An April March was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Kitchener, Ontario, in 1989. The band's last incarnation consisted of singer/guitarist Danella Hocevar, guitarist Chris Perry and drummer Michael Klüg. The band "An April March" is not to be confused with April March, or Russian and French bands called by similar names.An April March interview from QRD No. 13 . Silbermedia.com. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
History The band members met in 1989 in Kitchener, Ontario, called themselves The Whittingtons and self-released a demo cassette. After Hocevar and Perry moved to Toronto, the band changed its name to An April March and began recording and performing in Toronto. Their stylistic influences include dream pop, shoegazing, ethereal and ambient. The earliest lineup under the new name was Hocevar and Perry, with Bob Lambke on bass and Joel Walsh on drums.
An April March independently produced two EPs: Memory Gardens (1990), and Scarlett Bliss (1991). Also in 1991, they contributed the song, "Jade", to the A Giant Leap Of Faith Volume Two compilation album released on vinyl and produced by University of Waterloo's CKMS-FM station manager Bill Wharrie.
In 1993, the band signed with the Washington, DC–based label Bedazzled Records and released their first full-length album, Impatiens. That was followed by the EP Instruments of Lust and Fury (1995),Instruments of Lust & Fury: April March: Music. Amazon.com. Retrieved 22 October 2011. the album Lessons in Vengeance (1995),Lessons in Vengeance: April March: Music. Amazon.com. Retrieved 22 October 2011. and the EP Adagio (1996). They released their last album, It Goes Without Saying, in 1997. A final EP, Something Once True Is Always True..., was released in 1999.The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music – An April March. Ectoguide.org (24 October 2005). Retrieved 22 October 2011.
The group broke up in 1999, playing their last show on 29 April of that year.An April March – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at. Last.fm (11 February 2009). Retrieved 22 October 2011.
An April March songs appeared on numerous compilation albums and they recorded songs for tribute albums to the Cocteau TwinsTributes . The Cocteau Twins. (19 September 2000). Retrieved 22 October 2011. and The Pixies. They released two videos: "Lava" and "Scarlet Bliss".
An April March disbanded in 1999 but their impact was acknowledged over 17 years later when "Memory" was chosen to appear on Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988–1995 (Cherry Red Records). In 2022, "All the Flowery" was chosen to appear on the boxed set Cherry Stars Collide - Dream Pop, Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock 1986–1995 (Cherry Red Records).
Discography
Albums Impatiens (1993), Cartwheel Productions Lessons in Vengeance (1995), Bedazzled Records It Goes Without Saying (1997), Bedazzled Records
EPs Memory Gardens (1990), Independent Scarlett Bliss (1991), Independent Instruments of Lust and Fury (1995), Bedazzled Records Adagio (1996), Bedazzled Records Something Once True Is Always True... (1999), Bedazzled Records
Singles "The Last of Ariadne" / "No Answer" (1992), Apostrophe Records/Cartwheel Productions, 1992 (split 7-inch with the Curtain Society "Lava" / "Gates Within Us" (1994), Bedazzled Records
Compilation Inclusions A Giant Leap Of Faith Volume Two (1991), Sleet Records. Song: "Jade" Anon (1993), Castle von Buhler. Song "Ceiling" Woke Up Smiling (1995), Bedazzled Records. Song: "Delirium" Radio Hepcats (1996), Antarctic Press.Song: "The Red Dots" Alleviation (1996), Silber Records. Song: "Avidbake" Xmas 97 (1997), Bedazzled Records. Songs: "Scarlet Bliss", "Lava", and "Waltz of the Flowers", vs. Pi Tchaikovsky Losing Today Volume I (1998), Losing Today Records. Song: "Let Everyone Down" News From Nowhere (1998), Plan 11 Records. Song: "Daylight Falters" Pixies Fuckin' Die! (A Tribute) (1999), Lifelike Records, The Orchard. Song: "Alex Eiffel" Half-Gifts: A Tribute To The Cocteau Twins (2002), Dewdrops Records. Song: "Pink Orange Red" "Memory", Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988–1995 (2016), Cherry Red Records "All the Flowery" Cherry Stars Collide - Dream Pop, Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock 1986–1995 (2022), Cherry Red Records
See also Shoegazing List of shoegazing musicians Dream pop Alternative rock
References
External links anaprilmarch.bandcamp.com myspace.com/danellahocevar myspace.com/datafreqvsdanellatron chrisperry.ca
[ An April March credits], AllMusic Guide [ Danella Hocevar credits], AllMusic Guide