The Bitters

Throwing up a wall of sound spanning the rock era, featuring elements of '60s girl groups, no wave, shoegaze, indie rock, grunge, and modern electro-pop, the Bitters quickly earned their reputation as one of Toronto's most exciting live bands. Essentially the duo of singer/percussionist Aerin Fogel and multi-instrumentalist Ben Cook (ex-Young Governors) with a rotating cast of supporting players, the act unveiled its disarming concoctions in 2008. The Bitters released a debut 7" on Captured Tracks the following year. Fogel's vocals alternating between Exene Cervenka's punk pos...