The Hidden Cameras are a Canadian indie pop band. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ...

Fronted by singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, the band consists of a varying roster of musicians who play what Gibb describes as "gay church folk music". They could also be considered an anti-folk band, a description that is often associated with musicians on the Rough Trade label. Their live performances are elaborate, high energy shows, featuring go-go dancers in balaclavas, a choir and string section. Large banners, created by Joel and often featured on the band's record covers, are hung from the ceiling and lyrics are projected onto the wall. Yellow streamers thrown into the audience accompany the song, "Golden Streams" and band members lead the audience in special made-up dances for particular songs. Joel Gibb (born 1977 in Kincardine, Ontario) is an artist and singer/songwriter, who leads the gay church folk group The Hidden Cameras. ... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ... // Origins of Christian places of worship The architecture of Christian worship space grew out of the regular meetings of the followers of Christianity in private houses (see 1 Cor. ... Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Anti-folk (or antifolk) is a genre of music related to punk rock and American folk music that originated in the mid-1980s in New York City. ... Look up rough trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Balaclava and gun A balaclava, balaclava helmet or ski mask is a form of headgear covering the whole head, exposing only the face (and often only the eyes). ...

The band's first album, Ecce Homo, was released independently in 2001 on EvilEvil. It was after this first release that Gibb assembled a band and they began to perform in venues varying from churches to porn theatres to parks. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Their 2003 album, The Smell of Our Own was released through the popular Rough Trade imprint in the UK. In 2004, they released their third album, Mississauga Goddam, also on Rough Trade. Both albums were also released on the independent label EvilEvil in Canada. Their 2004 recording, The arms of his 'ill' , was released by California label Absolutely Kosher Records, and features jacket art specially created by Paul P. and G.B. Jones. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up rough trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... Absolutely Kosher Records is a Californian independent record label. ... G.B. Jones is an influential artist, filmmaker, and musician from Toronto. ...

Discography

The band's material has been released on a variety of labels, including Rough Trade in the United Kingdom and EvilEvil in Canada. Look up rough trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Albums

• Ecce Homo, 2001
• The Smell of Our Own, 2003
• The Hidden Cameras Play the CBC Sessions, 2003
• Mississauga Goddam, 2004
• The arms of his 'ill', 2004
• Learning the Lie, 2005

Ecce Homo is a 2001 album by The Hidden Cameras. ... The Smell of Our Own is a 2003 album by The Hidden Cameras. ... The Hidden Cameras Play the CBC Sessions is an EP by The Hidden Cameras, released in 2003 on Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom and EvilEvil in Canada. ... Mississauga Goddam is a 2004 album by The Hidden Cameras. ...

Singles

• "Ban Marriage" (2003)
• "A Miracle" (2003)
• "I Believe In the Good Of Life" (2004)
• "Learning the Lie" (2005)

See also

• List of musicians of Anti-folk

This is a list of Anti-folk musicians. ...

External link

• Official Site