The Smugglers

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The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band known for their energetic garage-punk sound and humorous, high-energy live performances, particularly active in the 1990s.

All labels observed (1)

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The Smugglers canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian rock band
indie rock band
activePeriod 1990s
associatedAct Cub
Nardwuar the Human Serviette
The Evaporators
The New Pornographers
countryOfOrigin Canada
genre garage punk
garage rock
indie rock
punk rock
hasFanBase underground punk and indie rock audiences
hasMember Adam Fink
Beau Cassidy
David Carswell
Grant Lawrence
John Collins
Nick Thomas
hasOnlinePresence band website or social media pages
hasReleaseType EP
single
studio album
influencedBy 1960s garage rock
punk rock
languageOfWork English
notableFor energetic live performances
humorous stage banter
touring extensively in North America
touring internationally
notableWork Buddy Holly Convention
Flying Buttress of Love
In the Hall of Fame
Rosie
Selling the Sizzle!
partOf 1990s Canadian indie rock scene
recordLabel Lookout! Records
Mint Records
PopLlama Records
Radioblast Records
styleCharacteristic garage-punk sound
high-energy performances
humorous lyrics
typicalInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
guitar
vocals
vocalist Grant Lawrence

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Bill Schneider associatedAct The Smugglers
The Smugglers title The Smugglers
Mass Giorgini associatedBand The Smugglers
The Bomb Bassets associatedBand The Smugglers