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Absolutely Free

Rock band from Toronto, ON

Shows on record: 4
Rooms played: 4
Cities: 3
Releases: 11
Last show: Apr 24, 2020Lee's Palace

About

Absolutely Free is a band from Toronto, ON, tagged indie rock, krautrock, neo-psychedelic by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2020, across 4 rooms in 3 cities.

Absolutely Free is based in Toronto — MusicBrainz
Michael Claxton: member — MusicBrainz
Matt King: member — MusicBrainz
Absolutely Free has 9 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2012–2022 — MusicBrainz
Absolutely Free plays Experimental rock [ 3 ] — Wikipedia
Absolutely Free plays avant-pop [ 4 ] — Wikipedia
Absolutely Free plays proto-prog — Wikipedia
Absolutely Free has 23546 listeners on Last.fm — Absolutely Free on Last.fm
Absolutely Free has released 10 recordings between 2012 and 2021 — Absolutely Free on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

4 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20121 show
20151 show
20191 show
20201 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Apr 24, 2020	Lee's Palace · TorontoSupportwith Dan Deacon, Ed Schrader's Music Beat	Support	Dan Deacon, Ed Schrader's Music Beat
May 9, 2019	The Garrison · TorontoSupportwith Sauna, Living Hour, Art d'Ecco, +2	Support	Sauna, Living Hour, Art d'Ecco, +2
Feb 24, 2015	Bad Bonn · DudingenHeadlinerwith We Are The City	Headliner	We Are The City
Feb 25, 2012	Death By Audio · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Mystery Of Two, Bambara	Headliner	Mystery Of Two, Bambara

Where they play

4 rooms in 3 cities

Rooms played most

Bad Bonn · Dudingen1 show
Death By Audio · Brooklyn1 show
Lee's Palace · Toronto1 show
The Garrison · Toronto1 show

Cities played

Toronto2 shows
Brooklyn1 show
Dudingen1 show

Releases

11 releases, 2012–2022

How to Repaint Clouds
2022 · Ep
Aftertouch
2021 · Album
Two Cares Due None
2020 · Album
Geneva Freeport
2019 · Ep
Still Life
2018 · Single
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
2017 · Single
Psych Box
2016
Absolutely Free
2014 · Album
The Space Project
2014
On the Beach / Clothed Woman, Sitting
2013 · Single
UFO / Glass Tassle
2012 · Single

Lineup

Michael Claxton
Matt King

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 45 plays, 2012-10-16–2021-09-28 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Reeves) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Absolutely Free — Lee's Palace, 2020-04-24 — Poster · Lee's Palace, 2020-04-24 — Songkick

Absolutely Free — Death By Audio, 2012-02-25 — Poster · Death By Audio, 2012-02-25 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Absolutely Free on Last.fm	Artist facts
Absolutely Free on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.