TORONTO ROCKERS WE THE CROOKED REVEAL NEW VIDEO SINGLE “VILLAIN”
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The Crooked was founded in early 2017 by friends and veterans of the Toronto music scene J.C Sandoval and Anthony DellβOrso. They were soon completed by Mississauga bassist Russ Shipman and British import Neelesh Vasistha on lead guitar.
The band spent their early years developing a strong local fanbase, through relentless touring of Toronto and the surrounding GTA. During this time, the band released two EPs. The first,Β The Shoebox Sessions, was a compilation of singles. This was followed byΒ First Place Silver, which won the band coveted playlist features, as well as opening gigs for high-profile North American bands like Danko Jones, Pop Evil and Royal Tusk.
In 2019, The Crooked completed their first European tour, playing ten dates across Germany and Southern Norway. This included appearances at international festivals Fete de la Musique and Rockstream. The band surfed this momentum with successful fall tours back in Canada, before releasingΒ the video coverΒ Eisbaer.Β This metΒ wide acclaim in their homeland, as well as Germany.
The band was forced to cancel a planned, second European tour in spring 2020 due to the pandemic.Β Instead, they spent the year recording and releasing the βCrooked Coversβ series. Following a hiatus in 2021, to consider the future of music post-pandemic, the band regrouped under a new name: We The Crooked.
With the release of the single “Villain”, We The Crooked aims to continue expanding their footprint in the UK and Germany, ahead of a festival tour in 2022.
We The Crooked
[Single]
(Independent)
Release Date: September 24, 2021
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