Postdata (band)
{{Short description|Musical project by Paul Murphy}}
Postdata is the solo project of Paul Murphy of the band Wintersleep.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wintersleeps_paul_murphy_plots_new_postdata_lp_premieres_evil_and_black_cloud "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Plots New Postdata LP, Premieres "Evil" and "Black Cloud"]. Exclaim!, March 26, 2018. While centered around Murphy's songwriting and vocals, it features an ever-changing cast of supporting musicians.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/paul_murphy_sheds_light_on_wintersleeps_new_inheritors_as_he_takes_postdata_across_canada "Paul Murphy Sheds a Light on Wintersleep's New Inheritors As He Takes Postdata Across Canada"]. Exclaim!, March 12, 2010.
Supporting collaborators have included Murphy's brother Michael Murphy, Grant Hutchison and Andy Monaghan of Frightened Rabbit, Loel Campbell and Tim D'Eon of Wintersleep, and Simone Pace of Blonde Redhead.Tara Thorne, [https://www.thecoast.ca/TheScene/archives/2018/05/31/postdatas-wild-heart "Postdata’s wild heart"]. The Coast, May 31, 2018.
History
The project's self-titled debut album was released on Hand Drawn Dracula in 2010, and supported with a national tour across Canada.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wintersleeps_paul_murphy_to_take_his_postdata_across_canada_2 "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy to Take His Postdata Across Canada"]. Exclaim!, February 11, 2010. Later in the year, Murphy released three additional non-album tracks.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/postdata-bonus_tracks "Postdata: A Holiday Offering"]. Exclaim!, December 17, 2010.
Postdata's second album, Let's Be Wilderness, was released in 2018 on Paper Bag Records. The album was nominated for a Nova Scotia Music Award,[https://www.ngnews.ca/living/pictou-county-well-represented-on-nova-scotia-music-award-nominee-list-241474/ "Pictou County well represented on Nova Scotia Music Award nominee list"]. The News, Pictou, Nova Scotia, September 14, 2018 and appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in June.[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2018-06-26 "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 26, 2018"]. !earshot. A video for the track "Evil" was filmed in New York City by director Derrick Belcham.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/postdata-evil_video "Postdata "Evil" (video)"]. Exclaim!, Sarah Murphy, Jun 28, 2018 That year the band performed at the Pop Montreal festival.[https://cultmtl.com/2018/10/pop-montreal-2018-reviews/ "Our coups de coeur from POP Montreal 2018"]. Cult MTL, October 1, 2018
The band's third album, Twin Flames, was released in March 2021. It was recorded in mid-2020 with co-producer Ali Chant, partly in Bristol, England, and partly during lockdown in Halifax.Brock Thiessen, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wintersleeps_paul_murphy_announces_new_album_as_postdata "Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Unveils New Album as POSTDATA"]. Exclaim!, November 20, 2020.
Run Wild, the band's fourth album, was released in September 2023.Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/postdata_goes_all-out_stylistically_with_new_album_run_wild "POSTDATA Goes "All-Out Stylistically" with New Album 'Run Wild'"]. Exclaim!, June 14, 2023.