Band: Buckets Of Release: Self-Titled EP Year: 2008 Genre: Indie Rock, pop and country.
Chatham Connection: Wes Moore and Corey Wells are from Chatham. Wes previously played drums in local bands such as the ‘Beat Junkies’ and ‘Pocket Muu Muus’. He moved away after his school years.
Band Biography
Buckets Of are a rock/country/art/space 5-piece that formed in Toronto, Canada. The group started when Corey Wells and Meaghan Bent began mashing together country and rock. Meaghan was learning drums and Wells was/is already a gnarly guitarist with Ancestors. The two wrote a handful of catchy ditties and in Summer ’07 synth-ist Katie McLeod (aka: KTron816) joined and filled in the spaces with the flowery imagery and spaciness that would develop the band’s style. The trio formed as Buckets Of. After recording bottomless demos in November ’07 at The Pound in Montreal drummer-turned-bassist Wes Moore (Lunchmeat) became the engine of the music with driving county/punk bass lines. Most recently, Tyler McPherson has joined playing pedal steel and baritone guitar. He adds the class to our stage show, both in dress and musicianship.
Instrumentation Corey Wells – Guitar, Vocals
Meaghan Bent – Drums, Harmonica, Vocals
Katie McLeod – Keys, Synth, Tambourine, Back Vocals
Wes Moore – Bass, Back Vocals
Tyler McPherson – Pedal Steel, Baritone Guitar
Cory & Wes also play in the Toronto band ‘ancestors’, that is made up of all Chathamites. This is a heavier, hardcore band. Check them out online here.