DTTB Episode 53 – Cevilain Ft. Adam Gontier “Wars”. If you haven’t discovered this band yet, now is the time!!!
Cevilain were the band that I’d picked for the first episode of Darryl Talks To Bands. Being based in Ottawa and wanting to shine a spotlight on this music scene, Cevilain were a great place to start. At the time, they were releasing an EP called “On Death & Dying”, based on the 5 stages of grief. It’s a killer piece of work and was eerie as fuck heading in to the pandemic.
That was on top of a string of solid singles. They were the first band that I’d put in to heavy rotation when programming a rock station in Ottawa. HEAVY ROTATION!!!
An independent/local band. And why not?!?!?! The song “Hush” sounded like a song that belonged there. After watching this podcast you may want to go down the Cevilain rabbit hole, and you should.
Essential listening includes; “Better Angels“, “How it Ends“, “Lydia” (Highly Suspect cover), “Cure”
That’s a good start. This new song has the potential to get this band some attention. After all, the reason they got Adam Gontier, is because they got his attention over hundreds of other bands. I’ve been singing their praises for a few years, now it’s your turn
Darryl Spring
Darryl Spring is a 20-year rock radio veteran with a history at Toronto’s 102.1 The Edge, Hamilton’s Y108 and Kingston’s K-Rock 1057. Most recently he was Program Director, Music Director and Afternoon Drive Host at Ottawa’s Rebel 1017 where he essentially got to create all the programming and curated the stations playlist, primarily from his own music library. His passion for music was clear to anyone that listened to his show. Darryl always made great efforts to elevate independent and emerging artists and built up a reputation as an interviewer. Darryl Spring says, “Artist interviews rarely happen on radio anymore, when they do its brief and offer little depth, and that means music fans are really missing out. The goal of my podcast is to provide people who are passionate about rock with a new and innovative connection to the Canadian Music Industry and the bands and artists they love and support.”
