Acres of Lions
OriginVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2006–present
Labels
MembersJeff Kalesnikoff
Tyson Yerex
Dan Ball
Shane Deyotte
Past membersCody Beer
Lewis Carter
Websiteacresoflions.com

Acres of Lions is a four-piece Canadian Alternative rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, made up of Jeffrey Kalesnikoff (guitar and vocals), Tyson Yerex (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Dan Ball (bass), and Shane Deyotte (drums).

History

In 2008, Acres of Lions signed a recording contract with Victoria-based Cordova Bay Records.

The band's debut album, Working,[1] was released on February 10, 2009, and distributed in Canada by Fontana North. In 2012, it was issued in Japan by Bullion Records.[2] The album generated three radio singles: "Closer",[3] "Let's Get Sentimental",[4] and "Dance Sequence".[5][6] Working was recorded in Victoria by Adam Sutherland and mixed by Warne Livesey.[7]

On September 13, 2011, Acres of Lions released their second full-length album, Collections, also on Cordova Bay Records.[8] The album was recorded in Victoria by Adam Sutherland and the first single, "Reaction",[9] was mixed by Mike Fraser. "Reaction" reached #19 on the Canadian Alternative Rock Chart and later went on to take third place in the Pop/Top 40 Category of the 2012 International Songwriting Competition.[10] Collections was also issued in Japan in 2012 by Bullion Records and came out in Europe and the United Kingdom on November 26, 2012, as a joint release by Fierce Panda Records and Alcopop! Records.[11]

Acres of Lions recorded their third album, Home(s),[12] in Toronto at Rattlebox North Studios with producer/engineer Brian Moncarz (Moneen, Circa Survive, the Reason). Home(s) was released in Canada on April 2, 2013, and in Japan on April 10, 2013. The first single from the album on Canadian radio was "Bright Lights".[13]

Music by Acres of Lions has appeared on the TV show Degrassi[14][15][16] and on the 2009 Teletoon series Majority Rules! The band composed the theme music for the 2014–2015 TV series Hearing Voices,[17] and their song "Better Luck Next Year" was used in the third season (2014) of the TV series Arctic Air.[18]

Acres of Lions have performed at numerous music festivals,[19] including Canadian Music Week,[20] JunoFest,[21] Edgefest, Halifax Pop Explosion, Rifflandia Music Festival, BreakOut West, Rock The Shores, New Music West, and Bristol's Fear of Fiction Festival. They have toured throughout Canada numerous times, including a national tour with Ten Second Epic in 2011.[22] In April 2012, the band travelled to London, England, to perform several concerts[23] and then returned in November 2012 to tour in support of the release of Collections. They toured again in 2013 to promote Home(s).[24]

Associated acts

Guitarist Tyson Yerex is a former member of Victoria band Moneyshot.[25] Jeffrey Kalesnikoff and Dan Ball used to play together in a band called Accident Scene.[26] In February and March 2010, Yerex played guitar and keyboards with Florida band Against Me! on their North American tour.[27]

Awards and accolades

Acres of Lions was selected as one of the top twenty artists in British Columbia in the 2010 and 2011 Peak Performance Project, placing fifth in 2011.[28]

In November 2010, the Times Colonist newspaper named them one of the top ten bands in Victoria.[29]

Band members

Current

  • Jeffrey Kalesnikoff – guitar, vocals
  • Tyson Yerex – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Dan Ball – bass
  • Shane Deyotte – drums

Past

  • Cody Beer – drums
  • Lewis Carter – drums

Discography

Studio albums

Year Information
2009 Working[30]
2011 Collections[31]
  • Release Date: September 13, 2011
  • Label: Cordova Bay Records
  • Label: Bullion Records, Japan (March 2012)
  • Label: Fierce Panda Records/Alcopop! Records, UK & Europe (November 26, 2012)
  • Format: CD, digital download
2013 Home(s)[32]
  • Release Date: April 2, 2013
  • Label: Cordova Bay Records
  • Label: Bullion Records, Japan (April 10, 2013)
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Year Information
2009 "Closer"
  • Release Date: January 6, 2009
  • Label: Fierce Panda
  • Format: digital download
2010 "Never Surrender"[33]
  • Release Date: October 12, 2010
  • Label: Cordova Bay Records
  • Format: digital download
2011 "Reaction"
  • Release Date: August 9, 2011
  • Label: Cordova Bay Records
  • Format: digital download
2013 "Bright Lights"
  • Release Date: February 12, 2013
  • Label: Cordova Bay Records
  • Format: digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Acres of Lions – Working". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "BULLION". hsatworks.s134.coreserver.jp. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Acres of Lions - Closer". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Acres of Lions - Let's Get Sentimental". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Acres of Lions - Dance Sequence". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Acres of Lions – Dance Sequence". muchmusic.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "wl.com". www.warnelivesey.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Acres of Lions – Collections". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Acres of Lions – Reaction". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ "International Songwriting Competition - The #1 Song Contest for Songwriters". www.songwritingcompetition.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Cordova Bay Records". www.cordovabay.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Acres of Lions – Home(s)". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Acres of Lions - Bright Lights". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Degrassi: The Next Generation Soundtrack". tunefind.com. Tunefind. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Degrassi: The Next Generation Soundtrack". tunefind.com. Tunefind. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Songs from Degrassi: Need You Now, pt. 2". www.teennick.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Hearing Voices Credits". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Arctic Air Soundtrack". tunefind.com. Tunefind. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Acres of Lions's Concert History". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  20. ↑ Sheena Lyonnais. "Acres of Lions Rok Boutique Toronto ON". exclaim.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  21. ↑ "JunoFest features nearly 100 bands". vancouversun.com. Vancouver Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Acres of Lions Team Up with Ten Second Epic for Canadian Tour". exclaim.ca. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Acres Of Lions - Dance Sequence (Live @ The Old Blue Last, London, 17.11.12)". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  24. ↑ Hudson, Alex. "Acres of Lions". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Moneyshot". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  26. ↑ MySpace - Accident Scene
  27. ↑ Mike Devlin (3 March 2010). "A tour to remember". timescolonist.com/index.html. Postmedia Network Inc. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  28. ↑ "This year's 20 Peak Performance Project finalists". vancouversun.com/. Postmedia Network Inc. August 26, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  29. ↑ Mike Devlin (November 26, 2011). "Victoria's 10 best bands". timescolonist.com/index.html. Postmedia Network Inc. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Acres Of Lions: Working". MapleMusic. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  31. ↑ Mike Devlin (September 15, 2011). "Viral video lionizes band before contest". vancouversun.com. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Acres of Lions 'Home(s)' (album stream)". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Acres Of Lions - Never Surrender". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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