardist Max Henry to complete the line-up. The band signed to Secretly Canadian in 2010.

In 2009, Suuns entered Breakglass Studios with Jace Lasek of the Besnard Lakes co-producing and engineering, and recorded their first album, Zeroes QC. Upon its release in 2010, a reviewer in The New York Times said that it offered a "rigorous strategy behind every gorgeous onslaught." They toured the East Coast in the summer with Parlovr and further established their fan base during their fall tour with Land of Talk and The Besnard Lakes.

Suuns spent much of 2011 performing at a plethora of festivals in the US, Europe and Canada including New York’s CMJ, SXSW, Primavera Sound, and over twelve other festivals. They also headlined a Canadian tour and co-headlined a North American tour with PS I Love You. During a rare couple weeks off in Montreal, Suuns decided to take a crack at a few new songs. “Red Song” and “Bambi” were extended pieces unlike Suuns’ previous works.

In 2012, Suuns were the curators for the SONIC CITY Festival in Belgium; this was just one of Suuns’ many festival performances of the year. Other festival performances included The National’s ATP Festival, London’s Village Underground, and Paris’s Point Ephemere. The band also spent much of the year preparing to release their second album, “Images Du Futur,” which they announced in November, and gearing up for the busy year ahead. They finished off 2012 with a month-long tour from mid-November through mid-December.