Weaves (band)

The band was formed in 2012 by Burke and Waters, who first met each other in a bar and began recording demo songs based on files of song ideas Burke recorded on her iPhone.^[1] In 2013, Bines and Cole joined the band shortly before recording commenced on their debut EP. They released the self-titled debut EP in 2014,^[1] and followed up with a self-titled full-length album in 2016.^[2]

The 2016 album was shortlisted for both the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year^[3] and the 2017 Polaris Music Prize^[4] in 2017, as well as garnering a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Shithole".^[5]

The band's second full-length album, Wide Open, was released on October 6, 2017.^[6] It was shortlisted for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018. In 2018, they received another SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Walkaway",^[7] and the album was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.^[8]

As of 2025, Weaves had not been gathered since spring 2020, according to Spencer.

• Weaves (EP, 2014)
• Weaves (LP, 2016)
• Wide Open (2017)