White Lung
White Lung are a Canadian punk rock band. The band consists of Mish Barber-Way (vocals), Kenneth William (guitars) and Anne-Marie Vassiliou (drums).[2] They have released two albums on Deranged Records and their latest two on Domino Recording Company. Exclaim! named the band's first full-length album It's the Evil as 2010's punk album of the year. The band was nominated for Punk/Hardcore Artist/Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.
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![]() White Lung in 2014; from left to right: Anne-Marie Vassiliou, Mish Way and Kenneth William  | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2006–present | 
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| Website | whitelung | 
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History
    
White Lung was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2006.[3] They first attained recognition as one of the standout acts involved with the Vancouver Emergency Room scene.[4] Exclaim! named the band's first full-length album It's the Evil as 2010's punk album of the year.[5] Anne-Marie Vassiliou is an ex-member of the band The Riff Randells.[6]
The band was nominated for Punk/Hardcore Artist/Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.[7] Their second album, Sorry, was released 29 May 2012 to critical acclaim from Spin,[8] Pitchfork,[9] Magnet,[10] Exclaim![11] and Rolling Stone.[12]
White Lung released their third studio album, Deep Fantasy, on 16 June 2014 through Domino Recording Company. It resulted in increased exposure and the band began to play larger venues.[13] In 2015, the band announced that Lindsey Troy of Deap Vally had joined as a touring bass-player.[14]
The band's fourth album, Paradise, was released on 6 May 2016.[13] In contrast to previous records, the album had "more story-centric songs while Barber-Way find that live the older songs "have taken on a new meaning when I'm onstage. I conjure up a new kind of anger".[13]
Band members
    
- Current members
 
- Mish Barber-Way – vocals (2006–present)[15]
 - Anne-Marie Vassiliou – drums (2006–present)[15][16]
 - Kenneth William – guitars (2009–present)[15]
 
- Current touring members
 
- Former members
 
- Former touring members
 
- Timeline
 

Discography
    
    Studio albums
    
- It's the Evil (2010)[23]
 - Sorry (2012)
 - Deep Fantasy (2014)
 - Paradise (2016)
 
Singles
    
"Local Garbage" (HDR 18)
"Magazines" (DY 131)
"Atlanta" (DY 163) from the album It's the Evil
S/T
- Released: 6 September 2012
 - Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
 - Label: Sabotage Records
 - Tracks: "Two of You", "Hunting Holiday"
 
Songs About The South
- Released: 6 September 2013
 - Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
 - Label: Deranged Records
 - Tracks: "Blow it South", "Down With You"
 
"Drown With the Monster" from the album Deep Fantasy
- Released: 28 April 2014
 - Format: 7" Vinyl 45 RPM/DD
 - Label: Domino Records
 - Tracks: "Drown With the Monster", "Snake Jaw"
 
Various artists compilations
    
"Therapy" (GROSSMOD07 / NOMI002) from the album The Emergency Room Vol. 1
Music videos
    
| Year | Song | Director(s) | 
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| 2010 | "Loose Heels" | Ryan Anderson | 
| "Atlanta" | Ryan Anderson | |
| "Sleep Creep" | Kenneth William | |
| 2012 | "Take the Mirror" | Kenneth William | 
| "Bag" | Liam Mitchell | |
| "Glue" | Pierce McGary | |
| "Deadbeat" | Kenneth William | |
| 2014 | "Drown With the Monster" | Steven Andrew Garcia | 
| "Face Down" | Pierce McGary | |
| 2016 | "Hungry" | Justin Gradin | 
| "Below" | Richard Bates, Jr. | |
| "Dead Weight" | John Stavas | |
| "Sister" | Justin Gradin | 
References
    
- Lymangrover, Jason. "White Lung". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
 - Kaplan, Ilana (22 July 2016). "White Lung's Mish Barber-Way Talks Matrimony And Finding Her Own Paradise". papermag.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
 - "White Lung Band Profiles". Punknews.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 - Gormely, Ian (25 June 2014). "White Lung - Torn Together". Vancouver: Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
 - Villeneuve, Nicole (December 2010). "Punk - Year in Review 2010". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. p. 30. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 - Tully Claymore, Gabriela (3 May 2016). "I'll Be Fine When I Go Under, White Lung's Ascension To Paradise". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
 - "2011 INDIES NOMINEES". Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music & The Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
 - Martins, Chris (2 October 2013). "Hear White Lung 'Blow It South' on Darkly Clanging Single". Spin. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
 - Pelly, Jenn (30 July 2012). "White Lung - Sorry - Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
 - Reed, Bryan (31 December 2012). "Best Of 2012: Punk/Hardcore". Magnet. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
 - Adams, Gregory (29 May 2012). "White Lung 'Sorry'". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
 - Sheffield, Rob (20 December 2012). "The 10 Best Albums of 2012". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
 - Grow, Kory (3 August 2016). "White Lung on Sweaty Summer Tour, Character-Driven New LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
 - Cooper, Leonie. "Deap Vally frontwoman to join White Lung as touring bass player | NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
 - Bonazelli, Andrew (11 March 2019). "White Lung's Mish Barber-Way on Her New Gig as Penthouse Editor". Riot Fest. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
 -  McCutcheon, Jody (14 September 2010). "Music Review White Lung - It's the Evil". Chart. Toronto: Chart Communications. chartattack
.com . ISSN 1198-7235. Retrieved 6 March 2011.{{cite news}}: External link in(help)|agency= - Ranta, Alan (12 March 2016). "White Lung The Cobalt, Vancouver BC, March 11". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
 - Hughes, Josiah (July 2010). "Interviews White Lung's Second Coming". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 - Ducker, Eric (4 December 2013). "A Rational Conversation: Mish Way On 2013 In Music". NPR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
 - Sacher, Andrew (6 December 2013). "Ceremony, White Lung, Perfect Pussy & Sleepies played a wild show at NYU's E&L Auditorium". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
 - Cooper, Leonie (7 April 2015). "Deap Vally frontwoman to join White Lung as touring bass player". NME. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
 - Sacher, Andrew (29 May 2012). "Ceremony, White Lung, Perfect Pussy & Sleepies played a wild show at NYU's E&L Auditorium (pics)". Boston Vegan. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
 - It's the Evil (sound recording), Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 682869564, AMICUS No. 38049962, retrieved 6 March 2011
 - "Discography". Apple Inc. iTunes.ca Store. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 - Local garbage (sound recording), Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, AMICUS No. 33565255, retrieved 6 March 2011
 - Hughes, Josiah (November 2007). "White Lung > Local Garbage". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 - "White Lung - Magazines". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 - "White Lung - Atlanta". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 - "Emergency Room Vol. 1". Apple Inc. iTunes.ca Store. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 - "EMERGENCY ROOM VOL 1". Nominal Records. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
 
