An April March

An April March

Company type	Band
Industry	Music
Founded	1989
Defunct	1999-04-29
Headquarters	Kitchener, Ontario , Canada
Products	Alternative rock music, dream pop, shoegazing, ethereal, ambient soundscapes

An April March was an alternative rock group originating from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, established in 1989. The band's final roster featured vocalist and guitarist Danella Hocevar, guitarist Chris Perry, and drummer Michael Klüg. This ensemble should not be confused with other bands named April March.

History

The group’s origins trace back to 1989 when the members formed The Whittingtons and released a demo tape. Following Hocevar and Perry's move to Toronto, they adopted the name An April March and embraced an alternative rock style infused with elements from dream pop, shoegazing, ethereal, and ambient soundscapes. Initial lineups included Hocevar, Perry, bassist Bob Lambke, and drummer Joel Walsh.

Their early independent efforts produced two EPs: Memory Gardens (1990) and Scarlett Bliss (1991). That same year, they contributed the track "Jade" to the compilation A Giant Leap Of Faith Volume Two.

In 1993, An April March secured a contract with Bedazzled Records based in Washington DC, releasing their first full-length album Impatiens. They followed with the EP Instruments of Lust and Fury (1995), the album Lessons in Vengeance (1995), the EP Adagio (1996), and the album It Goes Without Saying (1997). Their concluding EP, Something Once True Is Always True...'’, was issued in 1999.

The band ceased activities after their final concert on April 29, 1999. Their songs appeared on various tribute and compilation albums dedicated to the Cocteau Twins and The Pixies. They also created two music videos for the songs "Lava" and "Scarlet Bliss".

Even after disbanding, An April March maintained a lasting legacy; their song "Memory" was featured on the 2016 anthology Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988–1995 released by Cherry Red Records, while in 2022 "All the Flowery" was included in the boxed set Cherry Stars Collide - Dream Pop, Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock 1986–1995.

Discography

Albums

• Impatiens (1993), Cartwheel Productions
• Lessons in Vengeance (1995), Bedazzled Records
• It Goes Without Saying (1997), Bedazzled Records

EPs

• Memory Gardens (1990), Independent
• Scarlett Bliss (1991), Independent
• Instruments of Lust and Fury (1995), Bedazzled Records
• Adagio (1996), Bedazzled Records
• Something Once True Is Always True... (1999), Bedazzled Records

Singles

• "The Last of Ariadne" / "No Answer" (1992), Apostrophe Records/Cartwheel Productions (split 7-inch with the Curtain Society)
• "Lava" / "Gates Within Us" (1994), Bedazzled Records

Compilation Appearances

• A Giant Leap Of Faith Volume Two (1991), Sleet Records – "Jade"
• Anon (1993), Castle von Buhler – "Ceiling"
• Woke Up Smiling (1995), Bedazzled Records – "Delirium"
• Radio Hepcats (1996), Antarctic Press – "The Red Dots"
• Alleviation (1996), Silber Records – "Avidbake"
• Xmas 97 (1997), Bedazzled Records – "Scarlet Bliss", "Lava", and "Waltz of the Flowers" vs. Pi Tchaikovsky
• Losing Today Volume I (1998), Losing Today Records – "Let Everyone Down"
• News From Nowhere (1998), Plan 11 Records – "Daylight Falters"
• Pixies Fuckin' Die! (A Tribute) (1999), Lifelike Records, The Orchard – "Alex Eiffel"
• Half-Gifts: A Tribute To The Cocteau Twins (2002), Dewdrops Records – "Pink Orange Red"
• "Memory", included in Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988–1995 (2016), Cherry Red Records
• "All the Flowery", featured on Cherry Stars Collide - Dream Pop, Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock 1986–1995 (2022), Cherry Red Records

See also

• Shoegazing
• List of shoegazing musicians
• Dream pop
• Alternative rock

External links

• anaprilmarch.bandcamp.com
• myspace.com/danellahocevar
• myspace.com/datafreqvsdanellatron
• chrisperry.ca
• An April March discography
• [ An April March credits], AllMusic Guide
• [ Danella Hocevar credits], AllMusic Guide