The Warped 45s have come far since their late 2007 inception. A mere 7 months after forming, the band independently released their self-titled, six-song debut EP, produced by ex- 13 Engines leader John Critchley (Elliott BROOD, Dan Mangan), scoring rave reviews and Canadian and US college radio airplay. Both Exclaim! and Toronto’s EYE Weekly cited them as “Destined for Greatness in 2009.” That year, the band won the NXNE Fan Choice Award. They bought a van with the $10,000 prize.

In September 2009, the band again teamed up with John Critchley at his Green Door Studios in Toronto. The band signed to Toronto-based independent label Pheromone Recordings, which released 10 Day Poem for Saskatchewan to critical acclaim. The album climbed the college charts, enjoyed local Canadian airplay on stations like Shore FM in Vancouver and national attention on CBC Radio shows like Deep Roots, The Vinyl Café and Drive, made multiple year-end “Best Of” lists, including Exclaim!’s Top 10, and made the top five lists of multiple Polaris judges. Matador Sunset comes out on Pheromone Recordings/Fontana North, digitally, and on vinyl and CD May 31, 2011.