Genres Indie pop Labels Mint Genre Indie pop | Years active 2006 (2006)–present Website theawkwardstage.ca | |
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Similar Immaculate Machine, Young and Sexy, The Buttless Chaps, The Scarlet Ending, Fake Shark – Real Zombie! | ||
The Awkward Stage is a Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver and fronted by singer-songwriter Shane Nelken. The band's supporting lineup currently consists of Tygh Runyan on lead guitar, Tony Koelwyn on drums and Chris Mitchell on trumpet and keyboards.
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Nelken, who works as a cremationist, had a longtime side career in music as a supporting musician for artists such as A. C. Newman and Sparrow before forming his own band, which consists of Nelken with a rotating cast of other musicians. The Awkward Stage's debut album, Heaven Is for Easy Girls, was released on Mint Records in 2006 and quickly charted on Canadian campus radio and CBC Radio 3, which named the band's song "We're Going for a Ride" one of its Top 94 songs of 2006.
Nelken is also a contributor to Radio 3, hosting a humorous audio advice column feature titled Dear Shane, and serving as an occasional guest host.
Discography
Songs
I Hurt the Ones That Love MeSlimming Mirrors - Flattering Lights · 2008
The Morons Are WinningHeaven Is for Easy Girls · 2006
We Dreamt of HousesSlimming Mirrors - Flattering Lights · 2008