Moxy Früvous

Moxy Früvous is a folk-pop/geek-rock band from the Toronto, Ontario area. The band formed in 1990 when Jian Ghomeshi and Murray Foster, classmates at Thornlea Secondary School, joined forces with Mike Ford and David Matheson and formed a band to busk in Toronto. They drew small crowds — and the attention of CBC Radio One, which commissioned them to write songs about political and local issues for the radio show Later the Same Day.

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Toronto, Ontario - 1990 - Jian Ghomeshi - Murray Foster - Thornlea Secondary School - Mike Ford - David Matheson - Busk - CBC Radio One

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They cut a six-song demo tape in 1992, and their first major-label album was released the next year. Its single, "King Of Spain," was only the second independent #1 hit in Canadian history. (Fellow Torontonians Barenaked Ladies were first by a few months, with 1993's "Be My Yoko Ono.") Shortly after, they embarked on a grueling touring schedule that continued, practically without stopping except to record new material, until the summer of 2001.

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1992 - Barenaked Ladies

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The band reminds some listeners of the Beatles (which Früvous happily acknowledges) or They Might Be Giants. They sometimes sing with little or no accompaniment in a style similar to contemporary a cappella, drawing comparisons to Da Vinci's Notebook. A number of their songs also express the band's progressive political leanings ("The Greatest Man in America", for instance, harps on Rush Limbaugh, and "Big Fish" lambastes Premier of Ontario Mike Harris). Früvous is also known for their close relationship with their fans and their live shows, which are full of political commentary, humourous banter, and musical improvisation.

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The Beatles - They Might Be Giants - Contemporary a cappella - Da Vinci's Notebook - Progressive - Rush Limbaugh - Premier of Ontario - Mike Harris

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