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Octoberman — Fortresses

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) September 1, 2009 3:06 pm
Fortresses is definitely a different sort of album than the last Octoberman release, 2007's Run From Safety. Marc Morrissette, the primary songwriter behind the Octoberman moniker, has been steadily moving farther and farther away from the folky sounds of his early catalogue. Most noticeably, Octoberman seem more like a full-fledged band these...
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Octoberman @ NXNE 2009

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 20, 2009 1:45 pm
Background/ Composition: Vancouver's Marc Morrissette left his band, Kids These Days, to start Octoberman in 2003. While the outfit is primarily a recording pseudonym for his solo material, Morrissette has been slowly accumulating band members as he travels the world. Grade: 80 Comment: The C'est What crowd was treated to the full Octoberman...
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Octoberman @ CMW 2006

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By Matt Semansky (CHARTattack) March 4, 2006 2:00 pm
Hometown:  Vancouver, BC Background/Composition: Diminutive dude with an acoustic guitar sings and strums quirky, literate folk. Grade: 81 Comment:Octoberman injected a fairly twisted and unique perspective into his acoustic tunes, which ranged from dark to whimsical. That personality was also reflected in his stage persona, and...
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Octoberman — "Thirty Reasons"

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By CHARTattack Staff October 28, 2009 4:59 pm
When you write a song about someone and perform it, there's a chance that you're only thinking of that person when you sing it, no matter how many people might be watching you. That might hav something to do with the concept behind Octoberman's video for "Thirty Reasons," in which frontman Marc Morrisette sings to just one lady. "...
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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) August 5, 2009 2:11 pm
There's some "oh, the critics hate me" whining on here which requires a bit of a man-up-you-bitch conversation somewhere along the line, but it's hard to see what critics would be hating on. This is basically what Chris Murphy would sound like if he was trying to do Wilco covers. Which, because we've invoked the Murph name, causes...
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See Octoberman In August

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By CHARTattack Staff July 23, 2008 9:25 am
Vancouver's Octoberman released their Run From Safety album almost a year ago, but band leader Marc Morissette and multi-instrumentalist C.L. McLaughlin (Panurge, The National Shield) will showcase some of the band's quieter numbers on a 10-date Canadian tour. Morissette will follow those dates with a number of solo shows in Europe, and plans are...
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Octoberman Chooses August For New Album Unveiling

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By CHARTattack Staff July 31, 2007 4:30 pm
Former Kids These Days member Marc Morrissette travelled around Asia and Europe to inspire his first album as Octoberman, 2005's These Trails Are Old And New, and now he's made a Run From Safety. The Vancouver singer/songwriter/guitarist recorded the album, slated for an Aug. 21 release via White Whale, in three local studios (Mushroom,...
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