BOIDS

Formed back in 2011, BOIDS are currently a 3-piece comprised of Mike Gasselsdorfer (drums), Andy McAdam on (bass/vocals) and Patrizio McLelland on(guitar/vocals). Originally a four piece, they surrendered their second guitarist Dennis Lee to higher education at UofT in 2016 after releasing two full length albums “We Stalk Each Other Like Animals”, and “Superbafrango” with Stomp Records in Montréal.

As a trio they streamlined their songwriting process and over the next four years released the self-released Drug Bag EP along with full-length Quel Drag (produced by Tom Thacker of Sum 41/Gob), as well as the self-produced digital EP Disassociation.

Unfortunately the release of Quel Drag in February of 2020 fell on the eve of the thing…you know… that thing that happened. Since not much else was going on, Boids hunkered down in a storage bunker behind a boiler room in the basement of a building in downtown Montréal and jammed, learned some covers then began writing what would be their next and most current release BOIDS. Yes it’s self titled, nice.

“This was a real collaborative effort and probably the most fun we’ve had writing an album” said one Boid.

“We took our sweet ass time with this, writing and completing roughly two songs per month, then hitting local Rock and Roll warlord Ryan Battistuzzi’s Le Stuzzio for a weekend to record them. The whole process took a couple of years, lovely.” Remarked another Boid.

“As a band, we don’t consciously follow musical trends or try to tailor our sound to be one thing or another, we just write from the heart and if we love it, we make it happen. Hopefully this love spreads and we can bring some joy to the public as well. This is BOIDS au naturel.” Said the third Boid.

Look for BOIDS playing live in the upcoming months to support this new release, the shows are sure to be fun, so come and get your dance on.

“I’m not really sure what to call this style, but it’s good.” – Punknews

“The right balance of new wave and pop-punk” – The Punk Site






For fans of: Chixdiggit, Dead To Me, Green Day, Nomeansno,


From the press gallery:

"Montreal-based punk rock nerds BOIDS have been tearing up the Canadian punk scene ever since their formation back in 2012…..it's hard not to find something to raise your glass to on this 13-track scorcher "- EXCLAIM!

"BOIDS is the band Fat Wreck Chords has been trying to snag for over a decade with signings like The Flatliners and Dead To Me, but in this case Stomp beat them to it." – PUNKSITE

"With the matter-of-factly stated punk rock agenda, BOIDS provide a sound that draws from various punk stylings with plenty of sing-a-long, melodic parts with music fast enough to please any punk 77er." - ReadJunk

BOIDS: The way BOIDS was meant to sound.

"Whether it's the whoa-filled "Back in My Arms" or the pub-ready power punk of tracks like "Gamma Rays" and punishing album opener "Hong Kong Candy," it's hard not to find something to raise your glass to on this 13-track scorcher." - Exclaim!

"Fans of just about any kind of punk rock are going to form a strong attachment to Montreal's Boids very early on. Like that friend who changes their fashion every hour and can pull off just about any combination of style, Boids tries on just about every hat in punk rock and wears it like it like their own. The energetic four-piece's full length, We Stalk Each Other Like Animals, combines old-school hardcore thrashers, melodic punk rock mashers with pop-punk hooks for a shockingly coherent, incredibly addictive debut." - The Punksite

"Superbafrango is a fiery album, mixing sun-kissed melodies with a snarling sense of fun. It’s a little more mature, a little more playful than BOIDS’ debut album, We Stalk Each Other Like Animals, a product of the band members starting to mesh as much in the recording booth as much as they do outside it." - Vue Weekly