also-ran
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About
Since forming in late 2022, also-ran has quickly established themselves as an exciting up-and-coming band. Diving headfirst into the Winnipeg Pop-Punk and Rock scene, also-ran has played alongside bands like <a href="spotify:artist:1ToMIJExb7R5Klsff81NsK" data-name="Mest">Mest</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3FRaTyJHsoqQoYjkEye5Yr" data-name="CHILIØ">CHILIØ</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2zvDvBSCVtiDsp6llMQ2L9" data-name="Cawston">Cawston</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:15KhAhIzQCzIDNDq1QXAGc" data-name="Alone I Walk">Alone I Walk</a>, creating connections with local venues and cultivating their fan base. The name also-ran comes from a feeling of mediocrity. Meaning “A loser in a race or other contest”, the band takes the negative connotation of the word and wears it as a badge of honour. The name serves as a tongue-in-cheek way of saying, “We know what you think of us and we don’t care”. Formerly a 3-piece, the now 4-piece band is comprised of Jason, the drummer, JC, the bassist, Brennan, the lead guitarist, and Elisha, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. Inspired by bands like <a href="spotify:artist:3jOstUTkEu2JkjvRdBA5Gu" data-name="Weezer">Weezer</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7oPftvlwr6VrsViSDV7fJY" data-name="Green Day">Green Day</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6FBDaR13swtiWwGhX1WQsP" data-name="blink-182">blink-182</a>, also-ran aims to bring something new to the listener's ear while still paying homage to the groups that came before them. Not quite Pop-Punk and not quite Alt-Rock, also-ran uses chunky power chords and blazing guitar solos as building blocks to write music that simplifies complex emotions and encourages self-expression. With the release of their demo, <a href="spotify:album:03N8LsWyvpCyvIMiuecDcU" data-name="The Line Between Champions">The Line Between Champions</a> and their new EP <a href="spotify:album:60vdo6o6WlNalGevyHRckf" data-name="Nothing Spectacular">Nothing Spectacular</a>, also-ran hopes you join them as they continue to create music and carve their path.
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